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French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy looked at the societal impact of the coronavirus pandemic around the world.

Nabeel Khoury, a retired career foreign service officer who served in the Middle East for 25 years, talked about U.S. policy in the region and the recent confrontation between the U.S. and…

Foreign ministers from Turkey, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Germany talked about the future of the Middle East. They spoke at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos,…

Thomas Friedman talked about his book Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations, in which he discusses how technology and globalization is…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chief representative Maen Rashid Areikat delivered keynote remarks at a national…

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Tom Friedman spoke to a forum of global business leaders and innovators about advancements in technology and how humans can adapt to such changes, the subject of his…

Former Vice President Al Gore provided his latest assessment of the environment and talked about efforts to combat climate change. The former vice president was the chair of the Climate Reality…

Thomas Friedman discussed freedom in an interview by Marvin Kalb. Topics included the intersection of national security and freedom in the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about National Security Agency…

Panelists analyzed the talks going on in Vienna during the week between Iran and six global powers on freezing parts of Iran’s nuclear program. They also responded to questions from members of the…

Representatives from different Egyptian political parties talked about how they can work together towards a national reconciliation to create a democratic Egypt government. The panel was…

Panelists talked about the impact of online teaching on higher education, focusing on massive, open online courses (MOOCS). They discussed the benefits of MOOCs including accessibility and…

Panelists discussed three broad topics regarding the role of the U.S. president in world: declining American influence, the resilience of the liberal international order, and the rise of…

Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum talked about their book, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back. They responded to telephone…

Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum argued that the U.S. is facing four major challenges - the globalization of business, the revolution in information technology, the nation’s chronic…

Thomas Friedman talked about his most recent book, That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, on global changes and how the U.S. is…

Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum talked about their book, That Used to Be Us, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. In the book they argue that despite the current economic climate of the…

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman talked about global challenges facing America and the role education played in U.S. competitiveness. The end of this annual National Governors…

Thomas L. Friedman was interviewed by Walter Isaacson about the challenges facing the U.S. and its standing in the world. Among the topics he addressed were competition with China, the…

Following an introduction by Mr. Kantor and a speech by Mr. Shriver, panelists discussed the life and work of humanitarian Sargent Shriver. Mr. Russert moderated the panel. Each panelist…

A panel of journalists and a professor talked about the state of U.S.-Israel relations. Among the topics they addressed were areas of mutual cooperation and division, political interests in…