CFR Educators Workshop: The United States in Focus
The Council on Foreign Relations hosted an Educators Workshop titled “The United States in Focus,” featuring Bruce Hoffman, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, and Shannon K. O’Neil. Hoffman addressed evolving homeland security and counterterrorism challenges, Liu analyzed the economic dimensions of U.S.-China relations, and O’Neil discussed U.S.-Latin America ties and competitiveness. The session was moderated by former Deputy Secretary of State Mike Froman and streamed for a broader audience. CFR reiterated its nonpartisan stance, emphasizing that the views expressed belong solely to the speakers.
Trump: 'I Am Very Disappointed in Starmer over Iran'
Former President Donald Trump told the speaker he was “very disappointed” in UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for initially withholding permission to use the UK-administered Diego Garcia base for strikes in Iran. Trump said the delay set US operations back,...
What's Next After the Death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei?
The video frames the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as a historic turning point after 36 years of hardline rule that entrenched revolutionary ideology, backed repression at home and aggressive foreign policy abroad. The narrator ties Khamenei’s tenure...
Adrian Day: 'Absolutely' Bullish on Gold & Why Oil Is 'Extremely Cheap'
Adrian Day, founder of Adrian Day Asset Management, reiterated his unwavering bullish stance on gold, arguing that the precious metal’s long‑term cycle remains in its early phase and that the current bull market has ample room to run. He highlighted...
The COB: Waging War
The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.03% to 9,200.90 points as March opened with heightened geopolitical risk from US‑Israeli strikes on Iran. Energy stocks rallied 5.3% after Brent crude surged up to 13% before easing, lifting Woodside and Santos by roughly 7%...
View From Tel Aviv After US and Israel Strike Iran
Dan Shapiro reported from the roof of Tel Aviv’s municipal building, describing a harrowing day of repeated sirens, missile interceptions and a direct strike that killed one civilian and wounded roughly fifteen, including children. The attacks followed coordinated Iranian missile...
Is Moscow Planning to Help Their Longtime Ally Iran in This Crisis? | DW News
DW News examined Russia’s diplomatic response after US and Israeli air strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, with President Vladimir Putin issuing a statement condemning the attacks as a violation of international law and offering condolences. The discussion highlighted that...
Ships Stranded at Hormuz: 1 March 2026 Update | Is the Strait Open or Closed?
The March 1 2026 video assesses whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed, focusing on real‑time shipping activity and oil flow amid escalating U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran. Host Sal Maglaniano uses MarineTraffic data to show a dramatic drop in green...
Iran Launches Attacks on Israel: Nine Killed by Strikes Near Jerusalem • FRANCE 24 English
The video reports Iran’s latest missile barrage on Israel, which struck the ultra‑orthodox town of Bamesh near Jerusalem, killing at least nine civilians, including children, and wounding dozens. The attack follows Israel’s covert operation that eliminated a high‑value target, Ali...
US-Israeli Attacks in Iran: The UK Denies Involvement in Strikes • FRANCE 24 English
The United Kingdom publicly addressed a wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks that followed recent US‑Israeli strikes on Iran, emphasizing that British forces were not involved in the retaliation. Defense Minister John Healey reported missiles landing within a few...
Why Closing the Strait of Hormuz Could Have Devastating Effects on Global Oil Shipping | DW News
The DW News segment focuses on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warning that no vessel may transit the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint through which roughly one‑fifth of the world’s crude oil passes. The announcement comes amid heightened military tension and a...
Venezuela’s Oil in Transition
Venezuela’s heavy‑oil sector faces a pivotal shift as its aging upgrader fleet limits production capacity. Export‑ready crude now depends on diluent‑blending, creating a new logistical bottleneck. The country must decide between securing diluent supplies, expanding blending operations, or investing in...
US and Israel Attack Iran - Has Trump Launched a New War in the Middle East?
US and Israeli forces carried out simultaneous airstrikes across Iran, dubbed Operation Roaring Lion and Operation Epic Fury, hitting government sites in Tehran and other major cities. Iran responded with missile launches that reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz and...
What Happens to Developing Countries in an AI-Driven World - Dario Amodei
Dario Amodei argues that the AI revolution fundamentally reshapes the development trajectory of low‑income economies, because the traditional engine of catch‑up—under‑utilized labor supplemented by foreign capital—will lose its potency when intelligent automation makes labor less scarce. He notes that while philanthropy...
UK Planes 'in the Sky' In Middle East
The United Kingdom announced that its warplanes are currently operating in the Middle East as part of a coordinated regional defensive effort. The statement framed the deployment as a lawful response aimed at protecting British forces, assets, and allies amid...
Strikes on Iran: Dozens of Drones Launched Towards Israel, Says Iran Army
US and Israel launched a major combat operation striking Tehran, prompting Iran to fire dozens of drones toward Israel. Israel reported intercepting several Iranian missiles amid the exchange. The rapid retaliation raises the specter of a wider regional conflict. Analysts...
U.S. and Israel Strike Iran
President Trump announced a coordinated strike campaign against Iran, targeting its ballistic missile facilities, nuclear program, and key leadership sites. The Israeli armed forces joined the operation, reportedly hitting Ayatollah Khamenei's compound. Experts from the Council on Foreign Relations warned...
Tensions in Middle East May Affect Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned that the war in the Middle East will reverberate beyond the region and impact Singapore. He highlighted potential spikes in energy prices and a weaker global economic outlook as key concerns. The remarks came...
Strikes on Iran: The War Has Begun; It Will Affect Singapore, Impact Energy Prices: SM Lee
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned that the outbreak of war in Iran will reverberate far beyond the Middle East, directly influencing Singapore’s economy. He highlighted that the conflict is likely to push global energy prices higher and reshape the...
SM Lee Hsien Loong on Tensions in Middle East Affecting Energy Prices
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned that the escalating conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran will reverberate through global energy markets, pushing prices higher. He noted that Israel and the U.S. launched a joint strike on Iran, prompting...
Iran at War with Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour
Ian Bremmer interviews Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour on Iran’s precarious position, highlighting the regime’s internal fragility as many elites, including parts of the Revolutionary Guards, await Ayatollah Khamenei’s death while fearing revolt. Sadjadpour notes that the status quo is unsustainable, yet...
CFR President Emeritus Richard Haass on Preventing Radicalism
Richard Haass, president‑emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, warned that humiliation can push individuals toward extreme actions. He cited the ongoing crises in Gaza and the West Bank as examples where perceived humiliation fuels radicalism. Haass argued that current...
NBER Economic Fluctuations and Growth Program Meeting
The NBER Economic Fluctuations and Growth program featured Kunal Sanani’s paper on “complete pass‑through in levels,” challenging the conventional view that upstream cost shocks are only partially transmitted to downstream prices. Sanani shows that when pass‑through is measured in absolute dollars...
How Has Cuban Migration Affected the Outlook for Protests in the Country?
The 2021 mass protests in Cuba triggered a wave of migration, with many citizens choosing to leave the island rather than continue dissent. Experts, including Michael Bustamante of the University of Miami, argue that the exodus reflects a belief that...
A Major Mortgage Firm Just COLLAPSED (Just Like What Happened in 2008)
The video details the sudden bankruptcy of Market Financial Solutions (MFS), a UK‑based mortgage‑servicing firm, and frames it as the latest “cockroach” in a wave of private‑credit collapses that echo the 2008 crisis. Analysts point to fraudulent collateral – double‑pledged or...
China's Politburo Urges More Policy Coordination Ahead of Two Sessions | East Asia Tonight (Feb 27)
China’s top decision‑making body, the Politburo, urged more proactive fiscal and moderately looser monetary policies ahead of next week’s annual Two Sessions, emphasizing job stability, market confidence and a push for domestic demand and technology self‑sufficiency. State media outlined a draft...
U.S. Stocks Sink After PPI Inflation Surprise
U.S. equities fell sharply on Friday after January's producer price index rose 0.5% month‑over‑month, outpacing the 0.3% forecast, and fintech firm Block announced a near‑50% workforce cut to adapt to AI‑driven changes. The Dow Jones lost about 800 points, down...
From D.C. Across the Americas: Venezuela Sanctions with Francisco Rodríguez
The video examines how U.S. sanctions have driven Venezuela’s dramatic economic decline, arguing that they account for more than half of the country’s 71% contraction between 2012 and 2020 – the deepest peacetime downturn on record. Research cited in the...
China's Alleged Nuclear Test || Peter Zeihan
The video examines the Trump administration’s claim that China carried out an undeclared nuclear test in 2020, citing a low‑magnitude seismic event detected in western China’s test range. Zeihan explains that the event registered about 2.7 on the Richter scale—comparable to...
Oh No… Now It’s European Private Credit
The video highlights a growing crisis in Europe’s private‑credit market, echoing the turmoil already seen in the United States. Two of the continent’s largest insurers, AXA and Allianz, have issued statements that they are "distancing" themselves from new private‑credit allocations,...
Long-Term Fiscal Policy: The Economics of Debt and Deficits
The NBER‑Peterson Foundation conference brought together leading public‑finance scholars to reassess how long‑term fiscal health should be measured. Organizers highlighted a debate sparked years earlier between Marcus and Ricardo over the relevance of the R‑G relationship and the proper...
Demystifying Korea and Japan: Parallel Paths and Practical Partnerships | Asia Summit 2025
The Asia Summit panel set out to demystify the historically tangled relationship between Japan and South Korea, arguing that their supply chains and industrial capabilities are now more intertwined than ever. Speakers highlighted a new joint‑venture fund, backed by Mitsubishi...
Hungary Steps up Rhetoric over Russian Oil Disruption • FRANCE 24 English
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban has asked the European Union to launch a fact‑finding mission into recent disruptions of the Druzhba pipeline, which still supplies Russian crude to Hungary and Slovakia. Orban accused Ukraine of deliberately threatening Hungary’s energy security in...
Ukraine: The West in "Crisis Mode"
In a recent Carnegie Connects episode, Eric Ciaramella examined why the West’s superior military and economic resources have not translated into a decisive Ukrainian victory over Russia. He highlighted logistical bottlenecks, limited political cohesion among allies, and Russia’s adaptive strategies...
The Flows Are Reversing
The video highlights a fundamental shift in global capital dynamics: after twenty years of massive foreign investment into the United States, those flows are now reversing. The speaker stresses that this reversal is not a classic capital flight scenario,...
Market Storylines: Olympic Highs, Tariffs Resurface + Nvidia Earnings
Eric Criscuolo highlighted a week of heightened volatility as AI‑driven disruption fears and renewed tariff concerns rattled tech and financial stocks. The S&P 500 steadied within a 250‑point band after a sharp Monday dip, while software stocks rebounded and defensive...
Denmark Calls an Early Election Following Tense US-Greenland Standoff • FRANCE 24 English
Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen announced an early general election for March 24, 2024, amid heightened diplomatic friction with the United States and Russia. The vote follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed push to purchase Greenland, a move Copenhagen deems unacceptable....
PPI Preview
Ilya will host a Macrodose segment previewing market expectations ahead of Friday's Producer Price Index (PPI) release. The brief highlights how the PPI data could shape inflation narratives and influence equities, commodities, and fixed‑income markets. Tastylive, the platform delivering the...
Bringing the IAEA Into the Conversation 'Could Be a Good Step', As Iran Talks in Geneva Wrap Up
Iran and the United States are set to meet for technical-level nuclear talks next week in Vienna, the home of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The discussions follow a recent round of diplomatic exchanges in Geneva and aim to...
Tariff Uncertainty Is Back. Here's What It Means
Tariff policy uncertainty resurfaced after the State of the Union as the Supreme Court struck down IEPA‑based tariffs, opening the door to nearly 1,000 lawsuits. The market reacted with a classic risk‑off move—dollar and bonds rose while equities fell, despite...
Make or Break Talks? Iran Looks to Sway Trump and Avoid US Strikes • FRANCE 24 English
Iran is seeking to persuade President Donald Trump to halt planned air strikes by presenting a compromise on its nuclear program through Omani‑mediated talks. The United States, represented by envoy Steve Witkoff, remains split on red lines, tolerating nuclear concessions...
Oil Shock Meets Investment Freeze
A potential disruption of the Hormuz Strait could cause a sharp rise in gasoline prices just as the U.S. enters its primary driving season. At the same time, lingering tariff uncertainties and a recent slide in crude oil prices are...
Is a Diplomatic Solution with Iran Achievable? 'I Doubt It', Israel's Ambassador to France Says
Israel’s ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, told France 24 he doubts a diplomatic solution with Iran is possible and advocated for regime change in Tehran. He also asserted that Hamas has no intention of disarming and rejected claims that Israel is...
Who Is Ali Larijani, the Veteran 'Insider' Shaping Iran's Nuclear Policy? • FRANCE 24 English
Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security chief and former parliamentary speaker, is poised to be Tehran’s principal negotiator in the upcoming U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva on Feb. 26. Known as a veteran insider, Larijani has steered Iran’s nuclear policy for...
Daily Market Coverage Feb. 26, 2026 9AM-11AM (ET) | Yahoo Finance
Nvidia posted a strong earnings beat on revenue and profit, yet its shares slipped more than 2% as investors questioned the lack of guidance on China revenue and the sustainability of AI‑driven demand. Salesforce missed revenue forecasts, extending a broader...
The Iranian Regime Is More Resilient than Washington Might Think
Ray Takeyh, a Council on Foreign Relations Iran specialist, argues that the recent Iranian uprising actually reinforced the Islamic Republic’s strength rather than weakening it. He notes that successful revolts require defections from security forces and dissent among the political...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Hints at Talks with US, None for Seoul | East Asia Tonight (Feb 26)
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un signaled a willingness to engage in dialogue with the United States while maintaining a hostile stance toward South Seoul, describing the capital as the “most hostile enemy.” The remark came during the country’s five‑yearly party...
Singapore’s Total Fertility Rate Hit Historic Low of 0.87 in 2025
Singapore's total fertility rate fell to a historic low of 0.87 in 2025, down from 0.97 in 2024 and far below 1.24 a decade earlier. Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong warned this as an existential challenge, projecting a shrinking...
How Korea Is Engineering Its Way Into Space
South Korea is rapidly building a national space ecosystem to compete in the emerging commercial space economy. By aligning industrial policy, financing, education, and private sector capabilities, the country seeks to leapfrog traditional aerospace pathways despite its late entry. Government...
Fiscal Forecasts Are Not Too Conservative as Growth Outcomes Can Vary Significantly: PM Wong
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said fiscal forecasts are not overly conservative, noting that growth outcomes can diverge sharply from projections. He highlighted that any revenue upside is returned to citizens through measures such as the SG60 cash package and...