Dialogue with the World Affairs Council

The Current Oil Markets Crisis, OPEC and Price War and COVID-19 Collapsing Demand

As both the energy capital of the world and an international city, the coronavirus pandemic uniquely affects the City of Houston. Join New York Times Energy Business Correspondent Clifford Krauss and the World Affairs Council's Ronan O'Malley as they go beyond today's headlines. 

The Father of a Venezuelan Opposition Leader on Their Country in Crisis

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López Mendoza is arguably the most important and influential political prisoner in the Western Hemisphere. In 2015 in a closed-door trial, the government of Nicolás Maduro found him guilty of inciting violence during antigovernment protests. Leopoldo López Gil, Mendoza's father, speaks on the plight of his son, the political opposition in Venezuela and what the future may hold.
May 31, 2017