Patricia Lee Dorff

CFR Staff

Patricia Lee Dorff

Managing Director, Publications

As managing director of Publications at the Council on Foreign Relations, Patricia Dorff oversees the publishing department and works with CFR fellows on their books and reports. Previously, she was the Council's editorial director and, before then, associate editor at Foreign Affairs. She started working at CFR in 1986 as a research associate in Middle East Studies. She has a combined BA degree in political science and history from UCLA, an MA in international relations from Georgetown University, and an MPhil in international relations from Columbia University. She is coeditor, with the late Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman, of the CFR Book Beyond Humanitarianism: What You Need to Know About Africa and Why It Matters.

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Publications

CFR publishes reports and papers for the interested public, the academic community, and foreign policy experts. See below for a complete list of CFR publications. Individual copies of books and reports are available for purchase from Amazon.com and other retailers.

Studies Program

The David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's think tank—analyzes pressing global challenges and offers actionable steps that policymakers and citizens can take to address them. The more than seventy full-time and adjunct fellows in Studies cover all the world’s major regions and significant foreign policy issues.

CFR Presents

Each year CFR organizes more than one hundred on-the-record events, conference calls, and podcasts in which senior government officials, global leaders, business executives, and prominent thinkers discuss pressing international issues. CFR Presents is a portal to live video content and offers an archive of approximately 1,300 videos; 2,000 audio recordings; and 2,000 transcripts by region, topic, or series.

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International Criminal Court

The Role of the ICC
The International Criminal Court was created to bring justice to the world’s worst war criminals, but debate over the court still rages.

Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo May 22, 2024

China

Religion in China
A significant proportion of China’s population claims to follow a religion. However, the government continues to toughen oversight, increase persecution of some religions, and attempt to co-opt state-sanctioned religious organizations.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors May 15, 2024

Japan

The U.S.-Japan Alliance
The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount.  

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors May 3, 2024

Top Stories on CFR

Election 2024

Election 2024: Does Donald Trump’s Conviction Doom His Chances to Become President Again?
Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Trump’s conviction on thirty-four felony counts takes the U.S. presidential election into uncharted waters.

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay May 31, 2024 The Water's Edge

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Does NATO Have a Role in Asia?
The transatlantic alliance has begun to connect its traditional security interests in Europe with the geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region, including tensions between China and Taiwan.

Expert Brief by David Sacks May 30, 2024 Asia Program

Mexico

Mexico’s Presidential Election, With Andrés Rozental

Podcast
Andrés Rozental, a distinguished retired Mexican diplomat, president of Rozental & Asociados, and the founding president of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the dynamics of Mexico’s upcoming election and its consequences for the Mexican people as well as for U.S.-Mexico relations.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Andrés Rozental May 28, 2024 The President’s Inbox