Below you will find a chronological list of current Council projects. You can search by issue or region by selecting the appropriate category. In addition to this sorting control, you can search for specific subjects within the alphabetical, regional, and issue categories by choosing from the selections in the drop-down menu below.
Each project page contains the name of the project director, a description of the project, a list of meetings it has held, and any related publications, transcripts, or videos.
March 10, 2005—March 11, 2005
November 16, 2005—November 16, 2005
| Staff: | Laurie A. Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health |
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This day-long conference, which was held at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, examined preparedness and planning efforts in the United States as the world faces the possibility of an influenza pandemic caused by H5N1, the avian flu virus.
January 1, 2005—June 30, 2007
| Staff: | Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy |
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Walter Russell Mead is examining the emergence of a middle class in several developing economies and studying the implication of this new force for American foreign policy. The project compares the political role that the middle class played in promoting democracy during the process of industrialization in the West with the role the middle class is playing today in promoting democracy in the Third World.
January 1, 2005—Present
| Staff: | Elliot Schrage, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Business and Foreign Policy |
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This study will test the hypothesis that an incentive-based policy is more effective in promoting market economies and democratic politics than an approach in which Washington relies on the ostensibly transformative effects of civil society, regime change in Iraq, regional peace, or the willingness of Arab leaders to pursue reform.
March 1, 2005—Present
| Staff: | Henry Siegman, Former Senior Fellow and Director for the U.S./Middle East Project, Council on Foreign Relations |
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The U.S./Middle East Project initiated consultations among leading policy institutions in the Arab world, Europe and the United States and assisted them in the formation of an international consortium that will focus on issues associated with democratization and regional reform. The purpose of this network is to mobilize the Arab research capacity in support of reform in the Arab World that is realistic and home grown. The U.S./Middle East Project continues to serve as consultant to this initiative in coordination with four European policy institutes and provides support as needed. Financial oversight of the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) was assigned to the Center for European Reform in May 2005. In September 2005, Dr. Bassma Kodmani was made full-time director for the program. From October 24-25, 2005, the Secretariat of the Arab Reform Initiative convened in Cairo to discuss the organization's work plan for 2006. Dr. Kodmani anticipates publication of several topical and country studies in the coming year. In addition, ARI will co-sponsor two conferences in 2006 focusing on comparative experiences in democratic transition and security sector reform in the Arab world, respectively. The Arab Reform Initiative's website is now accessible to the public [in both English and Arabic] at http://www.arab-reform.net/ and ARI publications are now regularly disseminated to International Board members, key policymakers, policy professionals, academics and members of civil society throughout the Middle East, United States and Europe.
January 1, 2005—Present
The Arthur C. Helton Memorial Lecture was established by the Council and the family of Arthur C. Helton, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who died in the August 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad. The Helton Lectureship is an annual event at which one or more speakers address pressing issues in the broad field of human rights and humanitarian concerns.
January 1, 2005—Present
In this book, the author analyzes how the U.S. ought to manage immigration, taking into account politics, sociology, economics, and international relations. He calls for a benign attitude toward illegal immigration, a policy stance he supports even in the wake of September 11.
Expected publication date: Spring 2006
January 1, 2005—Present
July 2005—March 2006
| Staff: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and Director of the Military Fellows Program |
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| Author: | Barnett R. Rubin |
November 2005—November 2006
| Staff: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and Director of the Military Fellows Program |
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| Director: | Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies |
| Author: | Richard Lapper |
November 2005—March 2006
| Staff: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and Director of the Military Fellows Program |
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| Author: | Blair A. King |
April 1, 2005—Present
| Fellow: | Princeton N. Lyman, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies |
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Inaugurated in 2005, the Darryl G. Behrman Lectureship on Africa Policy was funded by members of the Behrman family in memory of Darryl G. Behrman, who came to the United States from South Africa. He had an abiding passion for the continent of his birth and for international peace and cooperation, and was in the process of expanding his work in Africa when he died in 2002. The lectureship is designed to bring Africa to greater attention in the United States.
July 1, 2005—Present
January 1, 2005—Present
| Director: | Manuel Hinds, Former Salvadoran Finance Minister |
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This project will lead to a book where the author will examine the desirability of dollarization for emerging market economies, the possible contributions to international financial stability it could bring, and suggest ways the U.S. can help foreign governments address political objections they may face in trying to implement this policy.
September 1, 2005—Present
| Director: | Nancy E. Roman |
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Religious organizations in America, and particularly evangelicals, play an important and evolving role in foreign policy – one that has not been fully explored or understood. As part of the Council’s efforts to engage “non-traditional” elites in its programs and projects, the Washington office is hosting a series of roundtable discussions with evangelical leaders. The roundtables, under the direction of Nancy Roman , Vice President and Director of the Council’s Washington office, provide a unique opportunity for the Council to listen to evangelicals and learn about their stances, as well as those of their congregations, on a wide range of international issues. The series aims to identify common threads among evangelicals in terms of foreign policy priorities, and to explore their practical applications. Participants include representatives of major evangelical organizations, as well as church leaders in the D.C. metro area.
For more information about the Council’s Evangelicals and Foreign Policy Roundtable, please contact:
Jennifer Golden
Associate Director
Washington Program
jgolden@cfr.org
+1-202-518-3422
September 27, 2005—June 30, 2007
| Staff: | James M. Goldgeier, Whitney Shepardson Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Relations |
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July 2005—Present
A collaboration between Global Kids and CFR, U.S. in the World: A Global Citizenship Initiative features a three-week summer institute that combines Global Kids’ leadership development with opportunities to interact with leading CFR experts on critical issues in international affairs. Based at the Council, the institute takes place annually during the month of July. The program requires all participants to design and implement projects that educate peers, promote critical thinking, and inspire youth engagement in the discussion of U.S. foreign policy and international relations.
March 1, 2005—April 1, 2006
| Staff: | Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics |
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Made possible by the generosity of Bernard L. Schwartz, this roundtable series explores issues that affect the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. Meetings have addressed issues such as the sustainability of the U.S. current account deficit, the effectiveness of the WTO dispute settlement process, and intellectual property rights.
January 2005—Present
| Author: | Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow for International Economics |
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This project will result in a pamphlet examining current immigration reform attempts in the context of past immigration law reform.
January 2005—Present
| Author: | Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow for International Economics |
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This project will result in a book analyzing how the U.S. ought to manage immigration, taking into account policies, sociology, economics, and international relations. He calls for a benign attitude toward illegal immigration, even in the wake of September 11.
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