Dear Educator:
I hope you are enjoying your summer. I write to invite you and your students to participate in CFR's Fall 2012 Academic Conference Call series. These calls provide an opportunity for students and their professors to interact with a CFR fellow, Foreign Affairs author, or another expert in an hour-long discussion. The schedule is below, along with accompanying background reading. If you are interested in receiving more information about each of these calls, please email educators@cfr.org with your name, email, and academic affiliation.
In addition, I encourage you to take advantage of other CFR resources for educators, including Foreign Affairs magazine. We are offering a discounted bulk subscription rate for educators and students at http://www.foreignaffairs.com/node/64126. For more information on CFR's Academic Initiative, visit www.cfr.org/educators.
We look forward to having you and your students join us for the upcoming conference calls.
Best regards,
Irina A. Faskianos
Vice President, National Program & Outreach
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Fall 2012 Academic Conference Call Series
CFR's Academic Conference Calls are designed for students to hear from and interact with a CFR fellow, Foreign Affairs author, or another leading expert. To sign up, please email educators@cfr.org.
Wednesday, September 12 Academic Conference Call: "Iran: The Nuclear Challenge"
with Speaker Robert D. Blackwill, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
Background Reading: Iran: The Nuclear Challenge, Crisis Guide: Iran, Why Iran Should Get the Bomb: Nuclear Balancing Would Mean Stability Thursday, September 27 Academic Conference Call: "Preventing Conflict in Sudan"
with Speaker Jendayi Frazer, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Background Reading: How to Defuse Sudan Conflict, Africa in Transition: Sudan Wednesday, October 10 Academic Conference Call: "Campaign 2012 and Foreign Policy"
with Speaker James M. Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations
Background Reading: The Candidates and the World, The Water's Edge Thursday, October 25 Academic Conference Call: "Noncommunicable Diseases in the Developing World"
with Speaker Thomas Bollyky, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, Council on Foreign Relations
Background Reading: The New Global Health Agenda, Developing Symptoms: Noncommunicable Diseases Go Global Wednesday, November 7 Academic Conference Call: "The Future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership"
with Speaker Bernard K. Gordon, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of New Hampshire
Background Reading: U.S. Trade Policy, Trading Up in Asia: Why the United States Needs the Trans-Pacific Partnership Thursday, November 29 Academic Conference Call: "Rule of Law and Global Poverty"
with Speaker Terra Lawson-Remer, Fellow for Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy, Council on Foreign Relations
Background reading: Beating the Resource Curse: Global Governance Strategies for Democracy and Economic Development, Development Channel Wednesday, December 5 Academic Conference Call: "U.S. Drone Policy"
with Speaker Micah Zenko, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Background Reading: Drone, Sweet Drone, Where the Drones Are, Politics, Power, and Preventive Action About CFR
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About CFR’s Academic Initiative
CFR’s Academic Initiative connects educators and students at the college and graduate level with CFR’s research and nonpartisan analysis. The Academic Initiative offers a wealth of resources for the classroom, including an Academic Conference Call series, student briefings, and online Academic Modules, which feature teaching notes by authors of CFR publications. For more information, please contact Jamie Weiss-Yagoda, assistant director for Outreach, Academic Initiative, at 212.434.9846 or educators@cfr.org.
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