Publishing

CFR publishes reports and papers for the interested public, the academic community, and foreign policy experts. The full text of these publications, as well as excerpts from books by CFR fellows, are available on CFR.org. Hard copies can be purchased at local and online bookstores. CFR's flagship publication is Foreign Affairs, the prent journal on international affairs and foreign policy. CFR reports and Foreign Affairs are also available as ebooks for the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iPad and iPhone, and the Barnes & Noble Nook.

• CFR fellows write books on timely and important policy issues, which are published by trade and academic publishers.
• The Council on Foreign Relations Press publishes a variety of reports each year:
  
  
  • Independent Task Force reports are consensus documents on U.S. foreign policy developed through private and nonpartisan deliberations.
  • Council Special Reports are concise policy briefs that provide timely responses to developing crises or contributions to current policy dilemmas.
  • Other reports include Center for Preventive Action Contingency Planning Memorandums, Working Papers, and reports that have been published in cooperation with other organizations.

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Foreign Affairs offers numerous resources online, including an archive of articles dating back to 1973. With a circulation of approximately 160,000, the bimonthly journal is available by subscription and at bookstores and newsstands. The Foreign Affairs Academic Resource Program produces customized textbooks and anthologies compiled by the editors of Foreign Affairs for classroom use.

Arthur Ross Book Award

The annual Arthur Ross Book Award recognizes books that make an outstanding contribution to the understanding of foreign policy or international relations. The prize, endowed by Arthur Ross in 2001, is for nonfiction works (including biography) from the past two years, in English or translation, that merit special attention for:

• bringing forth new information that can change our understanding of events or problems;
• developing analytical approaches that allow new and different insights into a key issue;
• or providing new ideas to help resolve foreign-policy problems.

The award consists of a $25,000 first prize, a $10,000 second prize, and a $5,000 honorable mention.

Learn more about the Arthur Ross Book Award
See the list of past winners