Resources for the Classroom

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Trying for Peace with Iran

CFR’s Leslie H. Gelb writes that the United States should seek compromise with Iran and avoid risking war. Assign students this op-ed and ask them to suggest three proposals that the United States could offer Iran.

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Finding a Way Forward With Iran

Fall 2013 Academic Conference Call Series

All calls are held from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (ET). To join, email educators@cfr.org.


Thursday, September 26: "Challenges of Global Governance" with Stewart M. Patrick
Background reading: "Grading the World On Our Biggest Problems," "Global Governance Monitor," "Global Governance Report Card," The Internationalist Blog


Wednesday, October 9: "U.S. Foreign Policy and the Rights of Women and Girls" with Rachel B. Vogelstein
Background reading: "Ending Child Marriage," "Why Ending Child Marriage Abroad Is Good for the United States," "The Hillary Doctrine: Women's Rights Are a National Security Issue"


Thursday, October 24: "Nontraditional Warfare" with Max Boot
Background reading: Invisible Armies: Chapter 1, "Invisible Armies Insurgency Tracker"


Tuesday, November 5: "American Grand Strategy" with Richard N. Haass
Background reading: Foreign Policy Begins at Home: Introduction, "The World Without America"


Thursday, November 21: "Pandemic Preparedness" with Laurie Garrett
Background reading: "Why MERS Virus is So Scary," "Why a Saudi Virus is Spreading Alarm," "The Big One?"


Wednesday, December 4: "The State of U.S.-Pakistan Relations" with Daniel Markey
Background reading: "United States Should Remove Barriers to Trade With Pakistan, India," "Three Priorities for Pakistan's New Government," Asia Unbound Blog: Pakistan

Academic Conference Call Audio

Challenges of Global Governance

Stewart M. Patrick, CFR's senior fellow and director of the International Institutions and Global Governance program, discusses the...

Immigration Reform

Edward Alden, CFR's Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow, leads a conversation with professors and students on U.S. immigration reform, as...

Teaching Modules

Teaching Notes: Foreign Policy Begins at Home

Teaching Notes: Foreign Policy Begins at Home

These Teaching Notes, by CFR President Richard N. Haass, feature discussion questions, essay questions, activities, and additional materials for educators to supplement the use of Dr. Haass's book Foreign Policy Begins at Home in the classroom. In this book, Dr. Haass argues that the biggest threat to the security and prosperity of the United States comes not from abroad but from within.
Teaching Notes: Two Nations Indivisible

Teaching Notes: Two Nations Indivisible

These Teaching Notes, by author and CFR Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies Shannon K. O'Neil, feature discussion questions, essay questions, activities, and additional materials for educators to supplement the use of the CFR book Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead in the classroom.
Teaching Module: The Battle of Bretton Woods

Teaching Module: The Battle of Bretton Woods

This module features Teaching Notes by author and CFR Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics Benn Steil with discussion questions, essay questions, activities, and additional materials for educators to supplement the use of the CFR book The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order in the classroom.
Academic Module: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

Academic Module: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

This module features Teaching Notes by author and CFR fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon along with additional resources to supplement the teaching of Ms. Lemmon's book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana.

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