About the Initiative

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Academic Initiative is designed to connect educators and students at the college and graduate level with CFR's research and nonpartisan analysis. CFR fosters knowledge of and an enduring interest in American foreign policy through:

  • An Academic Conference Call (ACC) Series that allows educators and students to engage in interactive discussions with CFR fellows and Foreign Affairs authors.
  • Academic Modules--featuring teaching notes by the authors of CFR publications--are designed to assist educators in creating or supplementing a course syllabus. The modules are built around a primary CFR text, such as a book or report, and include teaching notes by the author; additional readings; video, audio, and transcripts of CFR meetings; Foreign Affairs articles; and other online resources. Use of these modules is free of charge. They may be used in part or in their entirety.
  • Multimedia resources, including audio, video, and transcripts of CFR meetings featuring policymakers and scholars in timely discussions.
  • Publications that include CFR books, Task Force reports, and Contingency Planning Memorandums and offer analysis on major topical and regional issues. Full text of most publications may be downloaded free of charge on CFR's website.
  • CFR's award-winning website, which features daily analysis of current events by CFR fellows and a news editorial team.
  • Appearances by CFR fellows at campuses around the country to speak about their work.

In addition to the resources provided by the CFR Academic Initiative, Foreign Affairs is committed to serving educators and researchers with instructive materials to help teach tomorrow's leaders and thinkers.

  • Low-priced subscriptions for students
  • Classroom subscription sign-up forms for professors
  • Foreign Affairs Books are collections of important essays by academic experts, policymakers, and journalists. Easily accessible for classroom use, these essays frame current debates over crucial issues in American foreign policy and world politics.
  • Custom Textbooks: In an exclusive arrangement with Foreign Affairs, University Readers is an innovative program that enables instructors to assemble customized readers based on the vast library of articles published in Foreign Affairs and other prominent political science journals. For more information, contact 800.200.3908 x501 or info@universityreaders.com.

For more information on Foreign Affairs academic resources, please visit www.foreignaffairs.org/classroom. Please note that there is a charge for archived Foreign Affairs articles and Custom Textbooks.