What is a CFR Academic Module

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 customized packages built around a primary CFR text, such as a book or report, and include teaching notes; 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.

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New Council Special Reports

• The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces by Linda Robinson

  Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.

• Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies by Micah Zenko

  The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.

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Now Available: Foreign Policy Begins at Home

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  The biggest threat to America's security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass in his provocative new book. More

2014–2015 Fellowships Competitions

October 31 Application Deadline:
International Affairs Fellowship (IAF)
IAF in Japan

December 16 Application Deadline:
Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship

January 17 Application Deadline:
IAF in Nuclear Security

March 1 Application Deadline:
Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship

For application instructions and more information, visit www.cfr.org/fellowships.

New Foreign Affairs eBook: The Clash of Civilizations?

• The Clash of Civilizations? The Debate: Twentieth Anniversary Edition

  This volume brings together a broad range of Foreign Affairs content to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Samuel Huntington’s classic article “The Clash of Civilizations?” More

Independent Task Force Reports

• Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet

  This Independent Task Force report finds that as more people and services become interconnected and dependent on the Internet, societies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks.

• U.S.-Turkey Relations

  This Independent Task Force asserts that Turkey is an increasingly influential regional and economic power and calls for the United States and Turkey to forge a new partnership.

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New Books

• Pathways to Freedom edited by Isobel Coleman and Terra Lawson-Remer

  An authoritative and accessible look at what countries must do to build durable and prosperous democracies—and what the United States and others can do to help. More

• The Power Surge by Michael Levi

  A groundbreaking analysis of what the changes in American energy mean for the economy, national security, and the environment. More

• Two Nations Indivisible by Shannon K. O'Neil

  Through an in-depth analysis of modern Mexico, Shannon O'Neil provides a roadmap for the United States' greatest overlooked foreign policy challenge of our time—relations with its southern neighbor. More

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