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The David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's think tank—analyzes pressing global challenges and offers actionable steps that policymakers and citizens can take to address them. The more than eighty full-time and adjunct fellows in Studies cover all the world’s major regions and significant foreign policy issues. In addition to producing books, articles, op-eds, blogs, podcasts, and interactives, the Studies Program administers twelve fellowship programs. 

80+ Full Time, Adjunct, and Visiting Fellows

Expert Spotlight

Steven A. Cook
Steven A. Cook

Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies and Director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars

Middle East and North Africa Turkey Arab Spring

Tom Frieden
Tom Frieden

Senior Fellow for Global Health

Health Public Health Threats and Pandemics

Taking Stock of COVID-19 (With Dr. Tom Frieden)

Offsite Via In The Bubble With Andy Slavitt July 5, 2023

Bruce Hoffman
Bruce Hoffman

Shelby Cullom and Kathryn W. Davis Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security

Terrorism and Counterterrorism Wars and Conflict Intelligence

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Podcasts
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Climate Change

COP28 in Dubai, Russia Crackdown on Journalists, China Illness Spike, and More

Podcast
The United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, hosts the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), where hundreds of world leaders meet to discuss limiting global warming and helping states that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change; Russia arbitrarily detains a journalist with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and the World Health Organization asks China for information on a spike in respiratory illness.

Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins November 30, 2023 The World Next Week

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Blogs

Africa in Transition

Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa.

The False Promise of “Afro Democracy”

November 29, 2023

Asia Unbound

CFR fellows and other experts assess the latest issues emerging in Asia today.

The Myanmar Army Could Actually Collapse—But Are the United States and Other Powers Ready for Such a Scenario?

November 30, 2023

Follow the Money

Brad Setser tracks cross-border flows, with a bit of macroeconomics thrown in.

How the U.S. and EU Could Harmonize Their Approaches to Trade in EVs and Steel

November 29, 2023

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Contact Us

James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
Phone
1.212.434.9626 (NY) 1.202.509.8405 (DC)
Email [email protected]
Shannon K. O'Neil
Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies
Phone
1.212.434.9772
Email [email protected]

Amy R. Baker

Managing Director, Studies Administration and Fellowship Affairs
Phone
1.212.434.9620
Email [email protected]
Patricia Lee Dorff
Managing Director, Publications
Phone
1.212.434.9514
Email [email protected]

Shira Schwartz

Director, Studies Administration and Diversity Initiatives
Phone
1.212.434.9739
Email [email protected]