Research & Analysis

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 seventy 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 eleven fellowship programs. 

70+ Full Time, Adjunct, and Visiting Fellows

Research & Analysis

Expert Spotlight

Rachel B. Vogelstein
Rachel B. Vogelstein

Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow and Director of the Women and Foreign Policy Program

Women and Women's Rights Development Maternal and Child Health

Robert D. Blackwill
Robert D. Blackwill

Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. Foreign Policy Europe and Eurasia Russia

Michelle Gavin
Michelle Gavin

Senior Fellow for Africa Studies

Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe

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In Focus: Think Global Health

Think Global Health

CFR is pleased to announce Think Global Health, a multi-contributor online magazine that examines the ways in which changes in health are reshaping economies, societies, and the everyday lives of people around the globe.

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Podcasts
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U.S. Congress

Trump’s Second Impeachment, Biden’s Inauguration, and More

Podcast
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment reverberates in Congress, Washington braces for President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration amid increased security concerns, and the incoming Biden team prepares to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon January 14, 2021 The World Next Week

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The mission is to be a resource and a source of ideas, and to provide analysis and background to help people understand the world. — Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations

Blogs

Asia Unbound

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

China’s Growing Trade and Investment in Latin America Outpaces Its Influence in the Region’s Media and Civil Society

January 19, 2021

Africa in Transition

John Campbell and Michelle Gavin track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa.

Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: January 9–15

January 19, 2021

Follow the Money

Brad Setser is on leave and no additional material is being posted.

It Is Time To Scrap the IMF's Reserve Adequacy Metric

October 30, 2020

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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 jlindsay@cfr.org
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 soneil@cfr.org
Janine Hill
Director, Fellowship Affairs
Phone
1.212.434.9753
Email jhill@cfr.org

Amy R. Baker

Director, Studies Administration and Project Management
Phone
1.212.434.9620
Email abaker@cfr.org
Patricia Lee Dorff
Editorial Director
Phone
1.212.434.9514
Email pdorff@cfr.org

Victoria Harlan

Deputy Director, Fellowship Affairs
Phone
1.212.434.9489
Email vharlan@cfr.org

Shira Schwartz

Deputy Director, Studies Administration
Phone
1.212.434.9739
Email sschwartz@cfr.org