Teaching Notes for CFR's InfoGuide on The Time of the Kurds, a presentation on the challenges and opportunities for 30 million Kurds living in the Middle East.

Teaching Notes for Realism and Democracy, written by CFR Senior Fellow Elliott Abrams, on U.S. foreign policy that combines practical policies and idealism in supporting those struggling for democracy and human rights in the Arab world.

Teaching Notes for False Dawn, written by Steven A. Cook, in which he examines why Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Turkey did not transition to democracy and explains how and why Middle East uprisings didn't succeed.

Teaching Notes for CFR's InfoGuide on China's Maritime Disputes; explaining the scene of escalating territorial disputes between China and its neighbors.

Teaching Notes for CFR's InfoGuide on The Sunni-Shia Divide.