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Gary Samore,
Vice President,
Director of Studies,
and Maurice R.
Greenberg Chair
Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations’ David Rockefeller Studies Program. We are the Council’s “think tank.” We are an important part of the Council’s mission to produce and disseminate ideas so that individual and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens in the United States and other countries, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments. We do that by thinking, writing, and speaking about a broad range of foreign policy issues.
The Studies Program is home to more than forty scholars, called fellows. In addition, the Studies Program hosts scholars through visiting fellowships at the Council. Taken together, the fellows' expertise covers nearly every issue related to international relations. Some fellows are experts on specific countries such as China and Egypt or geographical regions like Europe and Latin America. Others are experts on functional topics such as global health, homeland security, international finance, nuclear proliferation, and trade. They write books, articles, and newspaper op-eds on issues in their areas of expertise. They also share their expertise with local, regional, national, and international media, and they are frequently called upon by government policymakers for advice.
The Studies Program has three interdisciplinary centers. The Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies works to promote a better understanding among policymakers, educators, and the interested public of how economic and political forces interact to influence world affairs. The Center for Preventive Action works to prevent, defuse, or resolve deadly conflicts around the world by addressing the systemic and structural causes of discrimination, disenchantment, and political turmoil that are likely to provoke armed conflict. The Center for Universal Education focuses exclusively on the provision of quality, universal basic education among the world's poorest children. These centers seek to accomplish their goals by producing and disseminating original research; bringing policymakers, experts, and journalists together to address critical issues; and informing the broader public about important issues through media interviews and public speaking.
I hope you enjoy the site and find the information you need. You can search our current and past projects by region or functional topic. You can also find a list of our current fellows with links to their biographical information and publications. If you have any questions about the Studies Program and our part of cfr.org, please contact my office. You can find our contact information on the lower right-hand side of each Studies page.
Gary Samore
Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
Complete list of CFR Books.
After two decades of liberalization, many countries around the world are adopting new restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) that could retard continued progress. The authors make recommendations for correcting this protectionist drift by proposing guidelines for how countries can better regulate FDI yet still reap its economic benefits.
In this Council Special Report, the authors make a strong case that the Bush administration’s policy of diplomatic isolation of Syria is not serving U.S. interests, and offer informed history and thoughtful analysis of the country and its external behavior.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
Gary Samore
Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
+1-212-434-9627
gsamore@cfr.org
Sebastian Mallaby
Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for
Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
smallaby@cfr.org
Janine Hill
Deputy Director of Studies Administration
+1-212-434-9753
jhill@cfr.org
The David Rockefeller Studies Program is the Council’s “think tank.” Its work is integral to achieving the Council’s goal of contributing to the foreign policy debate. Fellows in the Studies Program do this by researching, writing, and commenting on the most important challenges facing the United States and the world.
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