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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. Taken together, their 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. Other fellows are experts on functional topics such as global health, homeland security, international finance, nuclear proliferation, and trade. Fellows 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 The Closing of the American Border, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration’s struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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.
Complete list of CFR Books.
In this report, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi analyzes the potential use of deterrence in preventing terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons and recommends a new approach to U.S. declaratory policy, as well as ways to improve U.S. capabilities to determine the sources of terrorist attacks.
In this report, Bruce W. MacDonald illuminates the strategic landscape of military space competition between the United States and China and highlights the dangers and opportunities the United States confronts in space.
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
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