| Back to School Event | October 7, 2011 | CFR's annual Back to School Event will be held on Friday, October 21, from 12:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Join us for the launch of CFR's Crisis Guide: Iran, an interactive panel discussion with regional experts and CFR staff, and the announcement of the inaugural Foreign Affairs student essay content. This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn more about CFR's work, as well as career and internship opportunities. If you would like to attend, please email educators@cfr.org. | Crisis Guide: Iran CFR's latest interactive feature provides an exploration of Iran, its regional ambitions and nuclear program, and possible policy options in dealing with the country. Like all crisis guides, this resource raises the understanding of a complex foreign policy issue through online teaching and storytelling tools including video narrative, interactive maps and timelines, and stunning photography. 
View the interactive. The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square In his newest book, CFR Senior Fellow Steven A. Cook explains how the current state of affairs in Egypt came to be, why the revolution occurred, and where Egypt might be headed next. This book incisively chronicles all of the nation's central historical episodes, culminating in the demonstrations that convulsed Tahrir Square and overthrew an entrenched regime. Read more about this book. In the Classroom  | Jeanne T. Meadows, director of the International Affairs Center and associate professor of political science at Spelman College, is using CFR's Academic Conference Call series as part of the requirements for her senior seminar class this semester. For the complete line-up of the Fall Academic Conference Call series, visit www.cfr.org/educators. | |
POLITICAL UNREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST Resetting U.S. Policy Toward Yemen Yemen is experiencing serious political turmoil after more than three decades of President Ali Abdullah Salih's autocratic rule. To help stabilize Yemen, Princeton University's Gregory Johnsen argues that the United States must broaden its policy toward the country beyond counterterrorism efforts. Read More » The Arab Street On his new blog, CFR Senior Fellow Ed Husain examines politics, society, and radicalism in the greater Middle East. Read More » UNITED STATES AND ASIA RELATIONS Managing Instability on China's Periphery In this Center for Preventive Action memoranda series, CFR scholars provide policy options for preventing a major crisis and mitigating the consequences in the territories immediately adjacent to China: North Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Read More » The United States and India: A Shared Strategic Future CFR and Aspen Institute India recently cosponsored a U.S.-India Joint Study Group to identify the shared national interests that motivate the United States and India. Read More » FOREIGN AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011 Connect your students with Foreign Affairs! "Will Oil Drown the Arab Spring?" To prevent the "resource curse" from dashing the hopes of the Arab Spring, University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Michael L. Ross argues that Washington should push for more transparent oil markets--and curb its own oil addiction. "Afghanistan's Ethnic Puzzle: Decentralizing Power Before the U.S. Withdrawal" Boston University Professor Thomas Barfield discusses why the United States should de-emphasize Afghanistan's ethnic fault lines and push for more devolved and inclusive governance. About CFR The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. About CFR's Academic Initiative CFR's Academic Initiative connects educators and students at the college and graduate level with CFR's research and nonpartisan analysis. The Academic Initiative offers a wealth of resources for the classroom, including an Academic Conference Call series, student briefings, and online Academic Modules, which feature teaching notes by authors of CFR publications. For more information, please contact Jamie Weiss-Yagoda, assistant director for the National Program Outreach, at 212.434.9846 or educators@cfr.org. About the Educators Portal on CFR.org CFR's Educators Portal, www.cfr.org/educators, is a "first stop" on the Internet for members of the academic community seeking information on and analysis of U.S. foreign policy and global developments. In addition to a wide range of CFR materials—including interviews with experts, meeting transcripts, and new backgrounders—educators will find free customized academic modules built around a primary CFR text designed to assist in supplementing their course syllabi. Connect with CFR | 
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