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in nature and that Marxism had "little to do with the current revolution." Further, the report said, the United States could work with Ho to guide his movement away from Communism. State Department officials, however, expressed skepticism about direct American intervention in Vietnam and the idea was
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in Paris. They decided to create an Anglo-American organization called "The Institute of International Affairs", which would have offices in London and New York. Ultimately, the British and American delegates formed separate institutes, with the British developing the Royal Institute of International
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Corporate membership is divided into "Associates", "Affiliates", "President's Circle", and "Founders". All corporate executive members have opportunities to hear speakers, including foreign heads of state, chairmen and CEOs of multinational corporations, and U.S. officials and Congressmen. President
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The CFR has two types of membership: life membership; and term membership, which lasts for 5 years and is available only to those between the ages of 30 and 36. Only U.S. citizens (native born or naturalized) and permanent residents who have applied for U.S. citizenship are eligible. A candidate for
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during the war, headed the Council's efforts to begin publication of a magazine that would be the "authoritative" source on foreign policy. He gathered US$ 125,000 (equivalent to $ 2,275,348 in 2023) from the wealthy members on the council, as well as by sending letters soliciting funds to "the
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in New York City in which he announced a new direction for Eisenhower's foreign policy: "There is no local defense which alone will contain the mighty land power of the communist world. Local defenses must be reinforced by the further deterrent of massive retaliatory power." After this speech, the
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views prevalent in American society at that time, the scholars had difficulty gaining traction with their plan and turned their focus instead to a set of discreet meetings which had been taking place since June 1918 in New York City, under the name "Council on Foreign Relations". The meetings were
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as Head of Research, met to assemble the strategy for the postwar world. The team produced more than 2,000 documents detailing and analyzing the political, economic, and social facts globally that would be helpful for Wilson in the peace talks. Their reports formed the basis for the
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to head it. Kissinger spent the following academic year working on the project at Council headquarters. The book of the same name that he published from his research in 1957 gave him national recognition, topping the national bestseller lists.
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In 1962 the group began a program of bringing select Air Force officers to the Harold Pratt House to study alongside its scholars. The Army, Navy and Marine Corps requested they start similar programs for their own officers.
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life membership must be nominated in writing by one Council member and seconded by a minimum of three others. Visiting fellows are prohibited from applying for membership until they have completed their fellowship tenure.
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was conducted by the Council between 1964 and 1968. One study published in 1966 concluded that American citizens were more open to talks with China than their elected leaders. Henry Kissinger had continued to publish in
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in fiscal year 2016, as measured by an analysis of the council's financial data and "accountability and transparency". In fiscal year 2023, the council received a four-star rating (98 percent) from Charity Navigator.
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CFR meetings convene government officials, global business leaders, and prominent members of the intelligence and foreign-policy communities to discuss international issues. CFR publishes the bi-monthly journal
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began financially supporting the Council. In 1938, they created various Committees on Foreign Relations, which later became governed by the American Committees on Foreign Relations in
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Think Tanks and Power in Foreign Policy: A Comparative Study of the Role and Influence of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1939−1945
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in 1969. In 1971, he embarked on a secret trip to Beijing to broach talks with Chinese leaders. Nixon went to China in 1972, and diplomatic relations were completely normalized by
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was published in September 1922. Within a few years, it had gained a reputation as the "most authoritative American review dealing with international relations".
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The CFR has a Young Professionals Briefing Series designed for young leaders interested in international relations to be eligible for term membership.
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In November 1979, while chairman of CFR, David Rockefeller became embroiled in an international incident when he and Henry Kissinger, along with
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As a result of discussions at the Peace Conference, a small group of British and American diplomats and scholars met on May 30, 1919, at the
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A critical study found that of 502 government officials surveyed from 1945 to 1972, more than half were members of the Council. During the
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and premium members are also entitled to attend small, private dinners or receptions with senior American officials and world leaders.
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On November 24, 1953, a study group heard a report from political scientist William Henderson regarding the ongoing conflict between
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40% of the top U.S. foreign policy officials were CFR members (Eisenhower himself had been a council member); under
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and Rockefeller aides, persuaded President Jimmy Carter through the State Department to admit the Shah of Iran,
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The Rise of Nations in the Soviet Union: American Foreign Policy and the Disintegration of the USSR.
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tabled. Over the next twenty years, the United States would find itself allied with anti-Communist
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by George Gavrilis, Council on Foreign Relations, 2021, page 10. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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credited CFR's study groups with helping to lay the framework of thinking that led to the
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A Council on Foreign Relations book, Columbia University Press, New York, 2024, 448 pages
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Nation Against State: A New Approach to Ethnic Conflicts and the Decline of Sovereignty.
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Imperial Brain Trust: The Council on Foreign Relations and United States Foreign Policy
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The Council on Foreign Relations received a three-star rating (out of four stars) from
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Studies Program, which makes recommendations to presidential administrations and the
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The Council on Foreign Relations and American Foreign Policy in the Early Cold War
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The Council served as a "breeding ground" for important American policies such as
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directors, bankers, lawyers, professors, corporate directors, CEOs, and prominent
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to influence government policy. On July 29, 1921, they filed a certification of
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In an anonymous piece called "The Sources of Soviet Conduct" that appeared in
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co-chaired by Susan M. Gordon and Michael G. Mullen, directed by David Sacks.
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council convened a session on "Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy" and chose
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Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996
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US-Taiwan Relations in a New Era - Responding to a More Assertive China
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and placed Rockefeller under intense media scrutiny (particularly from
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Free at Last? U.S. Policy Toward Africa and the End of the Cold War
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thousand richest Americans". Using these funds, the first issue of
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The Vietnam War created a rift within the organization. When
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In 2019, CFR was criticized for accepting a donation from
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As of 2024, members of CFR's board of directors include:
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forces, a struggle that would later become known as the
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announced in 1970 that he would be leaving the helm of
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Communist China and Asia: Challenge To American Policy
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Women were excluded from membership until the 1960s.
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