The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. CFR takes no positions on matters of policy.

CFR carries out its mission by:
--Maintaining a diverse member...
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--Convening meetings at its headquarters in New York and in Washington, DC;
--Supporting a Studies Program that fosters independent research;
--Publishing Foreign Affairs;
--Sponsoring Independent Task Forces; and
--Providing up-to-date information and analysis about world events and American foreign policy on its website, CFR.org.