December 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: NEW FROM FOREIGN AFFAIRS CFR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE CALL SERIES Dear Educator: Happy holidays! As you prepare your syllabus for next semester, I hope you will draw upon the wealth of CFR and Foreign Affairs resources available to the academic community. Our popular Academic Conference Call series will resume in February 2011; the complete schedule follows below. Additionally, if you include CFR resources in your classroom, please let us know as we would like to feature you and your college or university in our new "CFR in the Classroom" section of the 2011 CFR Educators Bulletin. To be considered, email educators@cfr.org with details on how you use CFR and Foreign Affairs materials. Look forward to your participation in the New Year! Best regards, Irina A. Faskianos Vice President, National Program & Outreach Council on Foreign Relations NEW FROM FOREIGN AFFAIRS In partnership with University Readers, Foreign Affairs offers professors a convenient service for assembling coursepacks and custom textbooks at low cost to your students. This online collection includes more than 600 pre-cleared readings. Register now to build your custom coursebook, or contact 800.200.3908 x501 or info@universityreaders.com for more information. CFR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE CALL SERIES CFR's Academic Conference Call series features a short presentation by a CFR fellow or Foreign Affairs author followed by a question-and-answer session for students. The complete winter/spring 2011 schedule follows. To RSVP, please email educators@cfr.org or call 212.434.9573. FEBRUARY 2: ENERGY INNOVATION ABROAD Wednesday, February 2, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET) Speakers: MICHAEL LEVI, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, CFR; Coathor, Energy Innovation SHANNON K. O'NEIL, Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies, CFR; Coathor, Energy Innovation FEBRUARY 17: POST-REFERENDUM SUDAN Thursday, February 17, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET) Speakers: KATHERINE ALMQUIST, Former Assistant Administrator for Africa, USAID PAYTON L. KNOPF, International Affairs Fellow in Residence, CFR MARCH 2: UN SECURITY COUNCIL ENLARGEMENT Wednesday, March 2, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET) Speaker: STEWART M. PATRICK, Senior Fellow and Director, Program on International Institutions and Global Governance, CFR; Coauthor, UN Security Council Enlargement and U.S. Interests MARCH 24: FOREIGN AFFAIRS AUTHOR Thursday, March 24, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET) Speaker: To Be Determined. APRIL 6: NIGERIA ON THE BRINK Wednesday, April 6, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET) Speaker: JOHN CAMPBELL, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies, CFR; Author, Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink APRIL 21: U.S. POLICY TOWARD AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND IRAQ Thursday, April 21, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (ET) Speaker: DAN CALDWELL, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Pepperdine University; Author, Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq

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