March 2011 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. In this Issue: CFR IN THE CLASSROOM: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY'S JOSEPH R. CERAMI UPCOMING ACADEMIC CONFERENCE CALL LEADERSHIP CRISIS IN LIBYA MIDDLE EAST UNREST AND GLOBAL OIL MARKETS NEW GLOBAL GOVERNANCE MONITOR INTERACTIVE MEXICO'S DRUG WAR FOREIGN AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS CFR IN THE CLASSROOM: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY'S JOSEPH R. CERAMI Joseph R. Cerami, senior lecturer in national security and director of the Leadership Program at Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service, uses War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars by CFR President Richard N. Haass and The World's Banker by CFR's Sebastian Mallaby in his course titled The Theory and Practice of Leadership in an Age of Globalization. ==> Visit the CFR Educators Portal for more resources for the classroom. UPCOMING ACADEMIC CONFERENCE CALL CFR Academic Conference Call Series THE POST-WASHINGTON CONSENSUS ***Please note the change in time*** Thursday, March 24, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (ET) Speakers: Nancy Birdsall, Founding President, Center for Global Development Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University ==> Visit the CFR Educators Portal for the complete Winter/Spring 2011 Academic Conference Call schedule. LEADERSHIP CRISIS IN LIBYA Share the following resources on the crisis in Libya with your students. The United States Should Keep Out of Libya CFR's Richard N. Haass argues that U.S. policy toward Libya should reflect American interests in the region and focus on effectively promoting them. Seven Ugly Options for the United States in Libya CFR's James M. Lindsay highlights options President Obama faces in order to encourage Qaddafi's ouster and minimize harm to Libyan civilians without becoming entangled in the conflict. No-Go A U.S.-led no-fly zone in Libya will not protect civilians or precipitate regime change, claims CFR's Micah Zenko. MIDDLE EAST UNREST AND GLOBAL OIL MARKETS Provide your students with background on the status of the global oil market. Oil and Unrest: What Uprising in the Arab World Means for Energy Supplies Given the recent political upheavals across North Africa and the Persian Gulf, Edward L. Morse predicts 2011 to be as momentous a year for global oil markets as 1971, when the nature of the region's petrostates first took shape. Meet the Losers CFR's Leslie H. Gelb claims the biggest potential losers in the Middle East and North African revolutions are the people, while the winners are those who own, sell, and bet on oil. Mideast Oil Market Jitters Explore this CFR Analysis Brief on how political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is affecting the global oil market. NEW GLOBAL GOVERNANCE MONITOR INTERACTIVE Armed Conflict A new multimedia interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance examines international efforts to prevent and respond to global armed conflict. Educational and engaging, this guide is an exceptional resource for the classroom. MEXICO'S DRUG WAR Supplement your syllabus with this new Council Special Report! The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat University of San Diego assistant professor David A. Shirk analyzes the drug war in Mexico and argues that the United States should help the country address its crime and corruption. FOREIGN AFFAIRS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MARCH/APRIL ISSUE Connect your students with Foreign Affairs! "The Tea Party and American Foreign Policy: What Populism Means for Globalism" Bard College professor Walter Russell Mead discusses what the Tea Party movement means for U.S. foreign policy. "Fighting the Laws of War: Protecting Civilians in Asymmetric Conflict" University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Charli Carpenter reviews Moral Dilemmas of Modern War by Michael Gross and Inventing Collateral Damage by Stephen Rockel and Rick Halpern.   CFR ACADEMIC WORKSHOP AT 2011 ISA ANNUAL CONVENTION Professors: Connect with CFR at the 2011 International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention in Montreal! Join us at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure for a luncheon discussion on The Challenges of Nuclear Nonproliferation with Harvard Kennedy School's Joseph S. Nye Jr. and CFR's Emma L. Belcher, Matthew Fuhrmann, and James M. Lindsay. Friday, March 18 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Hilton Montreal Bonaventure 900 de La Gauchetiere Ouest For more information or to register, email educators@cfr.org. Visit CFR and Foreign Affairs representatives at booths 56, 57, and 58 in the exhibition hall of Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel.     FOREIGN AFFAIRS STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST & SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION RATE! Foreign Affairs invites undergraduate students from around the world to participate in its second annual student writing contest. The winning essay will be published on the Foreign Affairs website and receive a prize of $1,000. Five honorable mentions will receive a free year-long subscription to the magazine. Submissions will be accepted through July 1, 2011. For more information, please visit the Foreign Affairs website. Download and distribute this classroom sign-up form for the special student subscription rate of $19.95 for six issues (one year). Receive a free subscription to Foreign Affairs if five or more of your students sign up!     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. 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