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.
Contact details
Areas of focus
Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1921
Age (years)
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Founded by
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Leadership
Leader(s) (2024): Michael Froman
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2023): Richard Haass
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2022): N/A
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Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2023): Richard Haass
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Staff size
2024
Council on Foreign Relations
United States average
Global average
2023
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2021
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% Female staff
2023
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United States average
Global average
2021
Council on Foreign Relations
2019
Council on Foreign Relations
% Female researchers
2019
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Organisational performance
Publications
2022
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2020
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Financials
2023
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Global average
2022
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2020
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Social
Likes (2023)
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Likes (2022)
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Likes (2021)
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Followers (2024)
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Followers (2022)
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Followers (2021)
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Subscribers (2024)
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Subscribers (2023)
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Subscribers (2022)
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Data notes
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updated: 18/04/2024
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
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Data sources consulted: NIRA Think Tank Directory, Organisation´s website
Have we got something wrong?: Contact us to update this record. There is more information in the database, you can download it here.