The
Council on Foreign Relations (
CFR), founded in 1921, is a
United States nonprofit, 4900
member organization,
publisher, and
think tank specializing in U.S.
foreign policy and
international affairs, headquartered in
New York City, with an additional office in
Washington, D.C.. Its membership has included senior politicians, more than a dozen
secretaries of state,
CIA directors, bankers, lawyers, professors, and senior
media figures. The CFR promotes
globalization,
free trade, reducing financial regulations on
transnational corporations, and economic consolidation into regional blocs such as
NAFTA or the
European Union, and develops policy recommendations that reflect these goals.