Don Quijones — The Not-Quite-Secret Government: The CFR is “the Most Powerful Private Organization in the United States…”

German financial journalist Lars Schall talked with U.S. historian Laurence Shoup about the history of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and his latest book, “Wall Street’s Think Tank”. Shoup makes clear that the CFR is still calling the shots when it comes to the focus and the goals of U.S. foreign policy.

Rigged Game
The Not-Quite-Secret Government: The CFR is “the Most Powerful Private Organization in the United States…”
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Cross-posted from Lars Schall’s blog.

Micah Zenko — Trump’s Humanitarian Intervention in Syria Is Just Getting Started

CFR not on board?

Foreign Policy
Trump’s Humanitarian Intervention in Syria Is Just Getting Started

Micah Zenko | Senior Fellow with the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations

Also via CFR

Fortune
Trump’s Appetite for Risk Spells Trouble for US National Security
Stephen D. Biddle | adjunct senior fellow for defense policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University

Max Boot — Donald Trump: A Modern Manchurian Candidate?

The Council on Foreign Relations spokesperson Max Boot wants Donald Trump to get tough on Russia, worries he is a Russian stooge.

The Council on Foreign Relations is considered to be part of the US deep state, at least the inner circle. It is the most powerful and influential non-government organ of the deep state with deep tentacles into the US government as well as major private institutions. The Council on Foreign relations publishes Foreign Affairs, the premier US foreign affairs and policy journal.

Council on Foreign Relations
Donald Trump: A Modern Manchurian Candidate?
Max Boot | Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Distinguished Economist Willem Buiter Joins CFR as Senior Fellow

Buiter is the newest addition to CFR’s Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, which provides analysis on how economic and geopolitical forces interact to influence world affairs. 

Prior to joining Citigroup, Buiter spent six years as a professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, teaching political economy. 

From 2000 to 2005, he was chief economist and special counsel to the president at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and from 1997 to 2000 was an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. 

Additionally, Buiter has been a consultant to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, as well as to other multilateral institutions, national governments, and central banks. He was also a senior advisor at Goldman Sachs International and a member of the Academic Advisory Board of APG Investments.

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Distinguished Economist Willem Buiter Joins CFR as Senior Fellow

Council on Foreign Relations — Balance Owed: Federal Debt and Deficits

The U.S. government faces an unsustainable long-term debt trajectory. This Progress Report and Scorecard outlines the factors affecting federal debt and suggests options for policymakers to address the impending crisis.

More debt and deficit moronism.

Report by Associate Director for Renewing America Publications Rebecca Strauss.

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Balance Owed: Federal Debt and Deficits