Conflict & Warfare
The U.S.-South Korea alliance has been the cornerstone of bilateral cooperation and the U.S. security presence in the Indo-Pacific region for over seven decades and continues to serve as a model of partnership amid a growing range of challenges.
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Max Boot offers a sweeping, epic history that ranges from the defeat of the Spanish Armada to the war on terrorism. War Made New is a provocative new vision of the rise of the modern world through the lens of warfare. Teaching notes by the author.
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi examines one of the greatest national security threats of our time—terrorist groups armed with nuclear weapons—and argues that only a broad-based and multi-layered defense can be effective in confronting it. Teaching notes by the author.
In this book, CFR President Richard N. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq, and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made. Teaching notes by the author.
In this book, CFR Fellow Micah Zenko examines thirty-six discrete military operations carried out by the United States and evaluates U.S. policy choices, recommending ways in which limited military force may be applied in the future. Teaching notes by the author.
In this book, CFR Senior Fellow Max Boot offers a comprehensive history of guerrilla warfare and terrorism, and relates lessons of the past to current national security policy considerations. Teaching notes by the author.
As the principal guarantor of international peace and security in an increasingly turbulent world, the United States is at risk of being drawn into potentially costly conflicts that, over time, diminish its power.
In Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Stephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare.
Help students understand cyberspace and cybersecurity through these essay and discussion questions.
Help students understand cyberspace and cybersecurity through these essay and discussion questions.
Help students understand domestic and international terrorism through these essay and discussion questions.
Help students understand nuclear proliferation through these essay and discussion questions.
Help students understand the various types, causes, and consequences of conflict through these essay and discussion questions.
Help students understand the various types, causes, and consequences of conflict through these essay and discussion questions.
Help students understand nuclear proliferation through these essay and discussion questions.
Learning Journeys
A learning journey is a curated collection of resources that explore a topic from a specific perspective.
Look back at the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and then take part in the current debate on how to bring an end to the violence.
Explore Taiwan’s relationships with the United States and China. Then take part in a national security simulation to help avoid future conflict.
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand recent trends in global conflicts.
Explore this collection of learning resources to understand the various types, causes, and consequences of conflict.