Selected NGFs are invited to become Senior Fellows after completing their initial terms. NGFs not only provide fresh insights into Studies projects but also gain experience that will enable them to become future foreign policy analysts or practitioners. These activities increase the exposure of Senior Fellows in the government and among the public, ensuring a broad and influential audience for the research produced by the Council. Active participation by the Council s members in Studies projects adds immeasurable value to the quality of the Studies Program. Council Fellows benefit from the informed input of the diverse group of members with various professional backgrounds and political perspectives.
Study groups assist in writing books and articles.
Members are asked to review papers circulated in advance by the Fellow for discussion. Roundtables are informal discussion groups, which allow members to keep abreast of foreign policy issues on a particular region or topic. In an effort to stimulate the broadest discussion of relevant foreign policy issues, the Studies Department conducts its study groups in key cities around the country in addition to New York and Washington. Such intellectual exchange between Studies Fellows and the entire membership is essential to the Council s broader mission. In the 1999-2000 program year, the Studies Department implemented an ambitious agenda.