Wall Street's think tank : the Council on Foreign Relations and the Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics, 1976-2014 / Laurence H. Shoup.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Early History of the CFR; Part I: Wall Street's Think Tank, 1976-2014; 1. The U.S. Capitalist Class and the Council on Foreign Relations; 2. The Organizational History of the Council, 1976-2014; 3. The CFR's Domestic Network, 1976-2014; 4. The International Connections of the CFR; Part II: The Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics; 5. The CFR's Worldview, Grand Strategy, and Tactics, 1976-2014; 6. Imperial Neoliberal Geopolitics in Action: The CFR and the War on Iraq, 1982-2013; 7. The CFR and the Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics: Case Studies

8. Fiddling while the Earth Slowly Burns: The Council and the Ecological Crisis, 1990-2014Concluding Reflections: Capitalist Class Rule vs. Democracy and the Public Interest; Appendix: CFR Officers and Directors, 1921-2013; Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

The Council on Foreign Relations is the most influential foreign-policy think tank in the United States, claiming among its members a high percentage of government officials, media figures, and establishment elite. For decades it kept a low profile even while it shaped policy, advised presidents, and helped shore up U.S. hegemony following the Second World War. In 1977, Laurence H. Shoup and William Minter published the first in-depth study of the CFR, Imperial Brain Trust, an explosive work that traced the activities and influence of the CFR from its origins in the 1920s through the Cold War.

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