Professor Spain Earns Membership on Prestigious Council on Foreign Relations

Professor Anna Spain, whose research centers around of international law and conflict resolution, has been elected to term membership in the Council on Foreign Relations, an accomplishment presented to a highly selective group of young scholars working in government, media, non-governmental organizations, law, business, finance, and academia who demonstrate exemplary insight into international policy matters early in their academic careers. 

The Council on Foreign Relations is “an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, and other leaders and members of the community in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.” It was founded nearly a century ago as part of the League of Nations (the predecessor to the United Nations). The term membership program allows its members to interact with seasoned foreign-policy experts and participate in a wide variety of events designed especially for them.