Our purpose is to engender a much needed attentiveness to global trends and their impact on foreign policy. CFR Members know well that the war on terrorism, our domestic security, our pursuit of beneficial commercial and cultural exchanges, and the pursuit of a free and just international order are challenges that must be understood and furthered by an engaged citizenry. And they will not succeed unless there is an informed and sustained willingness on the part of the American people to support (as well as to intelligently challenge) policies over time.