CFR is very Anti American Globalist. Not as secretive or devious as Bilderburger, but their policies are anti American
For years, Liberal Globalists would deny the CFR existed....even while the CFR published Foreign Relations periodicals...which were available at many booksellers
CFR tries to use a lot of intellectual spin in their writings to cover their One World nonsense
Note that the Carlyle Group, which George Soros is a member, was formed by GOPe who served in the Reagan and Bush 41 admin. The Bush family are long time members of the Carlyle Group
Their “mission statement” is very vague.
I guess Chicago has their own version:
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, founded in 1922 as The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, is an independent, nonpartisan organization committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions to opinion and policy formation, leadership dialogue, and public learning.
Michelle Obama was listed as a director on the Chicago Council website until her husband started gaining more attention during the 2008 Democratic nomination race.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs was founded as the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations on February 20, 1922. At its inception, the council included 23 members with the purpose of opposing what they viewed as U.S. isolationism during the first World War. Ivo Daalder has served as President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs since July, 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Council_on_Global_Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder (born 1960, The Hague, Netherlands), has served as President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs since July, 2013. He was the U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from May 2009 to July 2013. He is a specialist in European security. He was a member of the staff of United States National Security Council (NSC) during the administration of President Bill Clinton, and was one of the foreign policy advisers to President Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Daalder
I get the impression not many conservatives are involved in the organization.