The Global Religious-Freedom Risk Monitor

Mission

A standardized, published research series documenting where goods, inputs, and investment flows intersect with state-directed religious persecution — organized by the U.S. State Department's own Country of Particular Concern designations, so the research agenda tracks the federal government's stated priorities. Every edition is identical for every reader, on a fixed annual calendar.

Deliverables

• Annual Country Risk Volumes

  Vol. 1 forthcoming

  for each CPC-designated state, with full evidentiary annexes

• Sector Exposure Briefs

  Forthcoming

  aligned to the federal Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force's published high-priority sectors

• Open Dataset & Methodology

  Open access · v1 releases Q1 2027

  persecution-exposure indicators, documentation standards, and replication files, released without charge to enforcement agencies, importers, investors, researchers, and journalists

Publication calendar

1. Q1 2027

   Open Dataset & Methodology, v1

   Scheduled

2. Q2 2027

   Sector Exposure Brief 1 — Polysilicon/solar

   Scheduled

3. Q3 2027

   Sector Exposure Brief 2 — Apparel/cotton

   Scheduled

4. Q4 2027

   Annual Country Risk Volume 1 (PRC/XUAR)

   Scheduled

5. Q1 2028

   Methodology Curriculum

   Scheduled

Fixed calendar. Every release is identical for every reader.

Methodology Curriculum

Launches Q1 2028

A free, open-registration curriculum of pre-recorded modules teaching non-specialist readers — procurement and compliance officers, fiduciaries, agency staff, researchers, and journalists — to apply the Monitor's open dataset and published briefs. Delivered through the Institute's Open-Access Policy Education Platform (Program II). Training is free and generates no revenue; every module is identical for every learner.