FPRI Featured E-Notes June 2009

Palestinian Security Reform: A Moment of Truth

While at least two separate leadership structures have emerged in the Palestinian Territories, a plethora of security apparatuses and armed militias continue to exist and lash out violently. There is no single representative who can negotiate or speak for the Palestinian people, and there is no single entity to hold accountable for the unrelenting Palestinian violence. Read “Palestinian Security Reform” »

Putting Together the North Korea Puzzle

North Korea has always been known as a troublesome state, but lately its antics have alienated even its strongest supporters. Will the old pattern of North Korean provocations answered by foreign tolerance and reward continue? Read “Putting Together the North Korea Puzzle” »

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FPRI Featured Footnotes May 2009

Gulf War I

By the time today’s students graduate, the stream of events that was set in motion by the first Persian Gulf War will still be affecting America’s youth, who will still be fighting and dying in the deserts and mountains of the Middle East. Read “Gulf War I” »

The Gathering Storm: From World War I to World War II

From our perspective today, a wonderful, easy peace on Germany might have made some difference in preventing World War II. But that misses the context of 1919 and how World War I had broken out. Read “The Gathering Storm »

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Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program

The Global “Go-To Think Tanks”: The Leading Public Policy Research Organizations in the World

Gone are the days when a think tank could operate with the motto “research it, write it and they will find it”. Today, think tanks must be lean, mean, policy machines. The report that follows summarizes the findings of a pilot project to identify some of the leading think tanks in the world, and provides lists of what might be called the “go to think tanks” in every region.