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The Real Problem with the Trump Foreign Policy

September 17, 2019 E-Notes Adam Garfinkle

Why Iran Should—But Might Not—Take Up Latest U.S. Offer of Negotiations

September 12, 2019 Geopoliticus Christopher J. Bolan

Focus on the Big Picture: Washington’s Options in Syria

September 11, 2019 Geopoliticus Aaron Stein

An Election Redo in Israel

September 6, 2019 Middle East Brief

Running Out of Gas: Philippine Energy Security and the South China Sea

September 6, 2019 E-Notes Felix K. Chang

Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent

September 3, 2019 E-Notes Jacques deLisle

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September 13, 2019

Modi’s Grand Strategy in Kashmir?

By: Ahaan Bagwe

In early August 2019, Kashmir, a region contested by India and Pakistan, had its decades-long special status revoked. When Kashmir was integrated in 1947, India gave it a certain degree of autonomy, going so far as to allow it...

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Intern Corner 
September 13, 2019

The Role of the Director of National Intelligence as ‘Head’ of the Intelligence Community

By: Gordon Liu

In recent weeks, there has been controversy over who President Donald Trump would nominate as the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) after the resignation of Dan Coats. This discussion makes it an appropriate time to ask some questions:...

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Intern Corner 
September 9, 2019

The Hashemite Kingdom’s Multiple Futures

By: Margaret Dene

Under the watchful eye of King Abdullah II, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan emerged from the 2011 Arab Spring with its regime intact. However, that is not to say it has escaped the last eight years unscathed. The devolution...

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E-Notes 
September 6, 2019

Irish Phoenix? The Unexpected Winner of Brexit

By: Conor Donnan

In his Divine Comedy, Dante drew on ancient mythology to write: “The phoenix dies, and then is born again.” Brexiteers, neo-imperialists, and English nationalists predicted a similar rebirth for Britain once they voted to leave the European Union in...

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Carol Rollie Flynn Elected as Next President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Carol Rollie Flynn

The Foreign Policy Research Institute is pleased to announce the election of Carol Rollie Flynn as its President commencing January 1, 2020. A 30-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, Ms. Flynn held senior executive positions with the CIA, including Director of its Leadership Academy, Director of the Office of Foreign Intelligence Relationships, Associate Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Executive Director of the Counterterrorism Center, and Chief of Station in major posts in Southeast Asia and Latin America. She has extensive experience in overseas intelligence operations, security, and counterintelligence.

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