Analysis January 29, 2026 The Origin of the US-UK Intelligence “Special Relationship” By: J.R. Seeger Introduction From the beginning of World War II in Europe in 1939, a formal, albeit limited, liaison relationship existed between the intelligence and security services of the United Kingdom and their American counterparts—the Army and Navy intelligence staffs and... Read more	FPRI News January 13, 2026 FPRI Launches Private Space Industry Dialogue Series PHILADELPHIA – January 13, 2026 The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) announced today it is launching a two year project to assess the risks to private assets in space. The project will bring together private sector actors and... Read more	Analysis January 6, 2026 The Africa Blind Spot: The US National Security Strategy and the Risks of Retreat By: Christopher Faulkner, Raphael Parens On November 5, the Trump administration unveiled the new National Security Strategy (NSS) for the United States. Since the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986, presidents have been required by Congress to provide an NSS. Waiting for this... Read more
Podcasts January 5, 2026 Minority Identity in Baltic Literature and Film This episode of the Baltic Ways podcast welcomes Dr. Liina-Ly Roos, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the German, Nordic, Slavic+ department. The discussion centers on Liina-Ly’s recent book: The Not-Quite Child: Colonial Histories, Racialization, and Swedish... Read more	Expert Commentary January 5, 2026 FPRI Experts React \| Regime Change in Venezuela By: Aaron Stein, Emily Holland, Shihoko Goto, Maximilian Hess, Tim Ball Aaron Stein, President The rapid JSOC-led operation has drawn considerable comparisons to previous American operations in Central and Southern America, beginning with the invasion of Grenada (Urgent Fury) and then Panama (Just Cause). These missions have become routine, based... Read more	Podcasts December 22, 2025 What Actually Happened in Russia This Year? In which the current editor in chief of the Bear Market Brief talks to a former one about an important question: in the big picture what actually happened in Russia this year? Also, how do you go about making... Read more
Conversations December 22, 2025 In Conversation with Joel Linnainmäki \| Finland’s Role in NATO and the Arctic By: Natalia Kopytnik, Joel Linnainmäki The following conversation was recorded on December 11, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: My guest today is Joel Linnainmäki. He’s a research fellow at the Finnish Institute of... Read more	FPRI News December 18, 2025 FPRI Welcomes Mirna Galic, David Marsh, and Jon Metzler as Fellows Philadelphia, PA The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to welcome Jon Metzler and Mirna Galic as Non-Resident Senior Fellows in the Asia Program, and David Marsh as a Non-Resident Fellow in the National Security Program. David Marsh... Read more	Conversations December 18, 2025 In Conversation with Minna Ålander \| Finland’s History, Defense, and Path to NATO By: Natalia Kopytnik, Minna Ålander The following conversation was recorded on November 26, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: Hello, everyone. My guest today is Minna Ålander. She’s an associate fellow at... Read more