Expert Commentary June 4, 2026 The Foreign Policy Implications of South Korea’s Local Elections By: Taehwa Hong The sweeping victory for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in the June 3 local elections could allow the current administration to pursue shifts in foreign as well as economic policies that could impact the Republic of Korea’s relations with... Read more	Podcasts May 27, 2026 Understanding the German Defense Strategy Welcome back to the Ties That Bind, a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and the transatlantic relationship. This season we examine how Western European NATO members like Germany are... Read more	FPRI News May 27, 2026 Marshall (Mark) Pagon Elected Chair of FPRI’s Board of Trustees The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to announce the election of Mark Pagon as Chair of its Board of Trustees. He succeeds Bob Freedman, who has served as FPRI’s Chair since 2003. “Bob has been an FPRI... Read more
Analysis May 19, 2026 Can the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) Revitalize Zimbabwe’s Economy? By: Charles A. Ray Introduction Zimbabwe created a US dollar-denominated exchange in Victoria Falls, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), to offer issuers and investors a rules-based “hard currency land” for capital raising and secondary trading, in an environment where domestic currency instability... Read more	FPRI News May 19, 2026 FPRI Welcomes New Fellows Philadelphia, PA The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to welcome Jessica C. Liao, Prashanth Parameswaran, and Raghvendra Kumar as Fellows. Jessica C. Liao is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at FPRI, an associate professor of Asian Studies in... Read more	Podcasts May 14, 2026 Slow Memory, Slow Conflict In this episode of Baltic Ways, Dr. Indra Ekmanis speaks with Professors Violeta Davoliūtė and Ene Kõresaar about their contributions to a special issue of Slovak Ethnology. Co-edited by Davoliūtė, the issue focuses on slow memory. Kõresaar, together with... Read more
Reports May 14, 2026 Decoding China’s 15th Five-Year Plan By: Kyle Marcrum Executive Summary China’s latest Five-Year Plan signals that it has become more pessimistic about the global environment, seeing it as uncertain and unstable. However, the Chinese Communist Party sees opportunity in that instability to promote the Community of Common... Read more	Podcasts May 7, 2026 The Strategy for Affordable Missiles: A Conversation with Ursa Major Aaron Stein, President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), talks with James Swartout, VP of Strategy at Ursa Major Technologies, about his career in national security and how his company is revolutionizing aerospace and defense. The Strategy for... Read more	Reports May 7, 2026 A Growing Rift: The Decline of Russian-Central Asian Ties By: Bruce Pannier Executive Summary A small group of Russian nationalists has been calling to “reclaim” Russia’s colonial territories since the Soviet Union collapsed in late 1991. After the Kremlin finally acted on these aspirations by invading parts of Ukraine, the number... Read more