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April 29, 2022
![]() The First Annual Samuel J. Savitz Memorial Lecture on Cultural DiplomacyEditor’s Note: On April 21, the first annual Samuel J. Savitz Memorial Lecture on Cultural Diplomacy was held to honor the memory of Samuel J. Savitz, a longtime FPRI Fellow and Vice Chairman of the FPRI’s Board of Trustees.... Read more |
April 28, 2022
![]() America Needs a Comprehensive Compellence Strategy Against RussiaThe Biden administration has formulated an unprecedented response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The coordination of transatlantic diplomacy, including the condemnation of Russia at the United Nations and the implementation of a massive sanctions package, is truly impressive. The... Read more |
April 25, 2022
![]() India’s Neutrality and Strategic Relations with China, Russia, and the WestIndia has long prided itself on its strategically independent or non-aligned foreign policy. But the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian War has put India’s approach to strategic independence under an international spotlight. Although Indian leaders have often stated that their country’s strategic... Read more |
April 22, 2022
![]() Food Prices, Elections, and the Wagner Group in AfricaDespite its battlefield failures, Russia has dealt a surprising blow to an unexpected party: world food markets. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the international order, triggered unprecedented Western sanctions, destabilized the global supply chain, and threatened energy markets.... Read more |
April 18, 2022
![]() Baltic Sea Mining as an Extension of the Russian Gray ZoneEditor’s note: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and renewed interest on the part of both Finland and Sweden to consider formal membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has brought new scrutiny to security threats in the Baltic Sea basin.... Read more |
April 14, 2022
![]() Strategies Behind China and the Asia-Pacific’s Military Base ConstructionMilitary bases are no rarity in the Asia-Pacific. That is hardly a surprise given the frequency and length of conflicts that were waged across the region for much of the twentieth century. But, in the decade-and-a-half after the Cold... Read more |