Expert Commentary April 14, 2026 FPRI Experts React \| The US Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz By: Emma Salisbury, Michael B. Petersen, Frank G. Hoffman On Monday, April 13th, the United States announced that the US Navy would block Iranian ships entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement came after the first-round of negotiations to formally end the conflict concluded in Islamabad,... Read more	Analysis April 9, 2026 How War with Iran Undermines Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific By: Taehwa Hong Some argue that the goals of the attacks on Iran are ambitious: to eliminate the Iranian threat, delegate Middle Eastern security to regional partners, and redirect strategic bandwidth to the Indo-Pacific. At the same time, the demonstration of sheer... Read more	Conversations April 8, 2026 In Conversation with Adm. Rob Bauer and Eleonora Russell \| If You Want Peace, Prepare for War By: Natalia Kopytnik, Adm. Rob Bauer, Eleonora Russell The following conversation was recorded on March 19, 2026 and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Natalia Kopytnik: Welcome back to The Ties That Bind, a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute... Read more
Analysis April 7, 2026 The UAV-Enabled Anti-Air Defense Campaign in the Third Gulf War By: Aaron Stein, Sam Lair This piece is part of Behind the Front, an FPRI project on the future of US and allied national defense. In late 2020, drones burst onto the national security scene in a new way. During the Nagorno-Karabakh war between... Read more	Analysis April 3, 2026 Pathways for the War with Iran By: Philip Wasielewski After a month of combat operations, the United States and Israel have made it clear that they will not allow Iran to become a nuclear power. Based on Iran’s history of domestic repression and foreign terrorism, this is a... Read more	Expert Commentary April 1, 2026 Experts React \| Iran Energy and Indo-Pacific Realignment By: Shihoko Goto, Troy Stangarone, James Brady Shihoko Goto, Asia Program Director The surge in global oil prices following the attacks on Iran has materially weakened global growth prospects. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development now estimates that disruptions linked to the closure of the... Read more
Analysis March 31, 2026 How War in Iran is Impacting the Baltic States By: Indra Ekmanis Each month, Dr. Indra Ekmanis writes a monthly roundup highlighting major political, cultural, and economic events in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Her commentary on the Baltic response to war in Iran is featured below, originally published in the March... Read more	Analysis March 28, 2026 The Royal Navy in the Gulf By: Emma Salisbury This piece is part of Behind the Front, an FPRI project on the future of US and allied national defense. The Royal Navy is set to take a leading role in a multinational “Hormuz Coalition” to reopen the Strait... Read more	Analysis March 27, 2026 Medicine for Minerals: US Foreign Assistance in Africa By: Charles A. Ray In a March 16, 2026 article, The New York Times reported that it had obtained the draft of a memo indicating that the State Department is considering “withholding lifesaving assistance to people with HIV in Zambia as a negotiating... Read more