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	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	Podcasts March 26, 2026 The Motivation of Memory in Estonian Politics On June 14, 1941, the Soviet Union deported more than 10,000 people from Estonia to Siberia. Eight years later, Soviet authorities deported 20,000 more. These deportations have left a lasting legacy on Estonian society, though the majority of the... Read more
Analysis March 25, 2026 Militias and Iraq’s Role in a Multifaceted Regional War By: Mohammed A. Salih Introduction Amid the escalating Iran-US-Israel war, Iraq is increasingly becoming one of its central fronts, bringing back into sharp focus a chronic structural dilemma: the role of militias embedded within the state and the consequences of their conduct for... Read more	FPRI News March 25, 2026 FPRI Welcomes New Fellows Philadelphia, PA The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to welcome Hadas Aron, Suzanne Loftus, Yeh-chung Lu, Michael Petersen, Rebecca Pincus, Emma Salisbury, and Ayumi Teraoka as Fellows. Dr. Hadas Aron is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at FPRI. She... Read more	Analysis March 25, 2026 Why Africa Is Key to New Delhi’s Strategic Autonomy By: Raghvendra Kumar The ongoing military conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has once again exposed that war and conflict not only carry significant human costs but also reveal deep structural vulnerabilities in the global economic and energy systems. The... Read more