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May 10, 2024
Transcending Artificial Divisions: Closing the Gap Between Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle EastIn the United States Strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa, the Biden Administration declared transcending geographic seams to be a national security priority. However, this declaration does not appear to have spurred systematic changes in the production of research studies and... Read more |
May 8, 2024
Equatorial Guinea: A Case Study in the Impact of the US-China Rivalry in AfricaEquatorial Guinea is a country that was freed from colonial rule but never truly escaped the influence of the economic superpowers in a globalized world. When Spain granted independence to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in 1968, Francis Macias... Read more |
May 7, 2024
The Baltic States Mark Two Decades of NATO MembershipIndra Ekmanis: Hello, and welcome to Baltic Ways, a podcast bringing you interviews and insights from the world of Baltic studies. I’m your host, Dr. Indra Ekmanis. And today we speak with Dr. Lucas Milevski, a tenured assistant professor... Read more |
May 7, 2024
Is the United States Losing the Sahel?In 1949, when Mao Zedong’s Chinese Communist Party defeated Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang and proclaimed the People’s Republic of China, it ignited a rancorous debate in the United States over who “lost China.” The blame game persisted well into the... Read more |
April 25, 2024
The Libyan Political Crisis: Implication for Human TraffickingBackground For the eighth year in a row, the Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report labeled Libya as a Special Case country. Typically, the Department of State gives a country a score from one to three based on... Read more |
April 23, 2024
Funding Deterrence: Breakdown of the Indo-Pacific Supplemental BillIn October 2023, the White House requested emergency supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024 to provide additional aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. After months of debate, the House of Representatives passed an emergency $8.1 billion supplemental appropriations bill to support Indo-Pacific... Read more |
April 23, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Templeton FellowsThe Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of its 2024 Templeton Fellows. Recipients of the Templeton Fellowship work across FPRI’s research programs on a variety of projects throughout the year. The Templeton Fellowships are... Read more |
April 15, 2024
Tempting Fate: The Implications of Iran’s Attack on IsraelOn Saturday, April 13, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched an unprecedented aerial attack on Israel. The Israeli military and its allies and partners were successful in defending against the attack. FPRI Senior Fellow Afshon Ostovar and Aaron Stein,... Read more |
April 15, 2024
Mobilizing Against Thai Hydropower: Information is PowerThe explosive growth of development along the Mekong river since 1995 has produced an estimated 167 hydropower plants, with eleven mainstream facilities on the way in Laos, Cambodia, and along the Laos-Thailand border. With its electricity generating capacity projected... Read more |