The Visegrád Four: From Troubled to Broken
Since the Foreign Policy Research Institute published “The Visegrád Four: Disunity in Central Europe” on February 23, 2024, the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Visegrád Four: From Troubled to Broken
A nation must think before it acts.
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Havana Syndrome: The History Behind the Mystery
This article is based on an earlier work by Mr. Regenstein published in the Association of Former Intelligence Officers...
US Withdrawal from Niger Signals a Shift in Western Influence in the Sahel
On March 16, observers of peace and security in the Sahel region were taken aback by the sudden announcement...
The Islamic State Five Years After the Collapse of the Caliphate
Five years ago this March, the final remnants of the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate were physically destroyed. The Syrian...
The Technological Pivot of History: Power in the Age of Exponential Innovation
Just as Halford Mackinder, in his seminal work The Geographical Pivot of History, argued that control over the Eurasian...
China’s Two Meetings and What They Mean for the United States
On the first Monday in March 2024, delegates—nearly 3,000 to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and over 2,000 to...
The Fire That Didn’t Burn: Transnistria’s Unanswered Call for Russian Support
On February 28, the legislature of Transnistria, a pro-Russia, de facto independent state internationally recognized as part of Moldova,...
The “Day After” in Gaza: Bridging the American and Israeli Visions
The divisions between Israel and the United States over the Gaza War seem to have deepened in the aftermath...
From Protests to Prosecutions: A Tale of Modern Hong Kong
“This is how the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper.” The most famous line from...
Conflict in Gaza: The Law of War and Irregular Warfare in Urban Terrain
Note from Philip Wasielewski, director of FPRI’s Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare: The conflict in...