Bulgaria’s Difficult Road to Political Stability
As many in Central and Eastern Europe were emerging from the buoyant aftermath of Hungary’s mid-April 2026 elections, less...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Bulgaria’s Difficult Road to Political Stability
A nation must think before it acts.
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Why Niger Can Seize Uranium but Cannot Sell It
More than 1,000 metric tons of yellowcake uranium sit at Airbase 101 adjacent to Niamey’s international airport, loaded onto...
Russia After Putin
Vladimir Putin, 73, has been Russia’s leader for over a quarter of a century and the driving force behind...
Hungarian Elections: Ramifications for Central Europe
As the dust settles and the euphoria ebbs on the historic mid-April 2026 elections in Hungary, the consequences of...
Japan and the Quest for Its New Normal
Japan’s hands have been tied militarily since it embraced a pacifist constitution in 1947, and the national debate to...
How War with Iran Undermines Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific
Some argue that the goals of the attacks on Iran are ambitious: to eliminate the Iranian threat, delegate Middle...
The UAV-Enabled Anti-Air Defense Campaign in the Third Gulf War
This piece is part of Behind the Front, an FPRI project on the future of US and allied national...
Russia’s Drone Line Experiment
The following analysis was originally published on Two Marines, a newsletter on Russia’s war in Ukraine, defense technology, and...
Pathways for the War with Iran
After a month of combat operations, the United States and Israel have made it clear that they will not...
False Promises: Russian Military Trafficking in Africa
An estimated 1,800 African men (17 South African, 272 Ghanaian, and over 1,000 Kenyan) have reportedly signed contracts to...