NATO Bid Puts Pressure on Sweden’s Domestic Politics
It’s an old truism that all politics is local. Today, Sweden is experiencing that truism perhaps more strongly than...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
NATO Bid Puts Pressure on Sweden’s Domestic Politics
A nation must think before it acts.
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When Diplomacy Goes to War
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Big Changes in United Arab Emirates Foreign Policy
Editor’s Note: This paper is based inter alia on insights from a series of meetings and interviews during a...
War As a Neighbor: Moldova and the Challenges of Facing Russian Aggression in Ukraine
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South Africa’s Naval Exercises with China and Russia: Cause for Concern?
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Tsai’s Visit, China’s Response, and the Troubled State of U.S.-China Relations
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A Better Euro-Atlantic Approach to the Black Sea
In 2019, I warned: “The Russian Federation is pursuing an active and wide-ranging strategy to reassert and strengthen its...
China’s and India’s Relations with Russia after the War in Ukraine: A Dangerous Deviation?
When Russian assault troops landed at Hostomel Airport near Kiev in February 2022, few could have anticipated how Russia’s...
A Transformative Czech Election and its Implications for the Post-Communist Region
The recent election of former Army General Petr Pavel to the Presidency of the Czech Republic carries significant implications...
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Learning Lessons from a Lost War
Editor’s Note: FPRI is publishing a collection of essays to mark the twentieth anniversary of the start of the...