Taiwan’s Participation in International Organizations
Increased efforts by Beijing to limit, and reduce, Taiwan’s international space have made the question of Taiwan’s opportunities...
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Categories for Briefings, Booktalks, and Conversations
Briefing on the Situation in North Korea
In cooperation with UPenn’s Center for East Asian Studies, the Foreign Policy Research Institute hosted a briefing on the...
Does Democracy Matter? The United States and Global Democracy Support
Confidence in the future of democracy has been shaken by the authoritarian resurgence of the past decade, and...
The Legacy of the Six Day War And Israel’s Domestic Politics Today
This June we commemorate the Six Day War, a transformative event in the history of the Middle East...
The Use and Abuse of Drones: A Debate
Although the U.S. has been the world’s pre-eminent user of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), otherwise known as...
Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America’s Special Operations Forces
Born as small appendages to the conventional armies of World War II, the Special Operations Forces have grown into...
The Path to War: How the First World War Created Modern America
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, we are pleased to feature Michael...
China’s Global Engagement
Once again, China is experiencing a period of major transition. After three decades of dramatic economic growth and reforms,...
The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World’s Most Dynamic Region
Slumping economies, political and social turmoil, environmental degradation, demographic crisis, and territorial disputes means that the stability is...
A Conversation on the Future of Israel and Palestine
Paraphrasing Winston Churchill, it has been said of the two-state solution that it is the worst possible solution to...