Counterterrorism and the Integration of Islam in Europe
Samuel Huntington’s theory of a global confrontation between Islam and “the West” is particularly attractive in Europe, where problems...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Counterterrorism and the Integration of Islam in Europe
A nation must think before it acts.
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The State Of International Religious Freedom and Why It Matters
Abstract One of America’s—more precisely, one of Philadelphia’s—greatest contributions to the world is freedom of conscience, the idea that...
Economic Sanctions Reconsidered: U.S. Sanctions against Cuba and Russia
How effective are economic sanctions as a policy tool? The United States appeared to answer that question in two...
Does Democracy Matter? A Conference Report
On October 20, 2014, the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Project on Democratic Transitions partnered with the Woodrow Wilson Center’s...
Ruble Trouble: The Politics of Russia’s Financial Crisis
The Russian ruble’s wild ride—starting the week at 58 to the dollar, spiking to nearly 80 on Tuesday, and...
Understanding the New Global Disorder: Three Tectonics
The Keynote Address by Gen. Michael V. Hayden Recipient of FPRI’s 10th Annual Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service...
Russia’s Frozen Economy
December temperatures in Russia’s Siberian cities often reach 40 below zero, but the freeze that threatens Russia today has...
The Islamic State—and Iran—and the U.S. Strategy Deficit
This E-Note is excerpted from Dr. Owens’ editorial column in the Winter 2015 issue of Orbis. The emergence...
Is the Whole World on Fire?
“I am a very old man, and I have lived through almost the entire century,” wrote Isaiah Berlin in...
Asia Since the Summits: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain at APEC and the G20
Beijing, November 10-12 As host of this year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Beijing spared no effort to...