Conference Report: Energy, Environment, and Security in Asia
“Energy, Environment and Security in Asia” was the topic of a Foreign Policy Research Institute Asia Program Conference, held...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Conference Report: Energy, Environment, and Security in Asia
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for E-Notes
How Borders Work
When conversation turns to borders at a policy conference or cocktail party, participants usually consider the subject only in...
The Two-State Solution: Getting from Here to There
For Israelis and for Palestinians, the two-state issue is always relevant no matter what is happening in the Middle...
Russia and the U.S. Elections
Russian president Putin clearly prefers President Obama over Mitt Romney in the U.S. presidential election. But no matter who...
Making Waves: Debates Behind China’s First Aircraft Carrier
China commissioned its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on September 25, 2012. It was a milestone that owes much...
Jordan, Morocco, and the Future of the Middle East
Amman, Jordan, October 19, 2012 — Jordan is a tiny, liberal monarchy in a tough neighborhood. To its West,...
American Exceptionalism…Exposed
In 2010 Sarah Palin toured the United States promoting “Tea Party” candidates and her new book titled America...
The Syrian Crisis and the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry
The ongoing internal conflict between the Assad-led government and the political and military opposition forces within Syria has increasingly...
Western Engagement and Georgia’s Uncertain Future
In the four years since war broke out in August 2008 between Georgia and its erstwhile suzerain Russia, more...
Israel’s Contested Space in Historical Perspective
In a crowded world employing precise means of measurement in order to define and represent boundaries, it is understandable...