The End of Strategic Happy Talk?
During the decades after the fall of the Soviet Union and the American victory against Iraq in 1991, far...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The End of Strategic Happy Talk?
A nation must think before it acts.
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Nightmares of an I.R. Professor
Old friends of FPRI may recall that from 1994 to 2000 I wrote for the journal Orbis an editor’s...
High Drama over Mexico’s Next Defense Secretary
Political intrigue has turned Mexico City into a rumor mill, a ring for below-the-belt punches, a trumpet for charges...
Putin Bets on Repression
In his first four months in office, Putin has done little about Russia’s social and economic problems but he...
Has Democracy Met the Stress Test in Post-Communist Europe?
The global financial crisis and its European aftermath have created, in effect, a major stress test for democracy in...
Of Chinese Snakeheads and Mexican Coyotes: The Globalization of Crime-Terror Pipelines
The latest White House Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime and the >Department of Defense Counternarcotics and Global...
From Brain Drain to Brain Flow: The New Economy of Innovation Turbulence
At one time in the recent past, leaders in developing countries and in international organizations decried the “brain drain”...
The Far East Between Russia, China, and America
Overview Moscow’s relations with its eastern territories, especially the nine provinces of the Russian Far East (RFE), have significant...
A Victory Lap: Canada’s First Year Under Tory Majority
“Be careful about what you wish for as you may get it.” The old adage is a cautionary note...
What If There Is No Al-Qaeda? Preparing for Future Terrorism
More than a year after the death of Osama Bin Laden, the debate over how big of a threat...