Taiwan’s Democracy and Lessons from Yet Another Election
Barely two weeks after President Bush pointed to Taiwan as an example of democracy that the PRC would do...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Taiwan’s Democracy and Lessons from Yet Another Election
A nation must think before it acts.
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History and Geography: A Meditation on Foreign Policy and FPRI’s 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, the United States was engaged in an epic struggle on a world scale: the Cold War...
Religion, Identity and Mideast Peace
The 10th Annual Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs It is true that most conflicts that are...
It’s a Cultural Thing: Thoughts on a Troubled CIA, Part Two
DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE Not invented here and not used either: What is intelligence after 9/11 and who gets it?...
Emergency Preparedness: FPRI Terrorism SitRep Memorandum
As was discussed in FPRI’s Situation Report (SitRep) on the “War on Terrorism” on June 2, 2005, the US...
The Push for Democratic Change in the Middle East: Focusing the Strategy
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice concluded her June 2005 tour of the Middle East with a visit to the...
The Rise of China
The current foreign-policy focus of most Americans is upon the Middle East and more broadly upon the Muslim world....
It’s a Cultural Thing: Thoughts on a Troubled CIA, Part One
Since retiring from the CIA in 1997 after almost twenty years as a case officer (“spy runner,” “asset handler,”...
When Less Is More: The Transformation of American Expeditionary Land Power in Europe
In August 2004 President George W. Bush announced a long overdue shift in the U.S. global force posture to...
The Impact of Arab Satellite Television on the Prospects for Democracy in the Arab World
Has Arab satellite television had a positive impact on the prospects for democracy in the Arab world? Yes, and...