Understanding Uzbekistan
In his second inaugural address this past January, President Bush told “all who live in tyranny and hopelessness” that...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Understanding Uzbekistan
A nation must think before it acts.
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Party Politics and Foreign Policy in East Asia
In January 2005, FPRI convened a conference on the increasingly important role party politics is playing in foreign policymaking...
The Legacy of John Paul II
Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, was born in 1920, at the very time his country, Poland, was recovering...
The Question of Bioterrorism Preparedness
“Let me emphasize this: Homeland security does not simply rest upon federal action; it requires collective national action. When...
Planning a Sea-borne Terrorist Attack
The following is a hypothetical scenario drawn from open-source information. It is intended only as an illustration of the...
Transforming the Middle East
Transformation is all the rage these days, especially in my former department, the Department of Defense. At DoD the...
The Future of the Guard and Reserve: Roles, Missions and Force Structure
War is both an arbiter of institutions and the strongest catalyst of change. We stand more than three years...
Iwo Jima and the Future of the Marine Corps
Sixty years ago—February 23, 1945—a Marine patrol from Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment reached the summit of...
Total Force Policy and the Abrams Doctrine: Unfulfilled Promise, Uncertain Future
The Abrams Doctrine is widely interpreted as an expression of General Creighton Abrams’ determination to maintain a clear linkage...
The Future of the Reserves and the National Guard: A Conference Report
The Foreign Policy Research Institute convened a conference on the future of the reserves and National Guard on 6...