The Best of FPRI’s Essays on America and the West, 1993-2015
From its founding in 1955, the Foreign Policy Research Institute has always been deeply interested in the relationship between...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Best of FPRI’s Essays on America and the West, 1993-2015
A nation must think before it acts.
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A Quick Guide to the Foreign Policy Views of the Republican Presidential Candidates
At a Glance As of this writing, sixteen candidates are formally running for the nomination of the Republican Party...
The Best of FPRI’s Essays on Democratic Transitions
We launched the Project on Democratic Transitions a decade ago in reaction to the fifteen years of dramatic change...
The Best of FPRI’s Essays on the Middle East, 2005-2015
he Middle East - a region as complex and fraught with challenges as ever - continues to hold U.S....
The Evolution of the Executive and Executive Power in the American Republic
THE MODERN REPUBLIC AND THE BIRTH OF EXECUTIVE POWER As Americans, we take for granted the idea of a...
The Inseparable Twins: Diaspora Shishan and Chechen Muwaḥḥidun & Jihadis in al-Sham
Introduction Ethnic Chechens play a critical if underappreciated role in the conflict now raging in al-Sham. They include the...
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s Unified Military Command
INTRODUCTION The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which brings together the countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and...
The Perfect Storm Ahead? An Exploration of the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism
“Today, the elements of a perfect storm are in place around the world: an ample supply of weapons-usable nuclear...
William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and the American Founding: The Philadelphia Factor
. . . Given all these contingencies it would appear that the birth of a United States of America...
American Military History: A Resource for Teachers and Students
PREFACE Teaching America’s military history is an important civic duty because “We the People” are responsible for the common...