21st Century Cultures of War: Advantage Them
Introduction In the inaugural launch of the FPRI’s new e-publication, The Philadelphia Papers, the anthropologist Anna Simons of the Defense Analysis...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
21st Century Cultures of War: Advantage Them
A nation must think before it acts.
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The West And The Muslim Brotherhood After The Arab Spring
Introduction Few observers foresaw the Arab Spring, but it should not have surprised anyone that the Islamist movements...
Reforming the Afghan National Police
Introduction Achieving a minimum level of stability in any post-conflict society is an absolute prerequisite for effective and durable...
Radicalization in the U.S. Beyond al Qaeda
Introduction Recent weeks have seen an unfortunate number of violent shootings perpetrated by armed men. The shootings in Aurora,...
Transforming the Philippines’ Defense Architecture: How to Create a Credible and Sustainable Maritime Deterrent
Introduction This paper argues that to adequately defend its maritime claims, the Philippines should consider an external defense architecture...
Russia’s Looming Crisis
Introduction Russia now faces a momentous political crisis. The abuses of the Putin regime are so fundamental that, without...
Risk and Re-org: Infrastructure Protection in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Introduction With support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, FPRI’s Center of Terrorism and Counterterrorism examined the Commonwealth’s overall state...
The Religious Origins of Religious Tolerance
The Religious Origins of Religious Tolerance Philosophy is looking for a black cat in a coal mine. Metaphysics is...
The Foreign Fighters Problem, Recent Trends and Case Studies: Selected Essays
Introduction On the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines have confronted third-party national combatants....
Toward a U.S.-Mexico Security Strategy: The Geopolitics of Northern Mexico and the Implications for U.S. Policy
Introduction Since Mexican President Felipe Calderón took office in December 2006, Mexico’s drug war has taken over 30,000 lives,...