The Creation of Liberal Democracy: Did It Happen in Philadelphia by Accident?
Cosponsored by Carthage College With support from the Butcher Family Foundation Once upon a time, Philadelphia made a...
A nation must think before it acts.
Conference
The Great Captains in American History
Building on our successful history weekend in 2012 on “Great Battles in American History,” this program will cover those...
The Invention of the Middle East, Post-World War One, and the Reinvention of the Middle East, Post-Arab Spring
The modern Middle East, as we knew it, was formed in the aftermath of World War I; yet we...
The Great Divergence? Economic Integration and Political Conflict in Asia
Economic integration has become extensive within Asia and between Asia and other regions, including the United States. But the...
Strategic Rebalancing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Assessing U.S. Security and Trade Policy toward Asia under Obama
Centerpieces of United States policy toward Asia—especially East and Southeast Asia—during the Obama presidency have included the “pivot” or...
Does Democracy Matter?
Negative experiences from state-building projects in Iraq and Afghanistan, the mixed record of the post-communist revolutions and the aftermath...
Teaching About Israel and Palestine
Perhaps one of the more polarizing subjects in academia, the Israel-Palestine conflict is a difficult issue for teachers to...
America and Modern War: The American Military Post-Vietnam
On April 26-27, 2014, FPRI held its 9th Annual Teaching Military History Weekend in conjunction with the First Division Museum...
Islam in the West
Secondary school teachers and community college faculty from the greater Princeton area are invited to apply for participation in...
Ethical Dilemmas in American Warfare
We are pleased to offer our 11th weekend-long conference for teachers on American military history. In this program, we...