Engaging Russia over Syria: Managing Peripheral Conflict and Narrowing Interests
Executive Summary The United States is examining how to narrow core objectives in the Middle East to focus...
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How to Recalibrate U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Executive Summary Changes in the Middle East have not been sufficiently accounted for in U.S. policy towards the...
Why Donald Trump Needs David Petraeus
The Atlantic “Just met with General Petraeus—was very impressed!” tweeted President-elect Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Petraeus described his conversation to...
8 Foreign Policy Questions Trump Needs to Ask
President-elect Donald Trump is in the midst of selecting his national security team. He not only needs to decide...
Conference Report – New Dawn: Russia and the West after the U.S. Presidential Elections
On Thursday, November 3, 2016, FPRI co-sponsored a conference, New Dawn: Russia and the West after the U.S. Presidential...
On Strategy and Strategic Planning: Repairing America’s Strategic “Black Hole”
Heritage Foundation’s 2017 Index of Military Strength Strategy has long been the subject of scholarly study and policy analysis....
The Navy’s new spy plane will make Russia very, very nervous
Navy Times NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — At first glance, the U.S. Navy’s new aircraft looks like...
Suspend the Iran Nuclear Agreement, Mr. Trump
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quick to warn President-elect Donald Trump that the United States is "duty-bound...
Implications of Emerging Chinese Surveillance and Strike Complexes
China appears determined to assert itself throughout the Asia Pacific region and undercut United States’ alliances with potentially destabilizing...
Searching for a Trump Grand Strategy
During his Presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump continuously emphasized several themes: the United States was on the “losing” end...