NATO: An FPRI Primer
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants the President the power to negotiate alliances with the “Advice...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
NATO: An FPRI Primer
A nation must think before it acts.
Ukraine
The Post-Soviet Wars: Part I
Russia’s intervention in Georgia in 2008 and, more recently, in Ukraine awaked many in the West to a category...
The New Eurasia Energy Landscape: Conference Report
By some measures, Eurasia’s energy landscape has changed more in the past several years than in the previous several...
Of Little Green Men and Long Black Robes: The Role of the Orthodox Church in the Conflict in Ukraine
It is an honor to have been invited to present the twenty-first Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs...
European Leaders Discuss the Future of the Baltic and Beyond at Riga
Since 2006, the Baltic states have hosted two major annual conferences on defense and security: the Annual Baltic Conference...
Ukraine and Chinese Investment: Caution Amid Potential?
As Ukraine’s recent economic difficulties persist—the country registered a modest growth rate of 2.3% in 2016, and painful IMF-mandated...
The Transnistrian Conflict: A Destabilizing Status Quo?
The conflict in Transnistria is the last secessionist conflict in the post-Soviet space that remains “frozen,” in the sense...
Considering Ukraine’s Ethnic Minorities and Their Influence on Russian Foreign Policy
Abstract Transnational Ethnic Alliance Theory at its core posits that the majority ethnic group in one state will come...
What the West Can Learn from Rationalizing Russia’s Action in Ukraine
Abstract Russia’s foreign policy decisions towards Ukraine in the context of the “Ukraine crisis” have been portrayed largely in...
Can China Help GUAM Diversify Away from Russia?
Established in 1997, GUAM—a platform named after its members Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova and originally created to improve...