Associate Scholar Kevin McNamara Interviewed by Czech Newspaper Lidovky on Latest Book
It is exactly one hundred years since the Czecho-Slovak Legionnaires first came to attention at the battle of Zborov in today’s western Ukraine. Exiled professor Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk recruited the legionnaires from among Czech and Slovak POWs in Russia and a few thousand more who fought for Allied Russia in World War One. “Although he […]
Fox Fellow Clint Watts Quoted in NPR on Russian News and Trump Campaign
Clint Watts, Robert A. Fox Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, began raising alarms about Russian measures to influence the American public’s political views shortly after Trump’s press conference. “Once you see both the campaign echoing the messages and themes that are coming out from RT and Sputnik News, when you see hacked materials […]
Senior Fellow Shelley Rigger Cited in World Politics Review on Taiwan
However, maintaining relations with a small number of states is less important than it was two decades ago, since Taiwanese have shifted their thinking to emphasize “informal, substantive relationships over formal diplomatic partnerships,” said Taiwan politics expert Shelley Rigger, a political scientist and longtime observer of Taiwanese politics at Davidson College in North Carolina. Rigger […]
Senior Fellow Lorenzo Vidino Quoted in The Daily Caller
The effort to define the process for approving imams has also been difficult, according to Islamism expert Lorenzo Vidino. “Where do you set the bar,” Vidino asked, according to AP. “Is it OK if someone is saying Western society is decadent, but at the same time condemns ISIS?” Read the full article here.
FPRI’s Tally Helfont Quoted in Arab News on Hezbollah
Tally Helfont, the director of the program on the Middle East at the Philadelphia-based Foreign Policy Research Institute believes that the distinction between the military and political wings of Hezbollah is a rhetorical one and reflects “different power levers” all working toward the same hegemonic ambitions. “It is all smoke and mirrors,” she said. “Countries […]
FPRI’s Clint Watts on Morning Joe Today
Fox Fellow Clint Watts appeared on Morning Joe on July 11th, 2017 to discuss Donald Trump Jr. and an email he received regarding Hillary Clinton and the Russian government’s role in helping the Trump campaign. Watch the video here.
Senior Fellow Clint Watts Interviewed by Politico on Fake News
“For sure,” former FBI agent and counterterrorism expert Clinton Watts said when asked whether Mueller’s focus would be on the Trump campaign’s potential connections to the Russia-based online activity. “Where money and connections and influence come together is where it will play out.” Read the full article here.
Templeton Fellow Ed Turzanski Discusses Trump on The Chris Stigall Show
Foreign policy analyst Ed Turzanski countered critics of Donald Trump who say he was outplayed by Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit, telling Chris Stigall on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT that Trump is promoting American natural gas to Russia’s detriment. “Trump is pushing back against Putin’s interests. Keep in mind, he congratulated the Poles for two things, […]
Associate Scholar Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein Commented on North Korea in Politifact
Associate Scholar Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein was interviewed and listed as a source by Politifact to fact-check a claim that North Korea is less sanctioned than Cuba. Read the full article here.
FPRI’s Clint Watts Quoted in The Daily Beast on U.S.-Russian Relations
“It’s no coincidence they would come to agreement to bury the hatchet and move on—they each got what they wanted,” said Clint Watts, the Robert A. Fox fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, who has extensively studied Russian electoral interference in the U.S. and Europe. “Trump got elected and Putin got Trump.” Read the […]
