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Dec 27, 2024 · The Foreign Policy Research Institute is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the United States.
The Islamic State Five Years After the Collapse of the Caliphate
Mar 29, 2024 · Five years ago this March, the final remnants of the Islamic State’s so-called caliphate were physically destroyed. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish militia backed by the United States and its allies, swept into the Syrian desert town of Baghouz to capture the group’s remaining fighters and their families. ISIS’s last stand was the culmination of a years-long effort led by ...
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2024?
Dec 19, 2023 · Editor’s Note: This article is the sixth annual “Trends in Terrorism” essay from global counterterrorism expert and FPRI non-resident Senior Fellow Colin Clarke.. On the morning of October 7, Hamas terrorists breached the border fence between Gaza and Israel under the cover of a withering rocket barrage.
The Rise of the “Gators” and Its Implications for the Indo-Pacific
Dec 9, 2024 · The American people chose former president Donald J. Trump once again. For the rest of the world, the most important question is what Trump’s foreign policy will be like in his second term. Often described as “isolationist” by pundits, …
Between Activism and Isolationism: What to Expect From Trump's …
Nov 15, 2024 · Bottom Line. Although the United States has long sought to reduce its involvement in the Middle East, the looming threat of regional war, opportunities arising from the Abraham Accords and Iran’s weakened influence, and growing US-China competition will likely push Washington to be more engaged and strengthen alliances to realign the region with US priorities.
Why NATOizing Military Assistance to Ukraine Won’t Solve the …
Jul 2, 2024 · Despite promises to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, many NATO Allies are starting to reach a tipping point in their military assistance to Ukraine. That reality, and the specter of Donald Trump’s reelection this November, has led some within the Alliance to call for the NATOization of the war in Ukraine. Absent consensus on extending Ukraine an invitation for NATO membership, NATO ...
What’s Next for Syria, the Region, and the World?
Dec 10, 2024 · Mohammed Soliman is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the National Security Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is also the director of the Strategic Technologies and Cyber Security Program at the Middle East Institute and a visiting fellow with the National Security Program at Third Way.
Russia’s Space Program After 2024 - Foreign Policy Research …
Jul 22, 2024 · GLONASS seems to be crucially underfunded even in rubles. It was officially planned that the navigation system would get ₽484 billion ($6.7 billion) during 2021 to 2030. This amount would allow Russia to complete developing a new generation of navigation satellites GLONASS-K (GLONASS-K2) and to orbit them instead of satellites of the previous generation, GLONASS-M, which either have exceeded ...
Havana Syndrome: The History Behind the Mystery
Apr 1, 2024 · [1] Miriam Berger and Rachel Pannett, “What to Know about ‘Havana Syndrome,’ the Mysterious Illness Affecting US Officials around the World,” The Washington Post, September 21, 2021; James Schumaker, “Before Havana Syndrome, There Was Moscow Signal,” AFSA-The Foreign Service Journal, American Foreign Service Association, January-February, 2022; Julia Ioffe, “The Mystery of the ...
Understanding Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Foreign Policy …
Feb 24, 2022 · Russian Aggression in Ukraine & Russian Defense Analysis Moscow’s Mind Games: Finding Ideology in Putin’s Russia – February 2023; The Confrontation with Russia and US Grand Strategy – February 2023; Tanks a Lot (Well, Actually Not That Many for Ukraine) – February 2023 Wagner Group Redefined: Threats and Responses – January 2023 ‘Let’s Make a …