Five Years of War in the Donbas - Foreign Policy Research Institute
WEBOct 24, 2019 · The war in the eastern Ukrainian region known as the Donbas has killed over 13,000 people, displaced millions, and led to the worst rupture in relations between the Russian Federation and the West since the end of the Cold War. The war was caused by inherent cleavages in Ukrainian society, combined with clumsy and self-interested intervention by outside powers.
Why the United States Went to War in Vietnam
WEBA regional approach to the Vietnam War is important because U.S.-Vietnam relations and the Vietnam War did not occur in a vacuum. The global context is also important because Cold War tensions between the U.S., the Soviet Union, and China also shaped events related to the Vietnam War.
What is Geopolitics? - Foreign Policy Research Institute
WEBRobert Strausz-Hupé, the founder of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, was a leading exponent of the field of geopolitics, a political framework that supports the examination of international affairs in the context of culture, history, and geography, in addition to day-to-day political events. This framework originated as a reaction to America’s actions—or lack thereof—during the ...
Understanding Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - Foreign Policy …
WEBIntroduction. On February 24, 2022 Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. In times of crisis, balanced, in-depth analysis and trusted expertise is paramount. The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) remains committed in its mission to provide expert analysis to policy makers and the public on the most pressing foreign policy challenges.
Executive Summary - Foreign Policy Research Institute
WEBSep 9, 2021 · Executive Summary. A s the United States seeks to prepare for a potential conflict with a peer-level adversary, the debate around the utility of the aircraft carrier—and its role in such a contingency—once again has resurfaced. Since the carrier’s adoption over 100 years ago, policymakers and servicemembers have argued over the ship’s mission, size, vulnerability, and—of course—cost.
Does Africa Matter to the United States? - Foreign Policy Research ...
WEBJan 11, 2021 · Most Americans generally have one of two images of Africa: a primitive home of famine, disease, and civil war, or an idyllic motherland. Neither image is entirely correct. While Africa does have more than its fair share of problems and is the homeland of many Americans, it is a diverse continent of more than 50 nations and hundreds of ethnicities and languages; Africa is also the youngest ...
India's Neutrality and Strategic Relations with China, Russia, and …
WEBApr 25, 2022 · India has long prided itself on its strategically independent or non-aligned foreign policy. But the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian War has put India’s approach to strategic independence under an international spotlight.
Reconsidering the U.S. Record on Its Alliances
WEBApr 13, 2021 · The first is that alliances entangle the United States in foreign wars. The logic here is simple: Once you extend a security guarantee, the ally feels emboldened, knowing that America has its back. If the ally becomes embroiled in a war—even a war of its own making—the United States might feel compelled to intervene lest the credibility of ...
Countering Domestic Terrorism: Examining the Evolving Threat
WEBSep 25, 2019 · Today, both international terrorists and domestic terrorists congregate, coordinate, and conspire online, often without having any direct connection or physical interactions with a terrorist organization or fellow adherents. Both types of terrorist perpetrate violence in pursuit of political or social change on behalf of their respective ideologies. In both international and domestic terrorism ...
The Problem with Soft Power - Foreign Policy Research Institute
WEBSep 14, 2020 · Soft power is hard to quantify, and thus it is hard to measure its success. Hard power, focused more on measurable resources (money, soldiers, bullets), is a straightforward counting game, and so are the results of its applications. Soft power aims to change attitudes, which is a hard “thing” to which to assign a number or level.
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