The aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the United States prompted numerous counterinsurgency operations across various theaters ...

From the “Great Arab Revolt” against Ottoman rule in World War I to the upheavals of the Arab Spring, this text analyzes a century of modern Arab history through the lens of three intertwined notions: ...

It is well known that the three Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, are distinct yet share many similarities. They are comparable in size and have ...

In an era marked by evolving geopolitical challenges and the imperative for robust defense capabilities along NATO’s Eastern Flank, the strategic partnership ...

In late September, a US HC-103J Super Hercules spotted four foreign vessels operating about 440 miles southwest of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Upon closer inspection, the patrol turned out to be ...

The lives of Central Asian migrant laborers in Russia have become much worse since the terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 22, 2024, that left more than 140 people dead. Prior to ...

Eitvydas Bajarūnas is a Visiting Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Turkey benefits economically and politically from Assad’s fall, but tensions with the Kurdish-led SDF, Gulf states, Israel, and Iran highlight competing ambitions and risks of instability in Syria’s ...

James Olson is the former Chief of Counterintelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency. He served for more than thirty years, mostly overseas in clandestine operations. He is a professor at Texas A ...

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 ...

Bruce Pannier is a Central Asia Fellow in the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a longtime journalist and correspondent covering Central Asia. He currently writes Radio Free ...