The Retreat of Democracy in Africa – Real or Imagined?
A number of coups and attempted coups in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 and 2021 call into question the state...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Retreat of Democracy in Africa – Real or Imagined?
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Link Between Instability and Violent Extremism in West Africa
Islamist insurgents seek to spread their influence west on the African continent, taking advantage of weak governance and struggling...
The State of Play in Ukraine
The Russian invasion in Ukraine has bogged down, forcing President Vladimir Putin to wrestle with a series of questions...
FPRI–Wilson Center Symposium: Economic Security and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific
As the world begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, risks to global growth persist from the spillover effects...
The Wagner Group’s Playbook in Africa
In his recent FPRI report, Raphael Parens examines the Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner Group’s playbook in Africa. Wagner...
The Surprising Strategic Consequences of the 1812 War
In the fifth annual Ginsburg-Satell Lecture on American Character and Identity, FPRI’s Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Walter McDougall will discuss...
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Nukes, Negotiations, and Neutrality
As Russia’s offensive recalibrates towards Ukraine’s eastern regions and the war enters its new phase, the stakes continue to...
Intelligence in Flux: From the Cold War to the Present
David P. Hunt, a former senior officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, will discuss intelligence work as a profession...
Chinese Presence in Africa: A U.S. Perspective
China has become a major multidimensional presence on the African continent with multiple objectives, primarily in the economic, multilateral,...
Samuel J. Savitz Memorial Lecture on Cultural Diplomacy
Please note: This event will take place both in-person, at the Museum of the American Revolution, and virtually, via...