FPRI Experts React | Trump-Xi Summit
The Wake-up Call for the US to Counter Chinese Economic Coercion – Shihoko Goto The much-anticipated meeting in Beijing...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
FPRI Experts React | Trump-Xi Summit
A nation must think before it acts.
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FPRI Experts React | The US Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
On Monday, April 13th, the United States announced that the US Navy would block Iranian ships entering or exiting...
Experts React | Iran Energy and Indo-Pacific Realignment
Shihoko Goto, Asia Program Director The surge in global oil prices following the attacks on Iran has materially weakened...
FPRI Experts React | The Cost of a Win-Win for US-Japan Relations
Shihoko Goto, Asia Program Director As the first G7 leader to meet with President Donald Trump in the White...
Experts React | Effects of the Iran War on Energy Markets
Emily Holland, Eurasia Program Director With the world still reeling from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...
FPRI Experts React | Options in the Strait of Hormuz
After weeks of war, pressure is mounting on the Trump administration to deploy sea and ground forces on an...
FPRI Experts React | Understanding the Third Gulf War
The third Gulf War began with an assassination on February 28, 2026, in broad daylight in central Iran. The...
FPRI Experts React | Renewed Conflict in Iran
Aaron Stein, President After declaring Iran’s nuclear program obliterated after Operation Midnight Hammer, the US has returned to finish...
FPRI Experts React | Sanae Takaichi’s Victory in Japanese Election
Shihoko Goto—With Takaichi’s Massive Win, Japan’s Potential Path Forward Opens Up The decisive electoral victory of Prime Minister Takaichi...
FPRI Experts React | Regime Change in Venezuela
Aaron Stein, President The rapid JSOC-led operation has drawn considerable comparisons to previous American operations in Central and Southern...