Decoding China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
Executive Summary China’s latest Five-Year Plan signals that it has become more pessimistic about the global environment, seeing it...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Decoding China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
A nation must think before it acts.
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A Growing Rift: The Decline of Russian-Central Asian Ties
Executive Summary A small group of Russian nationalists has been calling to “reclaim” Russia’s colonial territories since the Soviet...
Reordering Central Asia: China’s Emerging Economic Hierarchy
Introduction For much of the post–Cold War period, Central Asia was framed as a space of Sino-Russian coordination, institutionalized...
Shifting Power Dynamics in Kyrgyzstan: The End of the Japarov-Tashiyev Era
Introduction Kyrgyzstan was once viewed as the “island of democracy “in Central Asia. That changed in the last five...
Rising Lion’s Air Offensive: Part I
Following the 12-day war in late June 2025, the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) immediately began a project...
From Front Line to Fault Line: Russia’s Challenge Managing Veteran Reintegration
Executive Summary Russia’s policy execution structure decentralizes responsibility for the reintegration of war participants, while centralizing credits for success...
Drones and Mass Salvo Attacks: Lessons Learned from the American Defense of Israel
On a cool night in April 2024, the Iranian military surprised American and coalition war planners. It launched...
Protecting the North American Arctic and Beyond
USNORTHCOM’s Role and Place in a Changing Circumpolar Security Environment Executive Summary The United States has quickly adapted to...
Humiliation and Transformation: The Islamic Republic After the 12-Day War
The 12-Day War between Iran and Israel in June 2025 exposed critical weaknesses in the Islamic Republic’s military,...
Shallow Ramparts: Air and Missile Defenses in the June 2025 Israel-Iran War
Introduction There are two remarkable stories about defenses during the war between Israel and Iran in June 2025....