The Best of FPRI’s Essays on the Middle East, 2005-2015
he Middle East - a region as complex and fraught with challenges as ever - continues to hold U.S....
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Best of FPRI’s Essays on the Middle East, 2005-2015
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Evolution of the Executive and Executive Power in the American Republic
THE MODERN REPUBLIC AND THE BIRTH OF EXECUTIVE POWER As Americans, we take for granted the idea of a...
The Inseparable Twins: Diaspora Shishan and Chechen Muwaḥḥidun & Jihadis in al-Sham
Introduction Ethnic Chechens play a critical if underappreciated role in the conflict now raging in al-Sham. They include the...
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s Unified Military Command
INTRODUCTION The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which brings together the countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and...
The Perfect Storm Ahead? An Exploration of the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism
“Today, the elements of a perfect storm are in place around the world: an ample supply of weapons-usable nuclear...
William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and the American Founding: The Philadelphia Factor
. . . Given all these contingencies it would appear that the birth of a United States of America...
American Military History: A Resource for Teachers and Students
PREFACE Teaching America’s military history is an important civic duty because “We the People” are responsible for the common...
21st Century Cultures of War: Advantage Them
Introduction In the inaugural launch of the FPRI’s new e-publication, The Philadelphia Papers, the anthropologist Anna Simons of the Defense Analysis...
The West And The Muslim Brotherhood After The Arab Spring
Introduction Few observers foresaw the Arab Spring, but it should not have surprised anyone that the Islamist movements...
Reforming the Afghan National Police
Introduction Achieving a minimum level of stability in any post-conflict society is an absolute prerequisite for effective and durable...