Bo Kong and Carla FreemanOct 10, 20143 min readChina taking climate action through the market at homeMany saw Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to skip the upcoming “Climate Summit 2014” in New York as a blow to hopes that the...
Afshin Molavi, FPI FellowOct 9, 20145 min readThe Emerging Dubai Gateway to AfricaWhen Jeffrey Singer, former President of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), sat down with senior Dubai-based executives...
FPI Fellow Afshin MolaviSep 10, 20144 min readWhat Abe and Modi need from each otherThis is a re-post from a separate article at Quartz. The six million followers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have been...
FPI Senior Fellow Abbas KadhimAug 26, 20144 min readWhat Is Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate Haider Al-Abadi’s Plan for Iraq?In his first press conference, Iraqi Prime Minister-Designate Haider Al-Abadi laid out his agenda and the challenges ahead of him as he...
Joshua Muravchik, FPI FellowJul 30, 20146 min readWhy Liberals Should Love IsraelThis is a re-post of an article in "On Faith." Israel is less popular on the left of the political spectrum than on the right. A new Pew...
Abbas KadhimJul 24, 20144 min readWhat Do You Know About Sistani's Fatwa?This article has been re-posted from the Huffington Post. Before the security collapse in Mosul, the conventional wisdom among Iraq...
Talha Jalal, FPI Research AssociateJul 8, 20145 min readBad Habits of ‘International Speak’This article is reposted from Le Monde Diplomatique. Ask Edward St. Aubyn, the author of the highly acclaimed Melrose novels, and he will...
Mohamed RaoudaJul 2, 20143 min readCommentary: Lebanon and the Regional Chess GameAs I write this from Beirut, Lebanon, the city is on high alert as the Lebanese army has set up check points across the country following...
Gregory ChinJun 19, 20145 min readChina’s New Commitments in AfricaAppealing to hearts and minds in Africa on his recent visit (May 2014), Chinese premier Li Keqiang pledged that his country would boost...
Amb, Shirin Tahir-Kheli, FPI Senior FellowJun 17, 20144 min readCan India-Pakistan Relations Enter a "New Era" under Prime Minister Modi?Even without the extreme danger that terrorism poses to both countries, Indo-Pak engagement makes sense. A shared border, common history...
Abbas Kadhim, FPI FellowJun 12, 20146 min readPolitical Dynamics Impacting Oil Dispute in IraqThe dispute over who controls oil in Iraq reflects internal Iraqi divisions that are about more than control over oil revenue. It is...
Brian CarlsonJun 4, 20145 min readRussia-China Gas Deal a Sign of Russian Weakness, Not New AllianceRussian President Vladimir Putin’s May 20-21 visit to China, which culminated in the signing of a 30-year, $400 billion gas deal, offered...
Shrey VermaMay 28, 20143 min readModi’s New ‘Quadrilateral’ Foreign PolicyAfter a resounding win in the just-concluded parliamentary elections, Narendra Modi has been sworn-in as India’s fifteenth prime...
Talha Jalal, FPI ResearcherMay 19, 20146 min readOn Women’s LibertyThe best-selling single of 2013 was “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke, clocking sales of more than 1.47 million copies. It has a catchy...
Amb. Shirin Tahir-Kheli, FPI Senior FellowMay 12, 20143 min readWomen Who InspireFor more than a century, March 8 has been celebrated as "Women's Day". In over a hundred countries spanning all parts of the globe,...
Carla Freeman, Executive DirectorFeb 17, 20143 min readSecretary Kerry in Asia –Looking for Love in the Wrong PlacesJohn Kerry brings home some successes from his just-concluded fifth visit to East Asia as Secretary of State—this time around to Seoul,...
Talha Jalal, Research AssociateFeb 11, 20144 min readA War in Images-- Robert Nickelsberg's AfghanistanThe Foreign Policy Institute hosted veteran photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg for his book talk here in Washington, DC. Nickelsberg’s...
Emirhan Yorulmazlar. Fellow and DiplomatJan 22, 20145 min readAn Alternative Middle Eastern Order: Call for TurkeyThe Middle East is getting through a painful and chaotic phase of transformation. In yet another try towards normalization, the region...
Amb. Shirin Tahir-KheliJan 17, 20142 min readU.S. Strategy and Regional Trends in South AsiaThe visit of the Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, to the White House this week reminds us of the diplomatic minuet that...
Jim Mann, Senior FellowJan 15, 20145 min readSecond Term PresidentsOne of the enduring features of American political history is the phenomenon that second-term presidents are declared to be dead or...
