Join us in person on February 5, 2026, at 5 PM to discuss Germany's security environment. buff.ly/AXmaKId

What Is Irregular Warfare? buff.ly/jmF1Q2H

See what FPRI was up to last week on Substack. buff.ly/zpSYOW8

Learn more about Russia’s challenge of managing veteran reintegration amidst its war in Ukraine. buff.ly/6jM2rir

Event Reminder for FPRI's Patron Level Members - Greenland and Arctic Security: Separating Fact from Fiction - Tomorrow, January 13, at 11 AM. buff.ly/LyefBJC

The Trump administration’s interest in Africa will be constrained, selective, and dependent on what Africa can offer in an increasingly competitive world. buff.ly/pMySAfM

In this episode, the current editor of the #BearMarketBrief talks to a former editor of the Brief about an important question: in the big picture, what actually happened in Russia in 2025? buff.ly/fZKvARF

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine proved to be a lynchpin moment for how Finnish society viewed its security and its future. Listen to this episode of #TheTiesThatBind on #Finland. buff.ly/HvLDZ2g

The US ouster of Venezuelan leader #NicolasMaduro has serious implications for Russian foreign policy, both in and outside of the Western hemisphere. Read more in the latest #ExpertCommentary on #Venezuela. buff.ly/zlwAKK0

While scholars and pundits alike have focused on the dramatic reshaping of Washington’s perceived ironclad relationship with European partners and allies, the new #NSS also indicates a significant shift in how the United States will approach Africa in the near term. buff.ly/pMySAfM

Reintegrating Russian war participants into civilian life will put a significant burden on both federal and lower-level budgets in Russia, as well as on large employers. Read more in the report by @minczifra.bsky.social. buff.ly/iJ2qeU6

Minority Identity in Baltic Literature and Film #BalticWays buff.ly/6rkU8ud

The Africa Blind Spot: The US National Security Strategy and the Risks of Retreat buff.ly/pMySAfM

The Russian state has the financial resources to finance rehabilitation and reintegration of war participants, but lacks the necessary social infrastructure capacity, particularly in healthcare and law enforcement. buff.ly/iJ2qeU6

Read the latest from Max Hess - Venezuela & The Success of The International Economic Order buff.ly/ptlalt7

A new episode of the #BalticWays podcast is now live. Click to learn more. buff.ly/kwUPi9G

FPRI Experts React | Regime Change in Venezuela buff.ly/zlwAKK0

What actually happened in Russia in 2025? Listen to this episode of the #BearMarketBrief podcast to find out. buff.ly/fZKvARF

New from Hajnalka Vincze - "Right Assessment, Wrong Tactics: Europe in the New National Security Strategy" buff.ly/E32q6O2

FPRI Welcomes Mirna Galic, David Marsh, and Jon Metzler as Fellows buff.ly/Lv9fhjQ

See what FPRI's experts make of the new #NSS buff.ly/LW50DXj

Catch up on #TheTiesThatBind podcast, all episodes of Season 2 are now live! buff.ly/yjLBicY

New from Joshua Freedman - The Present and Future of the KMT in Taiwan buff.ly/h64ndLO

What Is Irregular Warfare? Learn on from the #Overheard podcast. buff.ly/2tDOU2X

Listen to the latest #BearMarketBrief podcast for a deep dive into dissident spaces that exist under the radar in Russia. buff.ly/i4XZSVf

🇫🇮 Finland has a constitutional clause that implies that all Finnish citizens are expected to contribute to the country's defense in some way. Listen to this episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast for a look at Finland's history, #NATO accession, and more! buff.ly/vmSYn80

Whatever you think of the substance, the new #NationalSecurityStrategy is different than all that has come before it. buff.ly/LW50DXj

Listen to the latest #BalticWays podcast on Ukrainian identity in #Estonia following Russia's full-scale invasion. buff.ly/HLiNSlX

Listen to FPRI President Aaron Stein's conversation with Billy Byrne, the Director of Strategy for Defense at Saildrone, on Unmanned Naval Systems. #BehindTheFront

Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Irregular Warfare buff.ly/SWQarmV

Unlike the other NATO frontline states, Finland was not a member of #NATO at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. February 24, 2022, proved to be a lynchpin moment for how Finnish society viewed its security and its future. More on #TheTiesThatBind podcast. buff.ly/vmSYn80

New analysis of the Russian federal budget shows a widening deficit. Read more in the #BearMarketBrief. buff.ly/vAcKhSO

Last week's event, Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian Ceasefire Negotiations, is now available on our YouTube page. Click to watch the conversation. buff.ly/AUMN5pq

🇫🇮 Finland has a unique whole-of-society approach to defense, known as "Total Defense." Learn more in this episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast.

In case you missed yesterday's event on the prospects for stability in the #TaiwanStrait, the event recording is now available on YouTube. buff.ly/M2PYLco

Happening today! We are excited to host the Moldovan Ambassador Vladislav Kulminski buff.ly/70XkMJt

Bruce Pannier analyzes #CentralAsia's worsening drug problem in his latest piece for FPRI. buff.ly/oqvEVby

Last call to sign up for tomorrow's in-person event! 🇲🇩 Moldovan Ambassador Vladislav Kulminski joins FPRI's #AmbassadorSeries at 5 PM. buff.ly/70XkMJt

A new episode of #TheTiesThatBind podcast is live! Natalia Kopytnik chats with experts Minna Ålander and Joel Linnainmäki for an episode on #Finland. Listen now and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! buff.ly/vmSYn80

Watch this week's virtual event with Aaron Stein and Emily Holland on Russo-Ukrainian ceasefire negotiations. buff.ly/XO8qGud

Read Charles Ray's analysis on the US National Security Strategy and Africa buff.ly/ji7VP5d

"The #NSS largely ignores US-Russia relations. The only core US interests related to Russia are reducing the risk of conflict between Russia + Europe and reestablishing 'conditions of strategic stability,' which indicates the administration’s desire to work more closely with Moscow." buff.ly/LW50DXj

Over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have come to Estonia at some point since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Of those, tens of thousands remain in the country, building their own communities and integrating with local Estonians. #BalticWays buff.ly/trvFikc

Catch up on #TheTiesThatBind podcast on #Latvia before next week's episode goes live! buff.ly/uec9Plj

"The new #NationalSecurityStrategy reads less like a strategy than a mash-up of campaign brochure, culture-war manifesto, and half-digested realism." Read more from Michael Beckley and other experts in FPRI's expert commentary. buff.ly/LW50DXj

Turkmenistan was at the center of what is among the Central Asian countries, arguably the biggest drug scandal of 2025 among the Central Asian countries. Click to read more. buff.ly/l0a70oD

Read the latest commentary from FPRI experts on the Trump administration’s #NationalSecurityStrategy. www.fpri.org/article/2025...

"The Middle East and Africa, especially Africa, are given short shrift in the #NationalSecurityStrategy, with the adoption of a policy of transactional realism that ends the era of nation-building and human rights conditionality." Click to read the full analysis by Charles Ray. buff.ly/ji7VP5d

Join our virtual event, The State of the Status Quo: Prospects for Stability in the Taiwan Strait, on December 15 at 8 AM. buff.ly/4D5z7qP

What does an ANO-led regime in Prague mean for relations with its neighbors, Brussels, and Washington? Read more on the #CzechElections. buff.ly/LP0eEKW