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April 25, 2024
The Libyan Political Crisis: Implication for Human TraffickingBackground For the eighth year in a row, the Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Report labeled Libya as a Special Case country. Typically, the Department of State gives a country a score from one to three based on... Read more |
April 23, 2024
Announcing the 2024 Templeton FellowsThe Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of its 2024 Templeton Fellows. Recipients of the Templeton Fellowship work across FPRI’s research programs on a variety of projects throughout the year. The Templeton Fellowships are... Read more |
April 15, 2024
Mobilizing Against Thai Hydropower: Information is PowerThe explosive growth of development along the Mekong river since 1995 has produced an estimated 167 hydropower plants, with eleven mainstream facilities on the way in Laos, Cambodia, and along the Laos-Thailand border. With its electricity generating capacity projected... Read more |
April 10, 2024
A Digital Threat to Dollar DominanceFear and lack of knowledge of cryptocurrency at the highest levels of the US government pose a major threat to national security. The emergence of the technological solution provided by the Bitcoin protocol in 2008 (and the myriad of... Read more |
April 9, 2024
The Battery of Southeast Asia: Challenges to Building a Regional Transmission GridThe mighty Mekong River, a life source for millions across Southeast Asia, now faces an existential threat. An ambitious regional plan developed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) incorporates the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) as... Read more |
April 5, 2024
Women’s Work: History of Women in Academia at the University of TartuIndra Ekmanis: Welcome to Baltic Ways, a podcast bringing you interviews and insights from the world of Baltic studies. I’m your host, Dr. Indra Ekmanis. Today, we listen to a conversation with Dr. Janet Laidla, lecturer in Estonian history... Read more |
April 5, 2024
Niger’s Pivot to Moscow: What’s Next for US Engagement in Africa?On March 12, a delegation of US officials arrived in Niamey in a highly anticipated meeting on the future of US-Niger relations. The entourage of high-level US diplomats and military officials included the AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley, Assistant... Read more |
April 4, 2024
Could Togo’s New Constitution Jeopardize its Stability?Togo’s political landscape has undergone a significant shift with the adoption of a new constitution on March 25, 2024. This revision marks a fundamental change, transitioning the nation from a presidential system to a parliamentary one. The adoption has... Read more |
April 3, 2024
The Visegrád Four: From Troubled to BrokenSince the Foreign Policy Research Institute published “The Visegrád Four: Disunity in Central Europe” on February 23, 2024, the group of Central European nations has experienced a complete breakdown in relations. Despite efforts to display some semblance of cooperation... Read more |