New Publications
 How To Break Up With Al Qaeda & Date ISIS
Clint Watts, Robert A. Fox Fellow, FPRI
Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog, June 25, 2016
This graphic describes the recent history of the al Qaeda and Islamic State split and the currents created by foreign fighter migrations to conflict zones in Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Syria.
 Brexit: FPRI Responds
- Brexit, Europe, and the EU’s Passion Deficit, Ronald J. Granieri, Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog, June 27, 2016
- How Brexit Challenges U.S. Security, Hon. Dov S. Zakheim, The National Interest, June 24, 2016
- Four Geopolitical Consequences of Brexit, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest, June 24, 2016
 Expertise in Countering Urban Street Gangs can be used to Fight Jihadists
Joseph Braude, Senior Fellow, FPRI
Tyler Jiang, Intern, FPRI
FPRI E-Notes, June 29, 2016
"...it is worth asking whether American specialists in other fields might have their own ideas about organized violence that could strengthen the attempt to counter jihadism in its present form — and, if so, whether homegrown Arab counterterrorism initiatives could benefit from their experience."
 Epic Misadventure or Historic Achievement: The Remarkable Story of the Czecho-Slovak Legion
Kevin J. McNamara, Associate Scholar, FPRI
FPRI E-Notes, June 30, 2016
This essay draws on the author’s new book Dreams of a Great Small Nation: The Mutinous Army that Threatened a Revolution, Destroyed an Empire, Founded a Republic, and Remade the Map of Europe (Public Affairs, 2016).
 China’s Encirclement Concerns
Felix K. Chang, Senior Fellow, FPRI
Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog, June 24, 2016
"For almost two decades, Chinese strategists have worried about what they regard as the geopolitical encirclement of China...No doubt last week’s large-scale naval exercise in the western Pacific did little to dispel their concerns."
 Orbis: FPRI's Journal of World Affairs
Summer 2016
FPRI would like to present the Summer 2016 Orbis issue. Of particular interest, Colin Dueck's article on strategic planning for the next president and Amit Gupta's article on U.S. foreign policy in light of demographic changes.
 The Baltic States in European Security: A Report of an FPRI Roundtable at the 25th Biennial Meeting of the American Association of Baltic Studies
Otto Kienitz, Research Associate, FPRI
FPRI E-Notes, June 30, 2016
On May 27-30, 2016, the American Association of Baltic Studies held its 25th biennial meeting at the University of Pennsylvania. FPRI was pleased to be a sponsor of the meeting, host of a roundtable discussion, and co-host of the keynote address by Estonian President and UPenn alum Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
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