Monday, December 5, 2016

Gen. James Mattis, tapped to be the next Secretary of Defense, was the 9th annual recipient of our Benjamin Franklin Award in 2013, when he delivered a keynote address at our annual dinner on Reflections of a Combatant Commander in a Turbulent World. 

Incidentally, the first 6 minutes offer a compelling explanation of why FPRI matters.

New Publications

America and Russia: Transcending Friend or Foe

Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Senior Fellow, FPRI
The National Interest, December 1, 2016
 

Revival of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Felix K. Chang, Senior Fellow, FPRI
Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog, December 1, 2016
 

Why Donald Trump Needs David Petraeus

Dominic Tierney, Senior Fellow, FPRI
The Atlantic, November 29, 2016
 

Primer on the Alawites in Syria

Devin Trivedi, Summer Intern, FPRI
Intern Corner, December 1, 2016

Interview on Fake News

The reality behind Russia's fake news

FPRI's Robert A. Fox Fellow Clint Watts was recently interviewed by CNN about Russian fake news.

Book Review

Getting God Out of Washington

D.G. Hart recently wrote a review of The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy, written by Walter McDougall, Chair of FPRI's Center for the Study of America and the West.

Hart said of the book, "One of this disturbing book’s many strengths is its reminder of a United States before it entered the world’s stage. During the 19th century four important circumstances constrained officials’ visions of grandeur: the new nation’s relative weakness; fears of picking a fight with Western powers; a sense of the fragility of republics both ancient and modern; and what the author calls a belief in the 'incorrigible imperfection of human nature.'"

Click here to read the full review.

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