The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is an American

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based in

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, that conducts research on geopolitics,

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, and international security in the various regions of the world as well as on ethnic conflict, U.S. national security, terrorism, and on think tanks themselves. It publishes a quarterly journal, '' Orbis'', as well as a series of monographs, books, and electronic newsletters.

History

FPRI was founded by Ambassador

Robert Strausz-Hupé Robert Strausz-Hupé (March 25, 1903 – February 24, 2002) was an Austrian-born American diplomat and geopolitical theorist. Life and career Born in 1903 in Austria, Strausz-Hupé immigrated to the United States in 1923. Serving as an advisor ...

, a

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native who immigrated to the United States in 1923. Dissatisfied with the

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of John Foster Dulles and the

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's foreign policy in general, Strausz-Hupé founded FPRI in 1955 with support from the University of Pennsylvania and the

Smith Richardson Foundation The Smith Richardson Foundation is a private foundation based in Westport, Connecticut that supports policy research in the realms of foreign and domestic public policy. According to the foundation's website, its mission is "to contribute to i ...

. In 1957 publication commenced of the institute's quarterly, ''Orbis''. Since the end of the Cold War the institute has focused on education in international affairs, sponsoring various programs in Philadelphia area schools as well as conferences and seminars for high school and junior college teachers and lectures for the general public.

Research programs

Within the FPRI are the following programs: the Program on National Security (chaired by

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); the Asia Program (directed by Jacques deLisle); the Program on the Middle East (directed by Aaron Stein); the Eurasia Program (co-directed by Chris Miller and Maia Otarashvili); the Center for Study of America and the West (founded in 1997, directed by Ronald J. Granieri, and chaired by Walter A. McDougall); and the Africa Program (chaired by Charles A. Ray).

Board of Trustees

As of 2021, the Board of Trustees also includes: * Robert Freedman, Chairman * Dov S. Zakheim, Vice-Chair *

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, Vice-Chair *

Adrian A. Basora Adrian Anthony Basora (born July 18, 1938) is an American diplomat, and former United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. He is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute researching democratization in the post-Communist states ...

Larry Ceisler Larry Ceisler is a prominent political operative in Pennsylvania, where he is the principal of Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy. A native of Washington, Pennsylvania, he is a graduate of American University and Duquesne University School of Law. H ...

John Hillen John Francis Hillen III (born February 3, 1966) is an American business executive and diplomat who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from October 11, 2005 to January 11, 2007. He served as President and CEO ...

* Charles A. Ray

Funding

Funding details as of 2019:

Publications

*'' Orbis'' *''e-notes : a catalyst for ideas'' *''Foreign Policy Research Institute footnotes'' *''Foreign Policy Research Institute wire''

References

External links

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{{Authority control Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States Political and economic think tanks in the United States New Right organizations (United States) Organizations based in Philadelphia 1955 establishments in Pennsylvania