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Ukraine, Russia, NATO, & Trans-Atlantic Relations: Leading Parliamentarians YouTube video by Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS

Mon 3/2 at 10:30 AM EST, FPI Sr. Fellow @edwardpjoseph.bsky.social will host four leading voices from Congress and Parliaments across Europe in an online discussion about Trans-Atlantic relations as the Ukraine war enters its fifth year. Watch our livestream on YouTube!
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What the Potomac River Sewage Spill Reveals About U.S. Water Infrastructure On January 19, a sewer collapse outside Washington, D.C., resulted in the largest wastewater spill in U.S. history, raising concerns about the broader challenges facing U.S. water infrastructure.

FPI Senior Fellow Tanvi Nagpal writes in @csis.org on what the Potomac River sewage spill reveals about the state of US water infrastructure.

The incident underscores aging systems and the need to invest in resilient infrastructure.

www.csis.org/analysis/wha...

America and China at the Edge of Ruin A last chance to step back from the brink.

US-China ties have steadily shifted from cautious engagement to tense rivalry. However, the months ahead may offer a rare window to stabilize ties.

FPI Senior Fellow David M. Lampton examines this relationship with Wang Jisi in Foreign Affairs.

Four Years On: Taking Stock of the Renewed Russian Invasion of Ukraine YouTube video by Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS

Or you can watch our livestream on YouTube, no registration required:

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Four Years On: Taking Stock of the Renewed Russian Invasion of Ukraine FPI Senior Fellow Daniel Serwer leads a discussion with Eugene Finkel, Sergey Radchenko, and Lauren Van Metre.

Mon, 2/16. FPI Sr. Fellow Daniel Serwer will lead a panel discussion on Ukraine's centuries long struggle with Russia, how the war is reshaping civil society in the country, and prospects for an end to the conflict.

To attend in-person in DC, click the link below:
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Africa's Fight to Secure its Place in the World Howard French—career foreign correspondent and global affairs writer—will be the speaker for the 2026 Betty Lou Hummel Memorial Lecture.

Wed, Feb 11, FPI will host @hofrench.bsky.social to discuss his latest book, The Second Emancipation, covering the life of Kwame Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and how African countries will play a greater role in world politics as Great Power competition intensifies.

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Tue, Feb 3, FPI welcomes Ivan Vukovic, MP in Montenegro and Chair of the European Integration Committee, to tell us about his country's bid to achieve EU membership by 2028, and the attempts of foreign-supported actors to stop it.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/montenegro...

On Thu, Feb 5, FPI Senior Fellow @edwardpjoseph.bsky.social will sit down with Albanian Foreign Minister Elisa Spiropali to discuss her country's drive for EU membership, the US role in the Balkans, and how to resist malign influence in the region from Russia and China.

RSVP: t.jh.edu/VabvPf

Seatbelts for Speeders: Why Beijing Ignores Washington’s Red Phone In early November, after meeting China’s defense minister, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth performed a longstanding ritual in military relations

When US officials call Chinese counterparts on a crisis hotline, they often get no answer.

FPI Director Carla Freeman and Alison McFarland look at how China understands the "red phone", and offer new approaches for better communications at moments of crisis.

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Join us on Monday, November 17th, for an essential discussion on "Securing Space: A Plan for US Action," based on the findings of a new, bipartisan Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Task Force.

RSVP here: t.jh.edu/qbUzcx

FPI Senior Fellow Shirin Tahir-Kheli writes in the Albuquerque Journal on the changing world order and how "America First" is reshaping U.S. leadership by reducing global burdens while maintaining strategic influence.

Read more here: abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...

Co-hosted with the SAIS China Research Center; the China Africa Research Initiative; and the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs

In collaboration with and special thanks to the Global Development Policy Center at Boston University

In conversation with SAIS Prof. Emeritus David M. Lampton and moderated by FPI Director Carla Freeman

On Thu 10/16, FPI Sr. Fellow Gregory Chin and Prof. Kevin Gallagher of Boston Univ. will launch their new book, "China and the Global Economic Order" and discuss China's growing power in the Bretton Woods system and the responses from Western powers
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China says it wants to protect coral reefs in the South China Sea. Experts are doubtful China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its yearslong push to establish control over the strategically important waters.

FPI Senior Fellow James Borton was quoted in the Associated Press on China’s nature reserve plans at Scarborough Shoal.

Read more:
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Vietnam’s New South China Sea Play: From Militarization to Conservation Marine protected areas can protect vulnerable maritime ecosystems in the South China Sea. They can also help advance Hanoi’s sovereignty claims.

FPI Senior Fellow James Borton, in Geopolitical Monitor, analyzes Vietnam’s green turn in the South China Sea, showing how conservation is emerging as a tool of legitimacy and a new arena of geopolitical competition.

www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/vietnams-new...

Serbia's Worsening Crisis: Is There A Way Out? YouTube video by Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS

Please register via Eventbrite to attend in person. You can also watch a livestream of our discussion on YouTube:
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Serbia faces growing tensions after ten months of protests. Is Serbia sliding into violence or even civil war?

Tue 9/9, FPI Senior Fellow Edward P. Joseph talks with leading Serbian activists and academics about the prospects for a peaceful resolution.

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Harvesting the Waves: Environmental Peacebuilding in the South China Sea Asia Unscripted · Episode

FPI Senior Fellow James Borton sat down with the US-Asia Institute's Asia Unscripted podcast to share his expertise on "blue parks" in the South China Sea, and how cooperation on environmental stewardship is fostering diplomacy and conflict resolution in the region.
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On Tue 7/29, FPI Director Carla Freeman will join an expert discussion on "China's Global Security Initiative in Latin America". This is an online event hosted by @The_Dialogue's Asia and Latin America Program. You can RSVP with this link:

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Tue 4/29, FPI is honored to host Frank Lavin - SAIS '90 and an official under Reagan, Bush 41, & Bush 43 - to discuss US foreign policy in the post-post-Cold War world. Is international leadership too costly for the US to keep? Or too precious to give up?
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Thu 5/1, FPI Senior Fellow Edward P. Joseph will host three ambassadors - from Albania, Croatia, and Kosovo - to discuss their countries' recent Joint Security Declaration. Could it be a model of European self-reliance and a watershed for Balkans security?
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Montenegro and the Balkans in Times of Turbulence YouTube video by Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS

Or you can watch our livestream on YouTube, no registration required:
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Mon 4/7, FPI Senior Fellow Edward P. Joseph will host Vesko Garčević and Kenneth Morrison to discuss Montenegro's path since splitting with Serbia in 2006, and the role it plays in the wider Balkan region.

If you'd like to join us in person, please RSVP:
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Flyer for Far Out! Cislunar Research Forum showing panelists: Dr. Gregory Miller (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins); Dr. Svetla Ben-Itzak (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins); Dr. Namrata Goswami (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins); Mr. Christopher Johnson (Secure World Foundation); Moderated by Professor Kun-Chin Lin (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins).

Wed 3/26, FPI will host "Far Out! A Cislunar Research Forum" to discuss the space race in Asia, competition between 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳, international regimes, and more from the Earth to the Moon and... beyond.

Thanks to the Space Force Association for supporting this event!

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Serbia's Crisis: The View from a Dissenting Judge, Miodrag Majić — SAIS Foreign Policy Institute On Thursday, March 13, 2025, FPI Senior Fellow Edward P. Joseph and SAIS Students Kaja Burja and Matej Sekulić sat down with Miodrag Majić, J.S.D., a judge at the Court of Appeals in Belgrade and th...

Thu, Mar 13, FPI Senior Fellow @edwardpjoseph hosted an online discussion with Serbian judge @misamajic about ongoing student-led protests in his country. Our livestream of his insightful remarks is now available on our website!
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Flyer for Far Out! Cislunar Research Forum showing panelists: Dr. Gregory Miller (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins); Dr. Svetla Ben-Itzak (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins); Dr. Namrata Goswami (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins); Mr. Christopher Johnson (Secure World Foundation); Moderated by Professor Kun-Chin Lin (US Space Force, SAIS-Johns Hopkins).

Wed 3/26, FPI will host "Far Out! A Cislunar Research Forum" to discuss the space race in Asia, competition between 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳, international regimes, and more from the Earth to the Moon and... beyond.

Thanks to the Space Force Association for supporting this event!

www.eventbrite.com/e/far-out-ci...

FPI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin, writing in @globalpolicy.bsky.social, explores Bhutan's leadership of G-ZERO, a coalition of countries with net-zero/negative carbon emissions. Bhutan's legacy of eco-stewardship makes it a natural leader of such coalitions.
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Serbia's Crisis: The View from a Dissenting Judge, Miodrag Majić YouTube video by Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS

Thu, Mar 13, FPI Senior Fellow Edward P. Joseph will host an online talk with Serbian judge Miodrag Majić about the student-led protests in his country. What are citizens demanding? Can Serbia overcome anti-democratic trends?

Join us at 11AM EDT = 5PM CET!
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Last week FPI Senior Fellow Edward P. Joseph hosted an online event with Serbian academics, experts, and activists to discuss the Jadar mining project. The discussion was detailed and substantive, and you can watch it yourself on our YouTube channel:
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