Publications

Browse FSI scholarship on geopolitics, global health, energy, cybersecurity and more.

Featured Publications

Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and U.S.-Russia Relations after the Cold War

Rose Gottemoeller uses lessons learned from U.S.-Russia relations during the George H. W. Bush and Clinton administrations to offer insights into how Russia today may be convinced to end its war against Ukraine and resume cooperation for the sake of global security.

SECURITY THROUGH COOPERATION

Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder

A clear-eyed look from Michael McFaul at how the rise of autocratic China and Russia are compelling some to think that we have entered a new Cold War—and why we must reject that thinking in order to prevail.

Autocrats vs. Democrats

Cover of The Highest Exam by Hongbon Li and Ruixue Jia, with Claire Cousineau.

The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China

The National College Entrance Examination shapes the future of millions of students in China each year, but Hongbin Li and Ruixue Jia illuminate how this test of all tests is also shaping education, labor markets, political legitimacy, and social values beyond the PRC.

THE HIGHEST EXAM

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Journal Articles

Remittances, Informal Loans, and Assets as Risk-Coping Mechanisms: Evidence from Agricultural Households in Rural Philippines

Asia Health Policy Program working paper # 32, 2012

Books

After Obama's Victory at the U.S. Presidential Elections 2012: What Are the Perspectives? An Analysis from a European View

WeltTrends, 2012

Policy Briefs

China's Future After the Generational Power Transfer 2012-13: Democratization or the Rule of Law? For A Moderate Realistic Assessment of the Situation and the Perspectives

Journal for Comparative Political Science, 2012

Commentary

Publications

Featured Publications

Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and U.S.-Russia Relations after the Cold War

Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder

The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China

Making the Afghan Civil-Military Imbalance Conducive to Democratization

Whither Russia? Autocracy Is Here for Now, but Is It Here to Stay?

Entrepreneurship, Private Economy, and Growth: Evidence from China

Crisis, Coercion, and Authoritarian Durability: Explaining Diverging Responses to Anti-Regime Protest in Egypt and Iran

The Distribution of Financial Aid in China: Is Aid Reaching Poor Students?

Remittances, Informal Loans, and Assets as Risk-Coping Mechanisms: Evidence from Agricultural Households in Rural Philippines

Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Russia

King David

There is hope yet for Afghanistan

Reaction Time

Does Having a Cadre Parent Pay? Evidence from the First Job Offers of Chinese College Graduates

Avoiding Defeatism on Afghanistan

The Future of Economic Idealism: Korea, Europe, and the USA

Viewpoints: Cap and trade should look to broader goals

Governing Security: The Hidden Origins of American Security Agencies

After Obama's Victory at the U.S. Presidential Elections 2012: What Are the Perspectives? An Analysis from a European View

Careful What You Wish For: The Shale Gas Revolution and Natural Gas Exports

Reforming Higher Education: Meeting the Challenges of Global Competition in the Digital Information Age

Mental health services use by children investigated by child welfare agencies

The New Global Constellation - China and the USA: Is Pacific Confrontation the Destiny of the G-2?

China's Future After the Generational Power Transfer 2012-13: Democratization or the Rule of Law? For A Moderate Realistic Assessment of the Situation and the Perspectives

Hacking the President’s DNA

From Bad Cop to Good Cop: The Challenge of Security Sector Reform in Egypt

Regional Efforts to Advance Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: APID, the PG20, and a Possible GGAIN

Climate and Social Stress: Implications for Security Analysis