Foreign Policy Research Institute

Foreign Policy Research Institute
AbbreviationFPRI
Formation1955; 71 years ago (1955)
TypePublic policy think tank
Tax ID no.23-1731998
Headquarters123 S. Broad Street, Suite 1920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
President
Aaron Stein
Key people
Revenue$2,396,414 (2024)
Expenses$2,479,874 (2018)
Websitefpri.org

The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is an American think tank based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that conducts research on geopolitics, international relations, and international security in the various regions of the world and on ethnic conflict, U.S. national security, terrorism, and on think tanks themselves. It publishes a quarterly journal, Orbis, and a series of reports, books, newsletters, and podcasts.

History

FPRI was founded by Ambassador Robert Strausz-Hupé, a Vienna native who immigrated to the United States in 1923. Dissatisfied with the containment strategy of John Foster Dulles and the Eisenhower administration's foreign policy in general, Strausz-Hupé founded FPRI in 1955 with support from the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, and the Smith Richardson Foundation.[citation needed] In 1957, FPRI began publishing Orbis, its quarterly journal.

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.[citation needed]

Research programs

FPRI manages and sponsors several divisions and programs, including its Program on National Security (chaired by John Lehman Jr.); its Asia Program (directed by Shihoko Goto)its Eurasia Program (directed by Emily Holland); and the Africa Program (chaired by Charles A. Ray).

Board of trustees

As of 2026, FPRI's board of trustees includes:

Funding

Funding report as of 2019 (no specific details about grants or contributions):

Revenue and support as of 2018: $2,036,261
  1. Contributions 44.1 (42.2%)
  2. Grants 34.3 (32.8%)
  3. Membership and partnership 11.2 (10.7%)
  4. Royalties and editorial income 8 (7.65%)
  5. Other income 7 (6.69%)
Expenses as of 2018: $2,479,874
  1. Program (83.7%)
  2. Management and general (9.20%)
  3. Fundraising (7.10%)

Publications

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Foreign Policy Research Institute" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "International Think Tank - Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Hon. John F. Lehman, Jr. - Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  5. ↑ "FPRI Appoints Shihoko Goto as Vice President of Programs - Foreign Policy Research Institute". Archived from the original on 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2026-09-05.
  6. ↑ "FPRI Appoints Emily Holland Director of the Eurasia Program - Foreign Policy Research Institute". Archived from the original on 2025-11-10. Retrieved 2026-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Think Tanks and Foreign Policy Program". Foreign Policy Research Institute. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Board of Trustees - FPRI". www.fpri.org. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2023-05-23.