National Interest Foundation – For an Innovative Foreign Policy

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We provide internships, fellowships, and workshops that are consistent with our objectives.

Innovative Foreign Policy

We believe that the United States should strive to further improve its relationship with other countries.

Productive Discussions

To bring our vision to life, we set up luncheons, conferences, and other events with policymakers.

The National Interest Foundation Newsletter, Issue 92

April 15, 2021 | 0 Comments

The National Interest Foundation Newsletter Issue 92, April 15, 2021 Welcome to our NIF Newsletter. In this week’s headlines: Israel is attributed with an attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site amid multilateral global diplomacy efforts to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the Biden administration restores millions of dollars in humanitarian aid to…

Crisis in the Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh’s Centuries-Old Conflict

April 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

Introduction Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, two of its former satellites – Armenia and Azerbaijan – have been at odds with each other over a small region located within Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh is an enclave within Azerbaijan’s borders, but it is home to a population that is predominantly ethnic Armenian. Several wars have been…

The ongoing trial continues while Netanyahu is tasked with trying to form a new government following another recent inconclusive election. (Photo from AP)

The National Interest Foundation Newsletter, Issue 91

April 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

The National Interest Foundation Newsletter Issue 91, April 9, 2021 Welcome to our NIF Newsletter. This week, we recap Thursday’s NIF Zoom event on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the modern era – which included discussion regarding human rights violations there, competing narratives, and the future of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. Meanwhile, in our news headlines: the evidentiary…

A small group of boats worked around the clock to free the stuck container ship. (Photo from Suez Canal Authority)

The National Interest Foundation Newsletter, Issue 90

April 1, 2021 | 0 Comments

The National Interest Foundation Newsletter Issue 90, April 1, 2021 Welcome to our NIF Newsletter. In this week’s headlines: global outrage regarding the Myanmar military junta’s brutal crackdown grows following the deadliest round of violence yet on the country’s Armed Forces Day, Eritrea agrees to withdraw forces from Tigray amid international concern over serious human…