Changing the ratio / Amplifying female voices
FPInterrupted
MY MOTTO...FOR YOUNG AND MEDIUM-AGED WOMEN IS THAT WE HAVE TO LEARN TO INTERRUPT BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET CALLED ON JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK YOU SHOULD BE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS AND INTERRUPT. MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
Who We Are
Two foreign policy fiends dedicated to getting more female experts miked and bylined. Holler at us: info@fpinterrupted.com
Elmira Bayrasli
CEO, FPI and Professor at Bard College’s Globalization and International Affairs Program
@endeavoringE
Why We Exist
If you’re a woman working in foreign policy – as a diplomat, as a professor, as a researcher, as a practitioner, as a consultant, as a banker, as an investor, as a financier, as a soldier, as a government official – you’ll know that no one asks for you to share your expertise; that you get passed over for media appearances; that your works gets ignored. FPI exists to make women working in foreign policy, national security, and international relations heard. We are a resource for journalists, conferences, and other public forums. FPI provides a platform for journalists et al to find female foreign policy experts. We are NOT exclusively focused on promoting journalists or journalistic pieces. From our expert lists to our workshops our goal is to provide media training and skills building so that women working in this field can contribute to foreign policy discussions everywhere.
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FPI does three main things:
- as a consultant, as a banker, as an investor, as a financier, as a soldier, as a government official – you’ll know that no one asks for y
- We have a weekly newsletter that highlights op-eds, research, expertise by women.
- We run skills training workshops on how to write an op-ed, how to pitch an editor, and media training
- We track data – specifically on the op-ed page
Interruptor Series
Because FPI is all about amplifying female foreign policy voices, we’ve rolled out a regular brain-picking Q&A feature with awesome interruptors.
Duterte and the Philippines: Interview with Purple Romero
Trump and ASEAN: Interview with Nina Hachigian
Iran Nuclear Deal: Interview with Dina Esfandiary
Book Club
Book Club No 18: Alyssa Ayres's Our Time Has Come: How India Is Making Its Place in the World
2020 sucked. Luckily there were many great reads to help us through the lockdowns, anxiety, and uncertainty. I’ve broken them down to my favs. — Elmira Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas I definitely considers myself a student […]
Book Club No. 17: Alexis Okeowo's A Moonless, Starless Sky - Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa
2020 sucked. Luckily there were many great reads to help us through the lockdowns, anxiety, and uncertainty. I’ve broken them down to my favs. — Elmira Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas I definitely considers myself a student […]
Book Club No. 16: Erin Banco's Pipe Dreams - The Squandering of Iraq's Oil Wealth
2020 sucked. Luckily there were many great reads to help us through the lockdowns, anxiety, and uncertainty. I’ve broken them down to my favs. — Elmira Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas I definitely considers myself a student […]
News & Updates
FPI Best Foreign Policy Books 2020
2020 sucked. Luckily there were many great reads to help us through the lockdowns, anxiety, and uncertainty. I’ve broken them down to my favs. — Elmira Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas I definitely considers myself a student […]
Interruptors on Colombia
2020 sucked. Luckily there were many great reads to help us through the lockdowns, anxiety, and uncertainty. I’ve broken them down to my favs. — Elmira Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas I definitely considers myself a student […]
Interruptors on Brazil
2020 sucked. Luckily there were many great reads to help us through the lockdowns, anxiety, and uncertainty. I’ve broken them down to my favs. — Elmira Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas I definitely considers myself a student […]
Expert Lists
Say no to the manels and manterruptions. Here's your one-stop resource for experts in various areas in foreign policy. These are up-to-date as of October 2020. We'll update them regularly.
Want to suggest some to a particular list? Holler at us.
Global Issues:
- Climate Change
- Global Health
- Open-Source Intelligence
- Refugees & Migration
- Terrorism
- United Nations
- Women, Peace, and Security
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Iraq/Kurdistan
- Israel/Palestine
- The Kurds
- Lebanon
- Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Turkey
- Yemen
Workshops
Workshops are at the heart of FPI. It’s what has helped our 40+ Fellows and others in:
- Pitching an op-ed pitch
- Media training – for the 21st century
- Building a brand
- Understanding and tackling unconscious bias
- Slay the manterrupters and mansplainers
We offer workshops for organizations, groups, and individuals.
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