THE IPPEKI GROUP
IRI
IRI is an independent research institute which emerged out of the work carried out at the Stockholm International Program for Central Asian Studies (SIPCAS), which originated at Stockholm University and from 2012 was based at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul.
IRI is headed by Professor Michael Fredholm, an historian and former military analyst, who has published extensively on the history, defense strategies, security policies, and energy sector developments of Eurasia. IRI continues his work on Central Asian geopolitics, Afghanistan, Islamic extremism, and the causes of and defense strategies to counter terrorism. IRI staff members have worked as independent academic advisors to governmental, inter-governmental, and non-governmental bodies for more than two decades, including on Austrian, British, Swedish, and U.S. Defense Academy reports on Converging Technologies and Emerging Risks, Hybrid Threats, Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and failing states. IRI carries on Professor Fredholm's fields of research and actively cooperates with a number of institutions and scholars around the world.
IRI encourages scholars in these fields to submit their work for possible electronic publication through the IRI web site, or for participation in book projects.