#10. The Impact of the US Presidential Election on the Future of the International Order

As part of our Global South Experts Turn the Tables series, Project Manager Aude Darnal brought in experts from the Global South to discuss their views on how a new US administration would affect Global South countries ahead of this year’s US presidential election in this commentary collection.

#9. Current Defense Plans Require Unsustainable Future Spending

Experts from the National Security Reform Program, our latest program at Stimson, projected the future trends in the US defense industry and the persistent problems that come from unsustainable and unstrategic spending in their issue brief on the topic.

#8. Ending the War in Ukraine: Harder Than It Seems

Days before the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, Distinguished Fellow Mathew Burrows examined the possible outcomes of the war in Ukraine while countering the reigning assumptions around the conflict in this policy memo.

#7. Would Anyone “Win” a Taiwan Conflict?

At the beginning of the year, Distinguished Fellow Robert Manning provided his insights in his policy memo on the potential political and economic ramifications of a US-China confrontation around Taiwan as tensions persist between the two great powers in the Indo-Pacific region.

#6. India’s Military Modernization Efforts Under Prime Minister Modi

Published in late May, South Asia Visiting Fellow Ladhu Choudhary argued for the U.S. and India to bolster is defense cooperation in order to stimulate India’s current military modernization efforts in his capstone policy memo.

#5. Scenarios for the Middle East to 2026: Worse Before It’s Better

Following a meeting of U.S. regional experts convened at the Stimson Center, Distinguished Fellows Barbara Slavin, Robert Manning, and Mathew Burrows outlined three scenarios for the Middle East and regional conflict for the next year in their foward-looking policy memo.

#4. Impacts of Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal and Implications for Mekong Cooperation

As Cambodia’s problems around its Funan Techo Canal project continue to grow, experts Brian Eyler, Regan Kwan, and Courtney Weatherby highlighted the water and flood risks the canal poses to communities along the Mekong Delta region in this issue brief.

#3. Iran and Russia Enter A New Level of Military Cooperation

After news broke of Iran and Russia’s growing ties and recent arms transfers, Georgia-based international relations professor Emil Avdaliani provided his overview of Iran-Russia cooperation and its implications for longer-term prospects in this commentary.

#2. Top Ten Global Risks for 2024

At the beginning of the year, Distinguished Fellows Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning introduced their list of global risks to watch out for in the coming year while projecting their probabilities in their seventh-annual commentary.

#1. Consumers Protest the Gaza War by Boycotting US Goods

As international boycotts began ramping up in early April and late May, Dubai-based Dr. Kristian Alexander outlined the effects of grassroots international protests on the war in Gaza and the pressure it posed on countries like Israel and the U.S.