Greater Military Cooperation is Needed in the Burmese Resistance Movement

As violence continues to escalate in Myanmar, resistance forces should facilitate greater military cooperation to leverage their strength against the military junta.
Syria in ISIS’s Strategy

This research paper investigates the importance of Syria to ISIS and asks how the threat of ISIS interlinks with other issues in the country.
Regional Consequences of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq
The second “Syria Series” roundtable activity of Stimson’s MENA Program focused on the regional consequences of the Syrian conflict on Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq.
China and the Middle East

Unpacking Beijing’s strategic, economic, political, and security interactions with the critical region
U.S.-Russia Military to Military Dialogue: Track-2 Format

Retired American and Russian senior military officers discuss urgent strategic and regional security issues, and explore avenues for preventing inadvertent conflict escalation.
Sustaining Communication Lines, De-escalating the Conflict

Stimson Center brings together retired American and Russian senior military officers in the fifth virtual meeting of the U.S.-Russia Military-to-Military Dialogue
Emerging Security Dynamics in Syria

As part of its new activity “Syria Series,” the MENA Program held a closed online round table on the 7th July 2022 on the latest security dynamics in Syria with a focus on the policies of key regional and international players.
Five Days in Baghdad: Reassessing Security in Iraq

In addition to conventional security threats, Iraq faces indirect security threats such as environmental degradation. Civil society can play an important role in countering these.