A Private Roundtable with Presidential Candidate Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia
On September 17, 2025, the Stimson Center’s Latin America Program hosted a private roundtable in Washington, DC with Bolivian presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz. The discussion focused on Bolivia’s economic crisis, foreign policy realignment, and Bolivia’s strategic mining sector. Following this dialogue, the Stimson Center co-sponsored a public discussion with Senator Paz at the Johns Hopkins […]
In Pursuit of Peace: The Life and Legacy of Barry Blechman
With over 50 years of distinguished service in government and the private sector, Barry Blechman was an expert on nuclear policy, the defense budget, and the role of the armed forces in supporting the nation’s foreign policy. He advocated for and helped implement measures to reduce the risk of nuclear war, eventually leading the the […]
Growing the Digital Economy: A Mekong-U.S. Partnership Policy Dialogue Summary Report
In 2020, the Lower Mekong Initiative was upgraded and expanded to the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP). The MUSP Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue series is a flagship initiative of the Partnership and includes eleven virtual and in-person dialogues from 2021 to 2025, focusing on key policy and sustainability challenges facing Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This […]
One Size Does Not Fit All – Examining Approaches to AI Policy
Our panel of experts will discuss the varied approaches to global governance of AI and examine the risks of failing to regulate effectively. Without effective oversight, AI poses risks such as biased decision-making, threats to privacy, destabilization of labor markets, and even misuse in critical infrastructure or security contexts. This discussion will address emerging challenges and consider […]
New Visions for Grand Strategy
This is an era of upheaval in Washington, where the doors of foreign policy debate have been flung open in ways that would have seemed extraordinary just a few short years ago. For U.S. policymakers, the most important question is how America should adapt its foreign policy to address the challenges of the 21st century. […]
Reimagining Global Order: Perspectives from Professor Amitav Acharya, Dr. Trita Parsi, and Heather Hurlburt
Against the backdrop of today’s devastating wars, runaway climate change, unconstrained artificial intelligence, and other factors fueling longstanding inequality and injustice, global order appears fragile and in flux. The apex of the global cooperation system, the United Nations, will begin its ninth decade on October 24, 2025 (UN Day). Despite reaching this milestone, the erosion of multilateral norms, […]
AI for Public Good
As countries across the Global South adopt emerging technologies, their differing capacities and societal priorities raise a critical question: How can ethical standards be upheld while accelerating economic and technological progress? In some states, the pursuit of “digital sovereignty” has opened the door to government misuse of AI — tools meant to serve citizens instead […]
Crows Calling: Reflections on Humanity’s Role in the World
Crows Calling: An Inspiring Journey into our Better Natures—a novel ecologist Paul Hawken calls “a parable of wisdom and kindness told through the eyes of the living world”—joins ten-year-old Luz as she witnesses a council of animals confronting the menace of climate change. Led by a lustrous—and talkative—crow named Koro, the animals weigh their options. […]