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China’s Shifting Role in Yemen

China has shifted its role in Yemen to align more closely with Saudi Arabia, while maintaining a narrative of facilitation
January 31, 2024
Barbara Kelemen
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China’s Conflict Resolution and Mediation Approach in Mali

China takes a cautious approach to conflict mediation in the Sahel, where there are high political risks and lower economic/security interests.
January 26, 2024
Lina Benabdallah
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Journalism and the Social Sciences

A two-way street between journalists and social scientists will be more critical than ever to promote an engaged and informed public
November 22, 2023
Howard LaFranchi
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Soviet Collapse and Nuclear Dangers: Harvard and the Nunn-Lugar Program

The story of an academic study of nuclear risks that had a direct impact on American policy and helped prevent a disastrous
October 20, 2023
Steven E. Miller
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Making the Nation Safer Through Social Science

With security issues tied to human behavior, cutting edge psychological science can be an indispensable tool for effective policy.
September 21, 2023
Michele J. Gelfand
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Big Data Seeks Context, for Long-Term Relationship: Reflections on the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC)

Flexible funding, practitioners trained in social science, and a bit of luck fostered a scholarly community that applies data-driven research to a
August 17, 2023
Eli Berman
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Applying Social and Behavioral Sciences to Human Security Needs

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine plays an important role in ensuring that the social and behavioral sciences inform key
June 26, 2023
Barbara A. Wanchisen
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Policy Journals and National Security

Policy journals play a crucial role in national security by subjecting official policy to independent interrogation and bringing scholars and practitioners together
May 22, 2023
Gideon Rose
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Scholarly Research & Policy Relevance: One Journal Editor’s Perspective

Exploring the many ways in which journal articles may influence national security policy.
April 25, 2023
Sean M. Lynn-Jones
iraq
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Fragile agency: Iraq’s potential as an intermediary for regional dialogue

Exploring the complex and devastating legacy of the invasion, the occupation and decisions made by Iraqi and international leaders in the years
April 21, 2023
Kawa Hassan
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Politics & Ethics in the Mobilization of Social Science for National Security

The century-long history of efforts to mobilize the social sciences for national security offers cautionary tales and important lessons for the future
March 13, 2023
Joy Rohde
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The Origins of the Minerva Initiative

Government and academia have had a long and tempestuous relationship, complete with courtship, romance, heartbreak, separation, and reconciliation.
January 19, 2023
Thomas G. Mahnken
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