Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Closing the Gateway and Reopening a Gap in Security Assistance Safeguards

How the shuttering of the Human Rights Reporting Gateway reimposes a blind spot for U.S. security assistance.
September 15, 2025
Elias Yousif
Commentary

Recognizing Palestine: Symbolic Gesture or Real Pressure?

More recognition now will only be meaningful if accompanied by other steps that put pressure on Israel to end the war in
September 12, 2025
Barbara Slavin
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New ‘Trump’ Corridor Leaves Iran Scrambling to Preserve Influence in the South Caucasus

The new corridor would deprive Iran of lucrative transit fees and an important geopolitical lever over Azerbaijan, with which Tehran has often
September 10, 2025
Emil Avdaliani
Commentary

Türkiye’s New Gamble in Libya

Exploring Türkiye’s bid to reshape Libya’s balance of power and secure long-term influence in the Mediterranean and North Africa.
September 8, 2025
Hafed Al Ghwell
Commentary

Implications of the SCO Summit Week in China

Stimson experts react to Beijing’s busy diplomatic week, as SCO members pushed their national agendas and Washington stewed from afar.
September 5, 2025
Asfandyar Mir
Commentary

Sharing the Burden of Securing Haiti

Exploring options for continued U.S. engagement in Haiti.
September 5, 2025
Chandrima Das
Commentary

“Snapback” Compounds the Multidimensional Crisis Facing Iran

A convergence of pressures has left the Iranian regime scrambling to maintain control while projecting strength externally.
September 5, 2025
Anonymous
Commentary

80 Years and Counting: Now Is Not the Time for Complacency in Nuclear Security

Introduction: A Nuclear Acceleration The current administration has launched an ambitious push to revitalize the U.S. nuclear power industry domestically with the

September 3, 2025
David Kenneth Smith
Commentary

Despite Promises, President Trump is Undermining Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability

After citing waste and fraud in U.S. foreign aid, the Trump administration is dismantling a key mechanism for transparency and oversight in
September 3, 2025
Elias Yousif
Commentary

Middle East Instability Will Persist Without a New Regional Security Order

The erosion of mutual deterrence in the Middle East marks the emergence of a new phase in regional politics characterized by the
September 3, 2025
Staša Salacanin
Commentary

Cyber Quicksand? Uncharted Risks and Escalatory Dynamics in a Future India-Pakistan Crisis

Offensive cyber operations introduce a layer of strategic ambiguity and misperception that could destabilize deterrence in South Asia.
September 3, 2025
Haleema Saadia
Commentary

Clan Haftar Reshuffles

Power consolidation within the Haftar clan exposes Libya’s eastern rule as a criminal enterprise masquerading as counterterrorism.
August 28, 2025
Hafed Al Ghwell
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