Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Renewing the UN’s Toolbox for Peace and Security

Amidst growing funding constraints, hardening geopolitical rivalries, and surging conflicts, how should the UN “get back to basics”?
June 2, 2026
Chandrima Das
Commentary

Is the Iran War Worth It?

Weighing the costs and benefits of the U.S. decision to go to war.
May 29, 2026
Michael Cohen
Commentary

Culture is Currency Between Trump and Xi

Diplomatic exchange during the May 2026 summit highlighted the usefulness of cultural power.
May 28, 2026
Evan Cooper
Commentary

The Sino-Moroccan Green Partnership in the Shadow of the Iran War

China’s green investments in Morocco are reshaping trade, energy, and supply chain dynamics as the Iran War exposes new vulnerabilities across global
May 28, 2026
Amanda Chen
Commentary

The United Arab Emirates and Pakistan: Weaponizing Interdependence

The UAE has evidently decided that Pakistan is no longer the partner it once required —but that India is.
May 28, 2026
Andreas Krieg
Commentary

Takeaways from the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

With the Quad foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi recently, Stimson experts reflect on the outcomes of the convening and the past,
May 27, 2026
Akriti (Vasudeva) Kalyankar
Commentary

Parallel Talks with Israel are Reshaping Syria-Lebanon Relations

Both countries prefer new security arrangements with Israel over diplomatic normalization.
May 22, 2026
Joe Macaron
Commentary

The Arab Maghreb Union Didn’t Stall. It Collapsed.

How treaty design sealed the Arab Maghreb Union’s fate, and why Algerian-Moroccan reconciliation won't bring it back.
May 18, 2026
Safae El Yaaqoubi
Commentary

The Iran War is a Big Issue Among Many at the 2026 NPT RevCon

This RevCon has taken place amid the ongoing Iran war, which is largely paused due to a tenuous, shaky ceasefire.
May 18, 2026
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery
Commentary

What the Red Sea Conflict Between the U.S. and the Houthis Taught Iran

The pattern is familiar from Lebanon to Libya, where U.S. interventions have pursued narrow objectives that tend to end with smaller demands
May 15, 2026
Fatima Abo Alasrar
Commentary

Iran Conflict Hits Foundations of Gulf Economies

GCC countries can meet the estimated $200 billion in repair costs, but it will be harder to repair damage to a reputation
May 12, 2026
Masha Kotkin
Commentary

Can Services Replace Manufacturing in Developing Economies?

Why only globally connected, knowledge-intensive services — not local services — can drive long-term development and productivity growth.
May 12, 2026
Hinh T. Dinh
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