Product Types: Issue Brief

Issue Brief

Deterrence and Accountability

Exploring the mutually reinforcing and conflicting aspects of deterrence and accountability in cyberspace.
September 30, 2024
Taylor Grossman
Issue Brief

Rethinking Himalayan Cryosphere Risk Assessment in the Wake of Nepal’s Thame Disaster

Experts need to rethink how to assess and triage cryosphere risks in the face of a climate crisis in the Himalayas.
September 19, 2024
Austin Lord
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Complex Global Shocks, Emergency Platforms, and United Nations Reform

Outlining the need, mechanics, debates, and politics surrounding the United Nations' proposed Emergency Platform tool.
September 5, 2024
Peter J. Hoffman
Issue Brief

Disruption and the Nuclear Industry

The global nuclear industry is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the pressures of decarbonization, conflict, and geopolitics
September 3, 2024
Cindy Vestergaard
Issue Brief

Great Power Competition: Hastening America’s Decline?

Examining the risks of militarizing great power competition with China.
August 27, 2024
Madison Schramm
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China in Myanmar: How the Game-Changing Neighbor Would Continue to Maintain Its Influence

As Myanmar’s junta loses its grip on power, China still seeks to maximize its influence with all parties in the civil war.
August 26, 2024
Thant Aung (Victor) Paing
Issue Brief

Biennial UN-G20+ Summit

The world needs a more coherent and effective way for managing global economic, social, and environmental governance.
August 26, 2024
Asena Johnson
Issue Brief

Strengthening Global Cyber Resilience Through UN Security Council Initiatives

Paving the way for the United Nations Security Council to uphold global cyber peace and security
August 8, 2024
Allison Pytlak
Issue Brief

America’s Nuclear Weapons Quagmire

The United States is locked in a strategic and ideological battle with itself over the purpose and future of its nuclear arsenal
August 7, 2024
Geoff Wilson
Issue Brief

Current Defense Plans Require Unsustainable Future Spending

US defense spending has increased nearly 50% since the start of the 21st century, with no signs of slowing down.
July 16, 2024
Dan Grazier
Issue Brief

Impacts of Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal and Implications for Mekong Cooperation

How a new Belt and Road project in Cambodia could increase water and flood risks in Vietnam and weaken the 1995 Mekong
May 9, 2024
Brian Eyler
Issue Brief

The Elusive Indo-Pacific Coalition: Why Geography Matters

Exploring the impediments to a US-led Indo-Pacific alliance and overcoming the geographic hurdles to creating regional military coalitions.
April 15, 2024
Kelly A. Grieco
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