Product Types: Issue Brief

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
Issue Brief

Revising the United Nations Charter

Arguing that no further significant UN reforms are possible without amending the UN Charter and eliminating the right of the veto in
April 12, 2024
Dr. Vesselin Popovski
Issue Brief

The UN’s Our Common Agenda as Inspiration for International Organizations

Demonstrating how international organizations, also outside the United Nations (UN) system, can progress and reach multilateral agreements with the UN Secretary General’s
April 11, 2024
Edna Ramirez-Robles
Issue Brief

Enhancing Preventative Measures for Money Laundering and Corruption

Discussing the effectiveness of international measures aimed at preventing corruption and money laundering.
April 10, 2024
Dr. Aisha Al-Ammari
Issue Brief

Challenges and Perspectives of Political Parties on Democracy and Elections in Myanmar

A new registration law for political parties in Myanmar leaves them facing an uncertain future for democracy in the country.
March 26, 2024
Bawi Tha Thawng
Issue Brief

Elements of an Eventual Russia-Ukraine Armistice and the Prospect for Regional Stability in Europe

Practical considerations and requirements for a sustainable armistice and long-lasting cessation of violence.
December 14, 2023
Samuel Charap
Issue Brief

Whodunit in Cyberspace: The Rocky Road from Attribution to Accountability

In the long run, a transparent, robust, and broadly accepted attribution process is needed to hold malicious actors accountable for cyber offenses.
December 12, 2023
Dr. Andreas Kuehn
Issue Brief

The Four Tyrannies of Logistical Deterrence

The four “tyrannies”— distance, water, time, and scale —complicate logistics, and when combined, undermine deterrence in the Indo-Pacific
November 8, 2023
Col. Maximillian K. Bremer
Issue Brief

Whither Atrocity Prevention at the UN? Look Beyond R2P and the Security Council

U.N. bodies outside the Security Council have continued to make substantive — if overlooked — contributions to atrocity prevention objectives.
November 6, 2023
Gwendolyn Whidden
Issue Brief

Social Media Mis-/Disinformation and the Risk of Atrocities in the United States

Exploring opportunities to enhance atrocity prevention and early warning through improved tracking and understanding of online false narratives
October 4, 2023
Roudabeh Kishi
Issue Brief

How Doing Justice to Ukraine Can Help Win the Battle for the Future of Nuclear Security 

Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has serious implications for nuclear security: urgent action is needed to mitigate risk
October 3, 2023
Valeriia Hesse
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