Product Types: Op-Ed

Op-Ed

Scanning the Horizon: If the Future is Unknowable, Why Bother with Forecasting?

Despite the particularly unknowable nature of the international system, there are some things we can know and understand why we know them.
January 8, 2024
Collin Meisel
Op-Ed

How Will the Summit of the Future Be Remembered?

Civil society, governments, and global leaders should collaborate to ensure the UN-Civil Society Conference and Summit of the Future make a meaningful
January 8, 2024
Richard Ponzio
Op-Ed

The 1 Percent for Climate

Small island developing states are facing the brunt of the costs and consequences of the climate crisis with an urgent need for
November 30, 2023
Sally Yozell
Op-Ed

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Southeast Asia: Trends and Actors

Identifying trends and actors involved in IUU fishing, exploring political and socioeconomic factors, and offering recommendations to government
November 6, 2023
Lily Schlieman
Op-Ed

Has Washington’s Middle East Policy Failed?

The status quo is unworkable, but no one appears to be offering viable long-term solutions.
October 13, 2023
Emma Ashford
Op-Ed

Does Anyone Benefit From the Israel-Hamas War?

In the short term, Hamas and Iran may appear to gain from the horrific events unfolding in Israel and Gaza, but the
October 12, 2023
Kawa Hassan
Op-Ed

The US cannot be complicit in allowing child soldiers

Without an updated CSPA list for 2023, the Biden administration fails to center human rights in its foreign policy
July 31, 2023
Ryan Fletcher
Op-Ed

The New UN Youth Office Creates a Chance for Stellar Leadership to Take Hold

A growing youth movement offers the UN a chance to coordinate on unprecedented reforms through youth leadership and advocacy.
July 24, 2023
Nudhara Yusuf
Op-Ed

Unpacking Next Generation Humanitarian Architecture

Understanding how humanitarianism, peace, and security intersect is critical to ushering in next generation policy innovation
July 19, 2023
Shahrukh Mohammed
Op-Ed

The Pentagon is the wrong agency to lead the new US deterrence strategy

Deterrence is an imperfect art, and any approach to integrated deterrence may fail.
July 19, 2023
Collin Meisel
Op-Ed

MINUSMA and Protection of Civilians: Implications for Future Peacekeeping Missions

MINUSMA has lessons for the future of UN peacekeeping when it comes to the protection of civilians
July 14, 2023
Lisa Sharland
Op-Ed

The Securitization of Punjab’s Political Economy Crisis

Over a month after Amritpal Singh’s arrest, the root causes of tensions in Punjab remain largely ignored by New Delhi.
June 20, 2023
Mahika Khosla
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