Product Types: Policy Memo

Policy Memo

Red Cell: Can the United States be Morally “Pure” and “Green”?

Excluding China jeopardizes the rapid achievement of the US’s climate goals
June 16, 2023
Policy Memo

Risks and Opportunities in an Increasingly Multipolar Middle East

The Biden administration should recognize growing agency in the Arab world as an opportunity not a threat to U.S. interests
June 13, 2023
Policy Memo

Prepare for the Inevitable: Emerging Cyber Risks to Nuclear Facilities

Recommendations to address emerging issues in cyber-incident response management and communications for nuclear facilities, including public misinformation and the potential sabotage of
June 8, 2023
Policy Memo

AI Unleashed: Techno-Sovereignty and the Rules Deficit

As Artificial Intelligence rapidly advances, there is a growing need for regulation
May 10, 2023
Policy Memo

Red Cell: Is the US getting multilateralism wrong?

The Biden administration has embraced multilateralism, but in an increasingly multipolar world, is it the right type?
April 11, 2023
Policy Memo

Red Cell: The Chimera of Technological Superiority

The pursuit of military dominance through technological superiority, amid rapidly diffusing dual-use technologies, is based on flawed and unproven assumptions.
March 21, 2023
Policy Memo

Proposing a US Diplomatic Posture Review

The State Department needs a process to distribute its experts to the places they are needed most.
March 9, 2023
Policy Memo

Red Cell: A multilateral approach to countering China would avert a slugfest

The United States should avoid narrow bilateral competition with Beijing and better leverage its partners.
February 24, 2023
Policy Memo

A New Agenda for Peace: Strengthening the Ability of UN Peace Operations to Protect Civilians

Five strategic priorities for the UN’s New Agenda for Peace.
February 22, 2023
Policy Memo

Red Cell: The Fallacy of Perpetual US Primacy

The Ukraine war does not prove the viability of perpetual American primacy; it is a multipolar world.
February 7, 2023
Policy Memo

Prioritizing the Indian Ocean in US Indo-Pacific Strategy

The United States’ lack of focus on the Indian Ocean undermines the Indo-Pacific Strategy’s goals
February 3, 2023
Policy Memo

Looking South: Adapting US policy toward the Global South in a time of change

To maintain its standing in the international system and foster cooperation on global issues, the United States needs to revamp its strategy
January 18, 2023