Product Types: Policy Memo

Policy Memo

Rethink US Grand Strategy

In an increasingly multipolar world, U.S. policy must lean into rebuilding at home and shifting the burden to capable allies abroad.
November 19, 2024
Policy Memo

Are Tariffs the Best Way To Address Green Tech Overcapacity?

China’s overproduction of green technologies create concerns but could also ameliorate climate risks.
November 4, 2024
Policy Memo

EU Defense: This Time Might Be Different

Recent initiatives to bolster European defense are steps in the right direction and the U.S. should be supportive.
October 23, 2024
Policy Memo

What United Nations Reform Means for the Caribbean Community

A Caribbean Community perspective on the urgent need to reform the UNSC, given the stakes involved for such small states.
October 7, 2024
Policy Memo

More Pillars Needed: Ten Options for Europe to Improve NATO’s Nuclear Deterrence

Exploring options for NATO to improve its nuclear force posture and strengthen deterrence against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
October 2, 2024
Policy Memo

Could Trump Be Good for Europe?

Trump and his hyperbolic nationalism could be the spark that fuels Europe’s desire to renew itself for the next generation.
September 27, 2024
Policy Memo

How Great Powers Undermined a Consensus on Countering Instability

Incompatible understandings among great powers of fostering peace and security have contributed to increased instability and fragility in poorer countries.
September 3, 2024
Policy Memo

European Security Post-Ukraine War 

While de-escalation of the Ukraine War seems near – it is unclear what sustained peace in the region will look like.
August 9, 2024
Policy Memo

The Biden Digital Trade Policy That Wasn’t

Unfortunately, the U.S. path is set—Washington needs to change direction before the rest of the world makes other plans
July 29, 2024
Policy Memo

Rethinking the International Response to Haiti’s Security Crisis

Addressing the shortcomings of the Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti to achieve a sustainable solution to the crisis.
July 23, 2024
Policy Memo

Scenarios for the Middle East to 2026: Worse Before It’s Better

A war in Gaza, uncertain elections, and growing social tensions; “I’ve never seen such an unsettled situation in the region.”
July 5, 2024
Policy Memo

Great Powers Have Lost the Plot: The Perils of a Split-Screen World

It is unclear whether decision-makers in major powers grasp the costs of zero-sum competition, rendering cooperation on global challenges elusive.
July 3, 2024