Product Types: Policy Paper

Policy Paper

Negotiation Process-Design Is Key for Article 109 UN Charter Review

Exploring practical pathways toward UN Charter review that overcome diplomatic deadlock, past failures, and entrenched multilateral negotiation practices.
June 11, 2026
Policy Paper

Mining, Conflict, and Environmental Action in Myanmar’s Borderlands

Tracing how conflict-linked mining in Myanmar fuels pollution, weak governance, and cross-border risks to rivers, livelihoods, and public health.
May 27, 2026
Policy Paper

Two-Tier Climate Multilateralism: The Legacy of COP30

Has COP30 shifted climate governance from pledges to delivery without compromising consensus-based legitimacy and multilateral credibility?
May 14, 2026
Policy Paper

Priorities for Africa: Artificial Intelligence Governance at the Global and National Level

Examining global AI governance, Africa’s disproportionate risks, and South-South cooperation.
May 2, 2026
Policy Paper

Securing the Future: Building the US Nuclear Security Workforce Pipeline

Planning for the future of the U.S. nuclear security workforce.
March 31, 2026
Policy Paper

The Hidden Costs: Transparency and the US Arms Trade

Exploring the urgent need for transparency in the US arms trade and identifying pathways for reform.
December 16, 2024
Policy Paper

American Roulette: Scenarios for US Retrenchment and the Future of European Defense

Policymakers need to plan for a range of possibilities when thinking about U.S. retrenchment from Europe.
July 8, 2024
Policy Paper

Opportunities for Singapore to Drive ASEAN’s Green Transition

Singapore can create economic growth through ASEAN's green transition by supporting technical capacity building and investment in neighboring countries.
April 29, 2024
Policy Paper

Digital Surveillance in North Korea: Moving Toward a Panopticon State

Examining North Korea’s digital surveillance capabilities, how they have developed, and worrying trends for the future.
April 16, 2024
Policy Paper

The Emerging Great Game

China, the United States, and India are competing for hard power in the political, economic, and security realms in Nepal and Bangladesh.
April 8, 2024
Policy Paper

Bias in Nuclear Security Implementation

Biased understandings of risk and threat create vulnerabilities for nuclear security implementation, which require new cultural security solutions.
November 9, 2023
Policy Paper

The Threat from Within: An Overview of the Domestic Violent Extremist Threat Facing US Nuclear Security Practitioners  

Domestic violent extremist threats to U.S. nuclear facilities prove that the nuclear security status quo is at risk
November 2, 2023