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Commentary

The Strategic Costs of US Strikes Against Venezuela

Bellicose moves by the United States in the Caribbean come with extensive risks

Evan Cooper • Alessandro Perri

Explainer

Militarized Commons: How Territorial Competition is Weaponizing Fisheries and Destroying the South China Sea

Militarized fishing fleets and territorial competition are destroying the South China Sea's ecosystems and threatening global supply chains

Madelyn MacMurray • Carolyn Gruber

Commentary

Sharing the Burden of Securing Haiti

Exploring options for continued U.S. engagement in Haiti

Chandrima Das

Report

Rethinking the Threat: Why China is Unlikely to Invade Taiwan

An invasion of Taiwan is far more complicated than Washington narratives would suggest

Dan Grazier • James Siebens • MacKenna Rawlins

Report

Economic Coercion from the People’s Republic of China

Understanding the nature of Chinese economic coercion is critical for the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan to coordinate and counter the threat

Yuki Tatsumi • MacKenna Rawlins • James Siebens

Field Note

Insights From Colombia: The UN Verification Mission and Efforts to Protect Civilians

Research travel in Colombia reveals the hardships imposed by conflict and contributions of the UN mission to the safety and security of civilians

Caitlin Goodman • Julie Gregory • Vanessa Lê...

Commentary

Girls Left Behind: How Legal Gaps and Social Norms Sustain Child Marriage

Despite decades of advocacy and legal reform, the discussions at CSW69 underscored that child marriage continues to rob millions of girls each year of their childhood, freedom, and future

Neermala Persaud

Policy Memo

Present at the Destruction: A 2030 Damage Assessment

A pair of scenarios proposes the next four years of diminishing US leadership capacity in an increasingly multipolar world – and the rise of strategic cooperation

Mathew Burrows • Robert A. Manning