Pivotal Places

Pivotal Places

Projects
Recent Publications
Commentary
Past Broken Promises Make No Uranium Enrichment a Deal Breaker for Iran
It is not necessary to have zero enrichment to have confidence that Iran is not diverting materials to build a bomb
Barbara Slavin
Project Note
Envisioning Allied Cooperation in US Shipbuilding
Without a dramatic and deliberate shift, the United States will lose its ability to project power, deter adversaries, and secure global trade routes
Korea Program
Commentary
Will A Nuclear Deal Affect Iran-Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation?
Russia fuels Bushehr, complicating Iran’s insistence on maintaining its own nuclear enrichment capacity
Emil Avdaliani
Issue Brief
The Arakan Axis: Insurgency Intensifies in Southwest Myanmar
The Arakan Army expands its influence across southwestern Myanmar with an extensive network of allies
Drake Avila
Commentary
Trump’s Green Light: Can Tokyo Replicate Nippon Steel Deal?
Trump’s green light to Nippon Steel hints at new momentum for U.S.-Japan shipbuilding cooperation
Yuki Tatsumi
Resource
TRANSCRIPT – Navigating a New Chapter: U.S. Approach After the India and Pakistan Ceasefire
A conversation on potential pathways for U.S. policy in South Asia following the ceasefire and the broader strategic landscape shaping the region’s future.
Commentary
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Echo Familiar Tunes
A U.S.-Iran nuclear deal may hinge on survival instincts and political vanity—echoing past patterns in new ways
John Limbert
Commentary
A New Two Pillar Policy in the Persian Gulf?
Saudi leaders now consider Iran to be a counterbalance more than a threat.
Arash Reisinezhad
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Experts
Events
  • Past
  • Event
Brussels MENA Briefing: The Biden Administration’s Middle East Policy and Transatlantic Relations
  • November 17, 2020
  • Cancelled
  • Event
CANCELLED: What does Aung San Suu Kyi’s Electoral Success Mean for Myanmar?
  • December 9, 2020
  • 12:00-1:00PM EST
  • Past
  • Event
Chinese Infrastructure Development in Southeast Asia
  • November 16, 2020
  • 8:30 – 9:45 am
  • Past
  • Event
What Awaits the U.S.-Japan Alliance under New Leadership?
  • November 24, 2020
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
  • Past
  • Event
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Positioning between China and the United States: Enduring Themes, Recent Issues, Outlook in the Post-US Election Environment
  • November 12, 2020
  • 8:30-10:00 AM ET
  • Past
  • Event
Taiwan in 2020: Taiwan Security Brief Launch
  • November 12, 2020
  • 8:00-9:00 AM ET
  • Past
  • Event
Myanmar’s Post-Election Future: A New Beginning?
  • November 10, 2020
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
  • Past
  • Event
Southeast Asia’s Counterstrategy to China
  • October 28, 2020
  • 1:00-2:00 PM EDT
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