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Defense Policy & Posture

Projects
Defense Strategy & Planning
Studying the use of military force as an instrument of foreign policy, diplomacy, and coercion
The Future of Social Science & National Security
Scholars and policymakers explore the challenges and benefits of national security collaboration between the Beltway and the Ivory Tower
US-Japan Alliance
Improving U.S. and Japanese policymakers’ understanding of shared security and political challenges as both countries face new regional dynamics
War in the 21st Century
Exploring the changing character of war and its implications for US foreign and defense policy
Recent Publications
Report
Japan’s Strategic Future and Implications for the US-Japan Alliance
Examining Japan’s 2022 nuclear debate and its implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance with actionable recommendations for extended deterrence in Japan
Yuki Tatsumi • Pamela Kennedy • Kenji Nagayoshi
Chapter
The Defense Research Funding Environment: A Conversation
A discussion with Dr. Flagg on her perspective from both inside and outside government on social science research and national security policymaking
Melissa Flagg • Michael Desch • David Montgomery
Research
A Grim Anniversary: Marking Two Years of the Russo-Ukraine War
Stimson Center experts break down the implications of the conflict two years on
Policy Memo
The Pragmatic Steps the United States Needs to Take in the Red Sea
A new war in the Middle East would prove to be too costly for the United States in both the short and long term
C. William Walldorf, Jr.
Chapter
Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Scholars, Think Tanks, and Influence on Policymaking
This chapter demonstrates how and why scholars and think tanks have had an uneven influence in the policymaking process
Mathew Burrows
Video
What You Should Know About US Grand Strategy
Christopher Preble outlines five recommendations for a better U.S. foreign policy
Christopher Preble • Adrienne Cuffley
Report
A Credible Grand Strategy: The Urgent Need to Set Priorities
It is time for the United States to rethink how it engages with the rest of the world
Christopher Preble
Chapter
Journalism and the Social Sciences
A two-way street between journalists and social scientists will be more critical than ever to promote an engaged and informed public
Howard LaFranchi
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Experts
Barry Blechman
Co-Founder, Distinguished Fellow, and Board of Directors, Emeritus
Mike Elliott
Distinguished Fellow
Kelly A. Grieco
Senior Fellow
Christopher Preble
Senior Fellow and Director
Jimmy Wang
Nonresident Fellow
Events
  • Past
  • Event
Maritime Power for Global Security: A Conversation with U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro
  • April 23, 2024
  • 1:30 - 2:30 PM
  • (US Eastern)
Online or In-Person
  • Past
  • Event
The US-Japan Alliance: From Peace and Prosperity in the Indo-Pacific to a Global Partnership
  • March 20, 2024
  • 10:30 - 12:00 PM
  • (US Eastern)
Online or In-Person
  • Past
  • Event
A Credible Grand Strategy for Today’s World
  • February 6, 2024
  • 1:00 - 2:00 PM
  • (US Eastern)
Online Only
  • Past
  • Event
China’s Use of Armed Coercion: To Win Without Fighting
  • January 23, 2024
  • 1:00 - 2:30 PM
  • (US Eastern)
Online or In-Person
  • Past
  • Event
The Modernization of the US-Japan Alliance
  • December 7, 2023
  • 9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • (US Eastern)
Online Only
  • Past
  • Event
A Conversation with U.S. Navy Comptroller Hon. Russell Rumbaugh
  • October 16, 2023
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • (US Eastern)
Online Only
  • Past
  • Event
Russia’s Road to War with Ukraine
  • February 23, 2023
  • 7:00 - 8:00 PM
  • (US Eastern)
Online Only
  • Past
  • Event
The End of the End of History? Global Implications of the War in Ukraine
  • February 13, 2023
  • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • (US Eastern)
Online or In-Person
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