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Issue Brief

The Elusive Indo-Pacific Coalition: Why Geography Matters

Exploring the impediments to a US-led Indo-Pacific alliance and overcoming the geographic hurdles to creating regional military coalitions

Kelly A. Grieco • Jennifer Kavanagh

Policy Memo

The Empty Promises of the US-EU Lobito Infrastructure Project

The US-EU infrastructure investment initiative is not as innovative or groundbreaking as U.S. officials claim

Chris O. Ògúnmọ́dẹdé

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

Christopher K. Colley

Policy Memo

Empowered Middle Powers and Potential Unthinkable Alliances

Multi-aligned middle power countries have growing regional and global influence today and may become stronger allies in the future

Mathew Burrows • Robert A. Manning

Commentary

Biden’s State of the Union In Focus

Stimson experts provide rapid analysis of President Biden's State of the Union and its implications for international security and foreign policy

Christopher Preble • Barbara Slavin • Yun Sun...

Commentary

Opportunities for Global Impact Through Brazil’s G-20 Presidency

Brazil’s presidency of the G-20 creates a new window of opportunity for Global South countries to advance their efforts in reforming global governance

Aude Darnal • Maiara Folly • Ana Saggioro Garcia...

Policy Memo

Ending the War in Ukraine: Harder Than It Seems

Examining the possible outcomes of the war in Ukraine, two years on

Mathew Burrows

Policy Memo

Accelerating Change But Not Necessarily an Inflection Point

The overuse of terms like “inflection point” clouds strategic thinking and the application of past lessons

Collin Meisel