Cutting this much red tape, Santa comes early to weapons industry
Provisions in this year’s NDAA dismantle oversight, guarantee profits for contractors, and shift financial risk to taxpayers
December 12, 2025
Stimson’s Top 10: Our Most-Read Pieces in 2025
Publications exploring regional conflicts from the India-Pakistan Crisis to the U.S. in Venezuela and examining wide-sweeping issues in international security were among our most-read pieces in 2025
December 12, 2025
Key Takeaways from Doha Forum 2025
Stimson experts provide a recap of the themes and trends that shaped Doha Forum 2025
December 12, 2025
Beyond Ballots: The Junta Chief’s Elite Management Strategy Ahead of Myanmar’s Elections
How the leader of Myanmar’s junta manages power within the military and what it means ahead of the elections
December 11, 2025
Iran’s Desalination Pipeline Is More Stopgap Than Solution
The project fits a long-standing pattern in Iran of improvisation rather than reform
December 11, 2025
TRANSCRIPT – South Asia 2025: A Year of Shocks and Shifts
Regional experts unpack one of the most eventful years in recent history for South Asia, where the geopolitical landscape underwent rapid, often unexpected, transformation.
December 11, 2025
Mexico’s President, the Latest Victim of Violence Against Women
The recent assault against the Mexican president shows that the country needs more than symbolic steps to protect women
December 11, 2025
‘Safer, Richer, Freer, Greater’? Trump’s New Strategy for American Power
The Net Assessment crew takes stock of the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy.
December 11, 2025
North Africa Weekly: December 10, 2025
From Sudan’s worsening crisis and increasing jihadist violence in the Sahel to Libya’s evolving energy debates
December 10, 2025