Making the Nation Safer Through Social Science
…in whose research and educational activities both of us have participated.2Note: Kruglanski was START’s founding co-PI and co-director. In 2008, the Minerva Research Initiative was launched by the U.S. Department…
Working safely with communities: how to mitigate risks?
…partner can also offer temperature checks from the community on how the researchers are being perceived, so that they can stop the research or correct misperceptions if tensions are becoming…
Why Israeli Attacks Brought Fear But Not Regime Change to Iran
…MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” Yet, following a ceasefire on June 24, Trump moderated his stance, emphasizing that regime change involves chaos—a scenario the…
Experts React: The Biden Administration’s National Defense Strategy
…Square Military Expansion with Climate Goals and Constraints The NDS elevates climate change in the defense agenda but lacks a comprehensive response to meet this new challenge. Evan Cooper Research…
China as a Mediator in North Korea: Facilitating Dialogues or Mediating Conflicts?
…Snyder and See-Won Byun, “China Reaffirms Tradition: DPRK Friendship and Recovery of South Korean Ties,” Comparative Connections 20, no. 3 (January 2019): 83-92, https://cc.pacforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1803_ChinaKorea.pdf. This corresponded to the “double track…
Building Momentum to Stop Cyber Harm
…promoting accountability in this area. Google has just published a new report on the topic, while research by civil society organizations such as Access Now, Amnesty International, and Citizen Lab…
Top Ten Global Risks for 2024
…In our previous forecast, we focused on the proliferation of small wars, food insecurity, developing-country debt, and growing climate-change impacts — an ongoing polycrisis, entangled events and developments linked to…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, February 2025
…seeking applicants for their Research Internship. The intern will primarily focus on researching nuclear security, nuclear energy, and transnational governance issues. Current research projects that interns will support include: exploring…