Build a More Effective Military Force
…execute U.S. defense plans in the long term. This is not merely a capacity issue; it is a strategic issue. If the Pentagon does not narrow its defense plans, the…
What’s in a Tripwire: The Post-Cold War Transformation of the US Military Presence in Korea
…late 1960s, conditions had changed, and Washington moved to loosen the tripwire.4 Note: As stated in my previous work, initially, the meaning of the tripwire was quite literal: minimal U.S….
CORVI: Measuring Multidimensional Climate Risks in Chattogram, Bangladesh
…plans due in part to a fragmented governance landscape have hindered efforts to strengthen climate resilience. The CORVI risk profile identifies three priority areas in need of action in order…
Getting to Zero
…or else progress toward abolition will screech to a halt. This overriding security dynamic does not figure prominently inaction plans for nuclear disarmament. These planshave much in common. Most everyone…
Former SDP and PNRA Visiting Fellows
…Affairs, Strategic Plans Division, JSHQ Research Topic: Conventional forces in South Asia Rafi Khan July 2002 – September 2002 Brigadier, Strategic Plans Division, JSHQ, Pakistan Army Research Topic: Nuclear…
Don’t Let Their Futures Wash Away
…put a spotlight on Barbados’ extensive shoreline development and the island’s rapid coastal erosion, especially on the southern coast. The assessment also noted that the increasingly early hurricane season is…
Kuiken and Hodges: The China Commissioners
…Washington, too often, see these things that come out of Beijing as aspirational documents, not actually, sort of, marching orders and plans. And so, that’s my, sort of, reaction to…
North Africa Regional Outlook: March 4, 2026
…under the Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility. ANSA Armed men storm judicial buildings in Tripoli Reports security incidents in Tripoli involving armed groups entering court facilities, underscoring…