The European Union, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control
Over the last several years, the member states of the European Union have taken bold steps to create a common defense industrial base, a common foreign and security policy (CFSP),…
Laicie Heeley Joins Stimson’s Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense Program
The Stimson Center announced today the appointment of Laicie Heeley as a Fellow for the Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense (BFAD) program. Heeley will lead the Center’s work on…
Constraints Facing GCC-Iran Diplomacy Under Pezeshkian
…ceasefire talks. Still, Iran’s Arab neighbors remain skeptical about the ability of Iran’s new president to moderate Iran’s foreign policy, particularly its support for militant factions across the Middle East….
Back to the Future: The Case for Strengthening — Not Replacing — the Rules-Based Order
…Prioritization: American Foreign Policy After Primacy,” Foreign Affairs, 104, no.4 (2025), https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/strategies-prioritization-lind-press. 17 Ely Ratner, “The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact: America Needs a New Asian Alliance to Counter…
Myanmar’s Prospects One Year after the Coup
…remains bleak, and the on-ground political, security, and humanitarian crisis creates an inhospitable environment for foreign direct investments. Unless there is a drastic change to the status quo, of which…
Transboundary Water Sharing: Iran and Afghanistan
…downstream neighbors. In the third spotlight of a series examining Iran-Afghan relations, we consider Iran’s dilemma between its water security and the development and stability of its neighbor. For millennia,…
Assessing the Protection of Civilians in Peace Operations Over the Last 25 Years and Into the Future
…humanitarian actors, and personnel from peacekeeping training centers. The dialogue was held at the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS), the brick-and-mortar site of the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC),…
Powering Ahead: The United Nations and Somalia’s Renewable Energy Opportunity
…triangular partnership program to include renewable energy. It should also actively engage with the private sector and with donor countries that provide training and equipment support to troop- and police-contributing…