New Program Aims for Fresh Approach to US Foreign Policy & Strategy
The Stimson Center today launched Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy, a new policy program led by Christopher Preble, Program Director and Senior Fellow. The program aims to strengthen U.S. foreign policy…
Red Cell: What is Power in the 21st Century?

…the ends set out in its own foreign policy? Unless the point is moral opprobrium and causing increased economic pain, sanctions as the go-to tool of American foreign policy have…
Modi’s Visit to Russia: A Strategic Miscalculation?

…India’s foreign and strategic policy. Yet, India’s foreign policy is not simply about siding with Russia but rather maintaining a hedging approach where it can balance its convergence and divergences with Moscow…
A New Direction For France’s Security And Foreign Policy
…should not divert attention from the more important and drastic changes coming from Paris on security and foreign policy. France is indeed in the midst of a major debate over…
The Roots of Increasing Military Cooperation Between Iran and Russia

…Iran’s foreign policy to the detriment of successive presidential administrations. These are permitted to engage in a ‘‘small game’’ of foreign policy maneuvers provided that they do not disrupt the…
What Would it Mean for Pakistan to Lose Major Non-NATO Ally Status?

…U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Yet, nothing concrete has materialized. Afghanistan continues to cast a shadow on U.S.-Pakistan relations. Images from the…
The Impact of the US Presidential Election on the Future of the International Order

…to have a major impact on the international community. The contours of Vice President Kamala Harris’ foreign policy are unclear; should former President Donald Trump be elected, foreign policy experts…
Iran’s Environment: Greater Threat Than Foreign Foes

Iran faces growing environmental challenges that are now more perilous to the country’s long-term stability than either foreign adversaries or domestic political struggles. More than two-thirds of the country’s land-up…