Sea Change: Evolving Maritime Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific Region

Sea Change: Evolving Maritime Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific Region began in the fall of 2013 when the US-based Stimson Center partnered with India’s Observer Research Foundation (ORF) to launch a research…
TRANSCRIPT – Afghanistan’s Evolving Terrorism Landscape under the Taliban

…question of how committed the international community is to bringing some change and positive change in Afghanistan, not only for the Afghan people but also for these threats to be…
Testing Assumptions About the War in Ukraine, One Year Later

…U.S. Grand Strategy Program Preliminary Conclusion False. Opinion Changed Since February 2022? No. Sanctions rarely produce policy change, and Russia was uniquely capable of enduring additional economic coercion. Economic sanctions…
Beyond Cairo: Prospects for change in the Middle East
…has made some cosmetic changes, expanding access to social media. Change in these remaining autocracies is not impossible, but our analysis suggests that until deep social barriers to collective action…
No More Delays: Why It’s Time to Move Forward With Wartime OPCON Transition

…From Patron-Client Hierarchy to Something More Equal Conditions began to change in the late 1960s and into the 1970s. South Korea’s economy started to take off, and the ROK military…
Richard Cincotta quoted in New Security Beat on demographic change and political instability
…brunt of the typhoon’s storm surge. On a positive note, wireless technology and crowd-sourced data helped in disaster response. -snip- Demographic change is another trend that arises as a common…
The US-China Military-to-Military Dialogue: Exchange views, Build Understanding, and Chart Policy Directions

…advance the discussion of these issues, the Stimson Center is proud to provide a forum for fruitful exchange on the issues at the heart of the U.S.-China military-to-military relationship. Since…
From Kargil to Balakot: Southern Asian Crisis Dynamics and Future Trajectories

…conventional or strategic changes underway in the Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese military capabilities in the region, if any? Is this military modernization or arms racing? Will these changes bring greater…