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Articles for December 15, 2025 - December 21, 2025
Sunday, 21 December 2025
El Cato Podcast features an interview with historian Daniel Raisbeck, discussing the electoral landscape in Latin America on Radio Centro 101
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh’s blog post, “DOGE Produced the Largest Peacetime Workforce Cut on Record, but Spending Kept Rising,” is cited on ABC affiliate WJLA 7News ON YOUR SIDE at 5
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
In the Wake of the War on Gaza: Shifts in the Balance of Power in the Middle East
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
Saturday, 20 December 2025
Veronique de Rugy discusses her article, “The Quiet Engine Behind Gen Z and Millennial Malaise,” on CBS Radio’s Eye on the World with John Batchelor
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Alex Nowrasteh discusses his blog post, “DOGE Produced the Largest Peacetime Workforce Cut on Record, but Spending Kept Rising,” on WTOP Radio
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
How to Keep Gaza's Recovery from Becoming an 80-Year Project
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Happy Sixth Birthday to the U.S. Space Force!
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
China, Japan, and the Taiwan Threshold
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Tourism as Leverage: China, Japan, and the Politics of Mobility
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Raising the Costs for Pakistan
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Inside America’s New Defence Tech Ecosystem
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Friday, 19 December 2025
China Is Quietly Breaking America’s Pacific Defense Chain
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The US G20 Presidency: A Narrow Agenda in 2026
tiny icon of saiia  SAIIA (South African Institute of International Affairs)
NATO’s Evolving Landscape in Open Source Intelligence
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Iranian Armed Forces and the 12-Day War
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Oil Trilateralism in the South Atlantic
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Book Review: Routledge Handbook of Soviet and Russian Military Studies
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Book Review: Nuclear War: A Scenario
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Editorial: RUSI Journal, Issue 6/7, 2025
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The War Comes to Westminster
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Nuclear Weapons in Protracted Great Power Conflict
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Assessing the Export Potential of China’s J-35
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
A Theory of Attrition
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Liminal UAV Warfare
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Collateral Deception
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Resilience, Defence in an Era of Global Tensions and Uncertainty
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Offline and silenced: Africa’s quiet rise of internet repression
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Ohio v. Google
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Shaping the Next Chapter of the Transatlantic Relationship
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
EU Enlargement and Democracy
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
China’s Russia Relationship: A Greater Alignment?
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Colombia needs a strong private sector—and renewed government institutions at the helm
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
How NATO and its partners should respond to Russia’s militarization of the wider Black Sea region
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Employment needs to take center stage in Gaza security plans
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
IP25125 | France–China Relations: An Asymmetrical and Limited Partnership
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
A Look Back at 2025: The Year in Foreign Policy
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The C-Suite’s Expectations for 2026
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Gov. Andy Beshear: How health care powers rural economies
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What happens when the toy talks back? Calling for caution and guardrails on AI toys
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Will designating fentanyl as a WMD misfire?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The Global Costing Taskforce for Education and ECCE: A proposed action plan
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Four Charts Putting Trump’s Refugee Policy Into Perspective
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
A Smarter U.S. Response to China’s Electric Vehicle Revolution
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Transnational Repression Grew in 2025—and It Will Only Get Worse
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Critical Science for the Next Decade of Climate Risk Management
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
American Instructional Resources Survey: 2025 Technical Documentation and Survey Results
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
From AI to the Arctic, Understanding the Future of Security: Q&A with Barry Pavel
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
What Works in Reducing NEET Rates: Australia
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
What Works in Reducing NEET Rates: A Comparative Study
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Western Balkan energy sector: between Russia, the European Union and the green transition
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Colombia needs a strong private sector—and renewed government institutions at the helm
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Enhancing land military mobility in Europe: Advocating a pragmatic approach
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
FEMA’s Turbulent Year and Uncertain Future
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Helping Vulnerable Vets Transition to a Post-Service Life
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Taxpayer Cash, Zero Accountability: Minnesota Fraud Proves Welfare Is Broken
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The United States and Venezuela: Beyond the Bilateral Dimension
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
Finding Common Ground on Heritage Foundation Education Declaration
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
China’s Nuclear Carrier Aspirations and Strategic Impact
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The Case for Methodological Clarity in India's Voluntary Carbon Market
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
The Importance of Passive Enablers in Dispersed Air Operations
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Chinese Electric Buses Are Thriving in Europe – Despite Security and Forced Labor Concerns
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
The Cracks in Trump’s Armour
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
New (Dis)Orders in the Mediterranean: Regional Dynamics
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
The Horn of Africa and the Mediterranean: Much Closer Than It Seems
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
China’s Embodied AI: A Path to AGI
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
China’s Russia Relationship: A Greater Alignment?
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Narrating the war: Analyzing Russia’s narratives for its invasion of Ukraine
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Why U.S. STEM Excellence Is Often Accidental. Unlike China's
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Pre-K Teachers Are Hesitant to Use Artificial Intelligence—Why?
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Dispatch from Riyadh: Why Syria is central to the Middle East’s future
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Asia in transition: beyond the hegemonic rivalry between the United States and China
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Embedded Finance in India: Opportunities and Challenges
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Developing an Effective Trilateral Partnership
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Emerging Fault Lines in Global Health to Guard Against in 2026
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Don’t Feed the Beast: America Should Not Be Sending H200 Chips to China
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
UK and Azerbaijan deepen strategic partnership across key sectors
tiny icon of aircenter  AIR Center
Small Modular Reactors and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Reframing cyber attribution
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Three Books on Aleksei Navalny
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
U.S. Agricultural Policy Outlook
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
China’s Status in International Climate Negotiations
tiny icon of clingendael  Clingendael
Sudan’s Humanitarian Emergency
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
IP25124 | India–US Relations: Shifts and Continuity under Trump 2.0
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Nature-based solutions and carbon credit initiatives in Kenya
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Democracy and stability in Africa: Why US leadership still matters
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Russia’s most important Middle East base is not where you think
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
What’s in the new US defense bill for Ukraine?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Prisoner releases are welcome news but talk of a Belarus thaw is premature
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
DOGE Cut Jobs but Not Spending. Here’s Why.
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
New Trump Ban Blocks 1 in 5 Legal Immigrants
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Cato Scholar on NDAA Passage
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Social Security’s Popularity Problem
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Africa must take heed of the UN Gaza Commission’s genocide report
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Debt Drives a Wedge in Senegal
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Chinese citizens’ affection for Taiwanese may reduce risk of cross-Strait conflict
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Matthew Fiedler's testimony on reducing private health insurance premiums
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Obamacare’s popularity is the Republicans’ problem
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Congress Approves 2026 U.S. Defense Bill
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
CO25245 | Indonesia’s Gaza Troop Offer and the Making of a Middle Power
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Five Takeaways From CFR’s 2026 Conflict Risk Assessment
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
HIV Prevention Through Social Networks: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Peer Advocacy Intervention in Kampala, Uganda
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Minimal Progress Toward Sustainment: 10-Year Replication of Substance Use EBP Sustainment Trajectories and Associations with Implementation Characteristics
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Platforming Parenting Interventions: A New Repository Can Improve Support for Caregivers Globally
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The power of standards in European Union digital governance
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
How resilient is Russia’s economy after four years of war?
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
COP30: Alliances, new climate finance and Brazil's balancing act in the fossil phase-out
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Morocco's Youth Before the 2026 Election
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Ideological Biases in the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Far From Disengagement: The U.S. and the Mediterranean Today
tiny icon of pcns  PCNS (Policy Center for the New South)
We Already Know How Socialist Redistributionism Will End in New York City
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
The Economic and Diplomatic Costs of Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Russia-South Korea ties: Drifting, Holding, or Hardening?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Israel’s Defence Exports Pivot to Asia
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
The ‘New’ Nuclear Age Is Not New
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Raiding in Russia’s Wartime Economy
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
UK Critical Undersea Infrastructure Sabotage: Threat and Response
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Nature-based Solutions and Carbon Credit Initiatives in Kenya: An Overview of the Governance Context
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
Engaging generative artificial intelligence in African development
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Europe’s Strategic Transformation: Implications for the Mediterranean Region
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
The Geopolitics of Batteries
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Chinese Export Controls on Cathode Technology: The EU Must Increase Insight into Supply Chains
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Busting the Leapfrogging Myth: The EU Needs a Comprehensive Approach to Next-Gen Battery Chemistries
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
Small Modular Reactors and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
South Korea and Europe are stepping up on security cooperation. Here’s why.
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Can US leaders convince Americans that Taiwan is worth fighting for?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
The Risk Report for 2026
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Conflicts to Watch in 2026
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Youth protests against military service
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The New U.S. National Security Strategy
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Kenya-Uganda Lokiriama Peace Accord: lessons from an unwritten agreement
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Somalia in the East African Community: opportunities and challenges
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Trump's New Grammar of US Hegemony
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Nepal's Gen Z Uprising: A New Test for India–China Dynamics
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Japan’s Rearmament: Technology, Deterrence, and Alliance Dependence
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Has the CHIPS Act created jobs?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Reframing the Australia–Japan energy relationship
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Ukraine: Pressure on Zelenskyy and prospects for peace
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
China’s Fujian Aircraft Carrier: A Technological Leap in Shipbuilding
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Opening up India’s Nuclear Energy Sector
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The Upcoming National Defense Strategy: What Europe Should Be Watching
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
The White House Seeks to Reboot the U.S.-Europe Alliance
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
The world in 2026: ten issues that will shape the international agenda
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Japan’s present and future national security strategy: Five key challenges to watch
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Europe is missing its moment
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The last generation of smallholders?
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
The Gulf should not underestimate authentic intelligence
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Is Iran’s Axis of Resistance turning toward Tunisia?
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
Japan’s present and future national security strategy: Five key challenges to watch
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Priority Recommendations for Puerto Rico to Promote Well-Being and Economic Growth
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Cloud Adoption for National- security and Defence Purposes: Four Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Private Equity in the Hospital Industry
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Sierra Leone risks another disputed election without urgent reforms
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Can sanctions change the course of conflict?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Targeting infrastructure investments to build career opportunities for California’s left-behind workers
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Targeting infrastructure investments to build career opportunities for Los Angeles' left-behind workers
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Consultations in Mali: Drawing on democratic heritage to deepen democratic practice
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Thinking About Venezuela
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
IP25123 | The Garuda Meets the Vigorous Dragon: The Significance of the Indonesia-China J-10 Deal
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
CO25244 | Seeking Sustainable Competition: The “Rebalance” in US-China Policy
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Trade, Tariffs, and Treasuries: The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Protectionism
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Global Summits to Watch in 2026: Bracing for a New Global (Dis)order?
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The State of Global Governance: Middle Powers and the Search for Stability
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Visualizing 2026: Five Foreign Policy Trends to Watch
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Are We Ready? | America’s Crumbling Defense Industrial Base, With Kathleen Hicks
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
The Bondi Beach Shooting Shows ISIS Threat in Australia and Beyond
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Operation Southern Spear: The U.S. Military Campaign Targeting Venezuela
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Globally Critical Infrastructure: The Unique Risks and Challenges
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Considerations for Regulating the Commercial Human Spaceflight Market: Lessons for Balancing Market Growth and Public Safety
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Tackling Drug Misuse in Prisons: A Qualitative Study on the Implementation of Drug Testing in Six Prisons Final Report
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
TONIGHT: Cato Scholars Available for Trump Address Reaction
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Turning Policy into Habit: Where the UK's Vision of a Circular Economy May Be Won or Lost
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
SHUFFLE: Directed by Benjamin Flaherty
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
A Process Evaluation of Incentivised Substance Free Living Wings in Three Prisons: Part of the Tackling Drug Misuse in Prisons Evaluation Programme
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Haiti Is in a Crisis of State Capacity
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ten Pivotal Cases for Global Democracy
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Supply-chain resilience: the foundation of economic security
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Europe’s fateful decision on Russia’s assets
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
The UK Royal Navy’s future – hybrid high stakes
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Drones Win Battles, Components Win Wars
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
Twelve Days of Inferno: The Cost of Opening Pandora’s Box
tiny icon of aljazeera  Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
From research to business: Innovation transfer in Germany
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Change of Government in the Czech Republic: A Test for Democracy?
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Mamdani’s ‘Mom-and-Pop’ Plan Doesn’t Cut Red Tape
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Ukraine’s Regional Shift: Realignments in Wartime and Beyond
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
2025 Carnegie California Global Affairs Survey
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Is the Arab World Finally Discovering Collective Security and Multilateral Diplomacy?
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Last Generation of Smallholders? Rice Farming at a Tipping Point in Central Vietnam
tiny icon of diis  DIIS (Danish Institute for International Studies)
To curb violence in Nigeria, the US should offer Abuja carrots, not sticks
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
War and peace in Asia’s new order: Australia’s duty
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
China’s Fujian Aircraft Carrier: A Technological Leap in Shipbuilding
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Opening up India’s Nuclear Energy Sector
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The Hamilton Project: 2025 in figures
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Accelerating Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery: A Synthesis of Findings and Recommendations
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Developing a Research Agenda to Improve Rural Health Access and Quality in West Virginia
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
The Risks of a Reinvigorated EU-Western Balkans Defence Cooperation
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Reconciling Indonesia’s Climate Ambition: Who Gets to Shape the Policymaking Process?
tiny icon of nupi  NUPI (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
EU securitisation needs a more market-based approach
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
Beyond Global Polarization: New Cooperation Wanted
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
AI’s Expanding Water Footprint and the Case for Circularity
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Rewind 2025: Public Health Issues India Couldn't Stop Talking About
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Why India Must Reform School Assessments Now
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
KnowSec and China’s Information State
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
How to Fund European Ambitions?
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Disinformation and the Role of Social Media Influencers: Navigating Influence in the Digital Public Sphere
tiny icon of dgap  DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations)
You Don’t Beat China by Letting Big Tech Run Wild
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Nuclear Cooperation: A Constant in the India–Russia Relationship
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Washington Is Helping Beijing “Tell China’s Story Well”
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Calling Putin’s Bluff
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
The allies after America
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
The only winner from Ukrainian wartime elections would be Putin
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
‘Putin is lying’: Zelenskyy visits front to expose false claims of Russian gains
tiny icon of atlanticcouncil  Atlantic Council
New Forums for a New World
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
Trump and Legitimation of Europe’s Far Right
tiny icon of cidob  CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs)
How to survive in a multialigned world
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: The Russian Orthodox Church in Global Affairs
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Global Human Freedom Remains Depressed Four Years After Pandemic Outbreak
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
The Global Freedom Slump
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
CO25243 | Regional and Domestic Interests in the Philippines’ ASEAN Agenda
tiny icon of rsis  RSIS (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
The RAND Ontological Model for Assessing Nuclear Crisis Escalation Risk (ROMANCER): Theoretical Introduction and Background
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
SHUFFLE
tiny icon of cato  Cato Institute
Addressing regional escalation in the Great Lakes Region
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
Why AI companions need public health regulation, not tech oversight
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
AI is changing the physics of collective intelligence—how do we respond?
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
What college affordability debates get wrong on the returns to college
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Brookings' Hutchins Center forms task force on reducing impact of extreme weather on insurance costs and availability   
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Who Can Start a Nuclear War? Inside U.S. Launch Authority and Reform
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Fall 2025
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Time as Resource and Experience: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Understanding the True Cost of Caregiving
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Grand Tamasha’s Best Books of 2025
tiny icon of ceip  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A new EU–India calculus
tiny icon of iiss  IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Europe has a solid basis for battery and electric vehicle manufacturing growth
tiny icon of bruegel  Bruegel
What are the issues affecting young people in Germany?
tiny icon of kas  Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Left and Its Media Allies Say We’re Polarized—It’s Not True
tiny icon of heritage  Heritage Foundation
Strengthening the BWC at 50: India’s Strategic Opportunity
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
New York Mayoral Election and Municipal Elections in India
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Phasing Out Tutoring Dependence in India’s Education System
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Weight-Sparse Transformers and the Future of AI Development
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Europe’s Minilateral Moment
tiny icon of rusi  RUSI
City Diplomacy: The role of cities in international relations
tiny icon of lowy  Lowy Institute
Nuclear Cooperation: A Constant in the India–Russia Relationship
tiny icon of idsa  IDSA (Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
The RAND Ontological Model for Assessing Nuclear Crisis Escalation Risk (ROMANCER): User Guide for Version 1.0
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Professional Learning Opportunities for Public School–Based Pre-K Teachers: Findings from the Spring 2025 American Public School Pre-K Teacher Survey
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Pre-K Teacher Pay, Benefits, and Intentions to Leave in 2025: Findings from the American Public School Pre-K Teacher Survey
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
How Public School–Based Pre-K Teachers Use and Combine Instructional Materials: Findings from the American Public School Pre-K Teacher Survey
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Europe and the geopolitics of AGI
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Europe and the geopolitics of AGI: The need for a preparedness plan
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Pre-K Teachers Are Optimistic About Educational Technology, Though Current Use Varies Widely: Findings from the American Public School Pre-K Teacher Survey
tiny icon of rand  RAND Corporation
Is the U.S. Economic Order Entering a Permanent Shift?
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
In Colombo, New Delhi’s Relief Route to Goodwill
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
GCC Joint Defence Integration and the US Factor
tiny icon of orf  ORF (Observer Research Foundation)
Korea's Regional Diplomacy and Strategic ODA Realignment
tiny icon of kiep  KIEP (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)
Assessing the impact of recent Western sanctions on Russia
tiny icon of brookings  Brookings
Forecasting Humanitarian Risk in 2026: A Conversation With David Miliband
tiny icon of cfr  CFR (Council on Foreign Relations)
Monday, 15 December 2025
Building Consensus Amid Growing Rivalry: Taking Stock of UN Cyberspace Governance
tiny icon of iai  IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)
Where Will People Go?
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Democracy as Security
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
Just Say No to Nuclear Testing
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
The Belarusian Dilemma
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
A Tale of Two Wests
tiny icon of gmf  German Marshall Fund
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A Conversation With João Cravinho, EU Special Representative for the Sahel Region
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H.C. v. Chudzik
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We Will Swim Again at Bondi
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Diplomacy in Crisis, Subnational Diplomacy Evolves
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IP25122 | The 12th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat: A Fitting Conclusion to Bilateral Ties in 2025
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Beijing pressures Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic partners. Here’s what the US should do in response
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Expert Available: Trump Pushes for Reclassification of Marijuana
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Expert Available: Texas Education Freedom Accounts Offer Families Needed Flexibility
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To Avoid More American Bloodshed, Leave Syria
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Considerations for a workable transitional justice process for Sudan
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Two years on, UNSCR 2719 on peace operations remains at a crossroads
tiny icon of issafrica  ISS Africa (Institute for Security Studies)
A vision and policy agenda for a safer world
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Thailand Calls a Snap Election During a Border War: What It All Means
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China’s AI Chip Deficit: Why Huawei Can’t Catch Nvidia and U.S. Export Controls Should Remain
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Behind Trump’s Peace Efforts: A Strategic Focus on Critical Minerals
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Maneuver in the Marketplace: The Changing Economic Dimension of Warfare
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The race for renewables in the Middle East and North Africa
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Southern Yemen’s Power Shift: the Houthis and the UAE-Saudi Rivalry
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Trump’s Revolutionary Proposal To Clean Up Obamacare Mess
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The Most Likely Outcomes of Trump’s Order Targeting State AI Laws
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The persisting Indo-China border challenge
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Targeting collective action: Europe and the Global South
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What the optics of a visit can’t hide: India-Russia relationship is paradoxical and stagnant
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The Three Seas Initiative: A Decade of Integration
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Upskilling India for the AI Transformation
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Trump’s NSS Signals Strategic Openings for China
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Engines of power
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A GENIUS Response? EU Digital Money: Rules, Euro Stablecoins and CBDCs
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Venezuela: What Transition Ahead?
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Azerbaijan charted the post-conflict era in 2025
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Georgia’s Investment Landscape: Stability, Growth, and Opportunities
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Visions to Reality: Achieving the Middle East and North Africa's Economic Ambitions
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India in the Multilateral System: UN, Bretton Woods and Club Governance
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New Poll: Most Americans Expect Social Security Benefit Cuts; a Third Believe the Program Won’t Exist When They Retire
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Filling Policy and Implementation Gaps to Build India as a Biomanufacturing Hub
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Digital Twins for India’s Smart Grid Transformation
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2025 RAND Wrap-Up: Research That Defined Our Year
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The European Union should embrace decentralised finance and make it safe
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