Trump Hosts Inaugural Board of Peace Meeting
Latest Developments First Meeting of International Bloc: President Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace on February 19 in Washington, DC. Representatives and heads of state...
U.S. Institute of Peace
Detecting and Halting an Iranian Weaponization Effort
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Memos
The Sting Doctrine
Haven’t its flaws become obvious?
Op-eds
Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb
Monographs
The Despotic Duo
Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests
Legislative Testimonies
Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10
Memos
Supporting Israel and Ukraine Against Terror
Legislative Testimonies
How Congress Should Respond to an Interim Iran Deal
Memos
Preserving U.S. Interests in the Indo-Pacific
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Legislative Testimonies
The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward
Memos
Neither Here Nor There
Jordan and the Abraham Accords
Memos
US moves on Pacific islands, but barely
The last two weeks have seen some of the most frantic US activity related to the Pacific Islands since the end of World War II. A lot happened. It’s like a plane suddenly dropped a cargo of randomly-sized boulders into a lake with varied depths. Some initiatives will sink, others may become essential islands of security in rough weather, some might inadvertently hit and sink the boats of allies.
Op-eds
Iran Is More Than Persia
Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic
Monographs
Biden Must Reckon With the Failed Doha Deal
Leaving U.S. troops in Afghanistan past May 1 threatens their safety. Withdrawing all of them would further weaken the Afghan government.
Op-eds
North Korea
Oman in the Middle
Muscat’s Balancing Act Between Iran and America
Monographs
Extremism and fragile states
Last year, Congress asked the United States Institute of Peace, a government-funded think tank, to develop “a comprehensive plan to prevent the underlying causes of extremism in fragile states in th...
Op-eds
Extremism and Fragile States
Episode 21
Foreign Podicy
Ronald Reagan’s freedom agenda
Ronald Reagan was tough on totalitarians. On March 8, 1983 -- and to the chagrin of many of his advisors – he disparaged the Soviet Union as an...
Op-eds
Fixing the United Nations
The United Nations was created in the wake of World War II by the major Allied nations that had prevailed – at an enormous cost in blood and treasure -- over the Axis powers. Its foun...