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BNP Returns to Power: Assessing the Results and Implications of Bangladesh’s Elections • Stimson Center
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (63+ words) Bangladesh and regional experts assess the results and implications of Bangladesh's most consequential elections in 25 years. Razia Sultana, Core Senior Fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) Avinash Paliwal, Former Deputy Director of the SOAS South…...
Testing Assumptions About US Foreign Policy in 2026 • Stimson Center
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (600+ words) For the third year in a row, members of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy team took part in a whiteboarding exercise to identify common Washington assumptions about foreign policy that they believe may be tested in 2026. Before diving in, however,…...
The “America First Arms Transfer Strategy” Reorders US Arms Transfer Priorities • Stimson Center
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (630+ words) The "America First Arms Transfer Strategy" Reorders US Arms Transfer Priorities'Stimson Center The "America First Arms Transfer Strategy" Reorders US Arms Transfer Priorities On February 7, the Trump administration released Executive Order 14383, "America First Arms Transfer Strategy." While the directive supplements…...
Iran’s Uncertain Transition: From the Streets to a Strongman • Stimson Center
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (333+ words) Iran's recent protests brought not collapse, but a dangerous suspension as harsh repression dealt a significant blow to the Islamic Republic's legitimacy. The country has now entered a political limbo in which coercion substitutes for consent. This is not stability…...
Reflections on the Work of the Atrocity Prevention Study Group in 2025 • Stimson Center
3+ day, 38+ min ago (214+ words) Reflections on the Work of the Atrocity Prevention Study Group in 2025Stimson Center Reflections on the Work of the Atrocity Prevention Study Group in 2025 In addition to the monthly meetings, the APSG also supported research examining preventing starvation crimes, drawing on…...
Vietnam’s Party Congress Endorses Ambitious Growth Agenda • Stimson Center
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1069+ words) Vietnam's Party Congress Endorses Ambitious Growth Agenda'Stimson Center Vietnam's Party Congress Endorses Ambitious Growth Agenda Over the past 18 months, Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has undertaken rapid government restructuring and issued a set of so-called "breakthrough resolutions" with the aim of…...
Implications of US-India Trade Announcements • Stimson Center
1+ week, 2+ day ago (831+ words) Implications of US-India Trade Announcements'Stimson Center Implications of US-India Trade Announcements At long last, Washington and New Delhi have announced the conclusion of a sweeping new trade deal. The announcement offers both sides a welcome opportunity to reset their relationship,…...
Russia Ramps up Mediation Efforts in the Middle East • Stimson Center
1+ week, 4+ day ago (251+ words) Editor's Note: Emil Avdaliani is a research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia. His research focuses on the history of silk roads and the interests of great…...
In Greenland’s Shadow: How Trump’s Approach to Europe Weighs on Transatlantic Security Cooperation • Stimson Center
1+ week, 4+ day ago (797+ words) In Greenland's Shadow: How Trump's Approach to Europe Weighs on Transatlantic Security Cooperation'Stimson Center In Greenland's Shadow: How Trump's Approach to Europe Weighs on Transatlantic Security Cooperation The Trump administration's increasingly bellicose demands for the Danish territory of Greenland stand…...
Redefining the US–ROK Alliance in an Era of Uncertainty • Stimson Center
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (321+ words) The author would like to thank Kelly Grieco, Bob Manning, Rachel M. Lee, Andrew Hyde, and Christopher Preble for comments on an earlier version of this paper. Standard caveats apply. Figure 1. U.S. Military Installations Around the World, 2025 Figure 2. Total Value of U.S. Military…...