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Policy Briefs

AI Sovereignty, Diffusion, and Risk: Strategy in a Contested Landscape

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GTG–CEIP,
Commentary

For Israel, the U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal is a major strategic failure

Conference Memos

Securitization and Public Opinion in U.S.-Russia Relations: A Comparison of Russia the United States

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Commentary

How to Win the Defense Innovation Contest

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Foreign Affairs,
Conference Memos

Divergent Approaches, Shared Goals? Comparing US and EU Sanctions Strategies Against Russia Across Energy, Finance, and Frozen Assets (2022-2025)

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Journal Articles

Israel and the NPT: new insights into old questions

Cold War History,
Journal Articles

Toward Undersea Cable Resilience: The Case for Global Collaboration

Texas National Security Review,
Commentary

The JCPOA was flawed, but it bought time; a new deal should aim higher

The Caravan Notebook,
Journal Articles

The Strange Defeat of Nuclear Deterrence and the Coming Crisis in Strategic Stability

Commentary

China’s AI Heist

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Foreign Affairs,
Books

Worse than War: The Global Costs of Violence

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Books

Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and US-Russia Relations after the Cold War

Journal Articles

Scientists can save nuclear arms control

Journal Articles

Fabricated justice: How due process reform enables evidence manipulation

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World Development,
Journal Articles

New START ends. But a one-year extension could bring many benefits

Commentary

The Myth of the AI Race

Foreign Affairs,
White Papers

Beyond DeepSeek: China’s Diverse Open-Weight AI Ecosystem and Its Policy Implications

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DigiChina,
Commentary

The US and Russia can lead the way in banning nuclear-armed drones

White Papers

CFIUS and the “America First” Investment Policy: Nine Recommendations for Executive Action

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Commentary

The Real AI Race

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Reports

Averting AI Armageddon

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Commentary

America Is Winning the Race for Global AI Primacy—for Now

Annual Reports

Shorenstein APARC 2023–24 Annual Report

Commentary

People’s Republic of China in the Baltic States – A Book Review

Journal of Baltic Studies,
Book Chapters

The Military Challenge of the People’s Republic of China