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‘All Options Are on the Table’: Assessing the International Legality of Nuclear Threats

There is an urgent need to strengthen the relevant international legal frameworks if they are to protect against threats to use nuclear weapons.

Anna Hood, Monique Cormier

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Win-Win: The Potential and Prospects of German FDI in Supporting the Structural Transformation of African Economies

Hannah Grupp, Paul M. Lubeck

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Lack of Finance Is Not the Only Constraint on Global Development

David McNair

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Legacy or Liability? Auditing U.S. Alliances to Compete with China

Alliances remain crucial to American statecraft in an era of great-power competition, but Washington needs to be clear eyed about their costs and benefits.

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Christopher S. Chivvis, Kristin Zhu, Beatrix Geaghan‑Breiner, …

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Arab Diaspora Business Communities in Egypt

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Nur Arafeh, Yezid Sayigh, Qaboul al-Absi, …

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Preventing an Era of Nuclear Anarchy: Nuclear Proliferation and American Security

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, Ernest J. Moniz, Meghan L. O’Sullivan

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The Life of the Party: Past and Present Constraints on the Future of the Chinese Communist Party

Yvonne Chiu, Isaac B. Kardon, Jason M. Kelly

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We deliver strategic ideas and independent analysis to help inform countries, institutions, and leaders as they take on the most difficult global problems.

Paper

‘All Options Are on the Table’: Assessing the International Legality of Nuclear Threats

There is an urgent need to strengthen the relevant international legal frameworks if they are to protect against threats to use nuclear weapons.

Anna Hood, Monique Cormier

Paper

Win-Win: The Potential and Prospects of German FDI in Supporting the Structural Transformation of African Economies

Hannah Grupp, Paul M. Lubeck

Article

Lack of Finance Is Not the Only Constraint on Global Development

David McNair

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Report

Legacy or Liability? Auditing U.S. Alliances to Compete with China

Alliances remain crucial to American statecraft in an era of great-power competition, but Washington needs to be clear eyed about their costs and benefits.

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Christopher S. Chivvis, Kristin Zhu, Beatrix Geaghan‑Breiner, …

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Arab Diaspora Business Communities in Egypt

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Nur Arafeh, Yezid Sayigh, Qaboul al-Absi, …

Report

Preventing an Era of Nuclear Anarchy: Nuclear Proliferation and American Security

Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, Ernest J. Moniz, Meghan L. O’Sullivan

Research

The Life of the Party: Past and Present Constraints on the Future of the Chinese Communist Party

Yvonne Chiu, Isaac B. Kardon, Jason M. Kelly