Analysis October 15, 2026 Zimbabwe’s Emerging Relevance in US–Africa Relations By: Simba Ruwodo For much of the post-Cold War period, Zimbabwe has occupied an uneasy position in the foreign-policy calculations of the United States and its Western partners. Harare’s relationships with the West have often been viewed through the familiar lenses of... Read more	Analysis October 14, 2026 Iranian Missile Production Infrastructure after Epic Fury By: Sam Lair, Seth Hosford, Michael Duitsman, John Ford Since the imagery hold over Iran for commercial providers like Planet Labs PBC was lifted a few months ago, an update on the state of Iranian ballistic missile production sites is in order. This analysis is also in light... Read more	Podcasts October 9, 2026 Navigating Germany’s Defense Pivot Welcome back to the Ties That Bind, a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and the transatlantic relationship. This season we examine how Western European NATO members like Germany are... Read more
Baltic Bulletin October 1, 2026 Understanding Latvia’s Parliamentary Elections By: Indra Ekmanis The last three months have been a flurry of activity in Latvia as the country entered its pre-election season in June. The 14 parties running for parliament have sought to curry favor among the electorate — passing out pamphlets... Read more	Conversations September 24, 2026 What Stands Out in the US-Greenland-Denmark Agreement By: Rebecca Pincus, Aaron Stein This whole Greenland saga has elicited all sorts of commentary. Let’s step back. The United States has had a presence on Greenland and permissive basing rules for decades. Will anything actually change with this updated agreement? So I want... Read more	Intern Corner September 15, 2026 Words Without Money: China as the Ambivalent UN Power By: Jackson Owen Over the past year, China has been quietly shifting its stance within the international system. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is casting itself as an unlikely guardian of the post–World War II international order, uncomfortable with the rhetorical... Read more
Analysis September 1, 2026 The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal: Abandoning the Gold Standard By: Michael Duitsman Donald Trump is famous for his love of gold. His agreement with Saudi Arabia, however, has undermined the so-called “Gold Standard” for nuclear nonproliferation: the American insistence, for more than a decade, that countries that reach agreements with Washington... Read more	Intern Corner August 13, 2026 Inside China’s Cognitive Warfare Playbook Against Taiwan By: Bram Wells China has been increasing pressure on Taiwan below the threshold of a traditional military attack throughout the past decade. These gray zone tactics include diplomatic, economic, and security measures as well as the deployment of ships and aircraft across... Read more	Analysis August 10, 2026 Reading Germany’s Rearmament: The 2026 Military Strategy Between Ambition and Accountability By: Julian Pawlak On April 22, 2026, Germany published what has been called the first military strategy in the Bundeswehr’s history. Signed by Chief of Defence Gen. Carsten Breuer, it is part of the broader “overall concept of military defence” (Gesamtkonzeption... Read more