CSPS student fellow Nicholas Davidson explores the territorial claims of China in the South China Sea, the tactics it uses to cement its foothold in the disputed waters, and the role the United States has to play in the region.

CSPS Fellow Steven Wachter cautions against the revival of America’s “Twin Pillars Policy” in the Middle East, pointing to the inherent weaknesses of its previous iteration in the 1970s.

CSPS Fellow Alexandra Gerbracht highlights the importance of security sector institutions and reforms for the study of international relations.

CSPS Fellow Nicholas Davidson examines how US alliances in the Indo-Pacific are reinvigorated following rising tensions with China.

CSPS Fellow Brad Duplessis considers the implications of the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 for US policy toward Ukraine.

CSPS Fellow Christopher Gettel traces the evolution of American nuclear weapons policy, evaluating the merits of discrete eras of policy and arguing for the need to revisit nuclear weapons policy in a changing and uncertain international environment.

CSPS Fellow Joshua Stone argues that traditional understandings of security competition among great powers underestimate ideological factors and fail to explain US-China rivalry.

CSPS Fellow Will Nelson argues that the Russo-Ukrainian War threatens to become a protracted conflict with serious consequences for the viability of the Russian state.