This article references a report by researchers at the Climate Solutions Lab
2026 In the News
Heidi Peltier provided commentary in this article on the cost to U.S. taxpayers to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry and military presence there to stabilize the country and make it a safe enough investment.
Dany Bahar discussed the evidence on refugees’ economic integration, and which policies help most with Giovanni Peri (U.C. Davis).
In this op-ed, Lyle Goldstein argued that amid a bleak overall foreign policy picture, Trump’s decisive move back to ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan is part of a welcome shift toward moderation vis-a-vis China.
Responsible Statecraft
Trump vs. his China hawks (commentary by Lyle Goldstein)
Lyle Goldstein offered commentary on the dynamics between China hawks and those advocating a more pragmatic approach within the Trump administration.
Lyle Goldstein offered commentary in this article on the politics of increased defense spending in Taiwan.
Lyle Goldstein commented on the CH YH-1000S, an unmanned vehicle that is considered capable of supplying combat troops, which completed its maiden flight over the weekend.
Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary in this article.
This analysis includes commentary from Mark Blyth.
Pod Save America
Why are Democrats afraid of power (interview with Marc Dunkleman)
Marc Dunkleman discusses how Democrats — once they regain power — can make government work again with "Pod Save America" host Jon Lovett.
Responsible Statecraft
Spheres of influence for me, not for thee? (contribution from Lyle Goldstein)
Lyle Goldstein addresses spheres of influence and what happens when American interests collide with China's 'near abroad.'
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Controlling global oil — the backstory (interview with Jeff Colgan)
Jeff Colgan discusses the history of the politics and history behind supplying and denying oil.
Center for International Maritime Security
Leading the digital fight: How the Navy's IW community must innovate to win (co-written by Adam Reiffen)
Watson Military Fellow Adam Reiffen co-authored this piece on the need for the U.S. Navy to innovate in the realm of informational warfare.
John N. Friedman and his Opportunity Insights co-director, Raj Chetty, authored this article announcing TIME's new World's Top Universities of 2026 rankings. Brown was ranked No. 42 globally.
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Why the US and South Korea will not jointly construct nuclear submarines (written by Lyle Goldstein)
In this op-ed in USNI Proceedings, Lyle Goldstein explains why a proposed partnership between the U.S. and South Korea to build nuclear submarines is not moving forward.
Omer Bartov provided commentary in this article.
In this op-ed for The Print, Ashutosh Varshney analyzes how the global order is changing and what India should do regarding economic issues.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
How aid groups are dealing with slashed USAID funding (commentary by Jennifer Hadden)
Jennifer Hadden offered commentary on U.S. foreign aid cuts to NGOs.
In this article in The Guardian on power struggles within the Chinese military, Lyle Goldstein noted that China recently unveiled powerful new weapons and still has the capability to make a move against Taiwan.
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Russian and Chinese Threats to Greenland and the New Arctic Sea Routes Are Low (written by Lyle Goldstein)
In this op-ed in USNI Proceedings, Lyle Goldstein argues that while China-Russia cooperation in the maritime domain warrants monitoring, the naval threat to the Arctic and Greenland posed by this quasi-alliance is minimal.
Lyle Goldstein commented that the corruption charges against Zhang Youxia, long seen as Xi Jinping’s closest military ally, raise questions about the stability of China's military leadership.
Mark Blyth offered commentary on the emergence of BlackRock's Rick Rieder as a Federal Reserve frontrunner.
Timothy Edgar offered commentary on TikTok's algorithm
Lyle Goldstein offered commentary on China’s use of diesel submarines
Good Authority Podcast
Can climate policies survive the return of Trump? (interview with Jeff Colgan)
Jeff Colgan and Federica Genovese discuss what Trump's second term means for the ongoing global effort to combat climate change.
Mark Blyth offered commentary on the World Economic Forum.
Mark Blyth commented on Donald Trump's approach to the Davos summit.
Catherine Lutz offered commentary for this analysis of U.S. threats to seize Greenland.
Jennifer Hadden co-authored this column about U.S. foreign aid cuts to NGOs.
In this broadcast interview, Mark Blyth spoke about the Department of Justice’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the trending politics of central banks around the world.
Catherine Lutz offered commentary in this analysis of a new presidential executive order to curb arms industry stock buybacks.
Stephanie Savell comments on proposals to consolidate AFRICOM and other U.S. military foreign command units.
Jennifer Hadden co-authored this Policy Brief on the challenges facing NGOs for UNICEF as part of their 2026 Global Outlook for Children.
What On Earth Podcast
Will we ever stop fighting over oil? (comments by Jeff Colgan)
Jeff Colgan comments on the long history of wars fought over oil and "petro-imperialism" as the U.S. seeks to take control of Venezuela's oil reserves.
Dany Bahar argues that now that Nicolas Maduro is out of power, there should be a bipartisan effort in Washington to help the country make a full transition to democracy and restore the rights of the Venezuelan people.
Stephen Kinzer speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the implications of the recent U.S. attack on Venezuela.
Stephen Kinzer says focus on Cuba has distorted U.S. foreign policy over generations, and it is happening again.
Steven Kinzer says without Venezuelan oil, Cuba's political system will finally collapse.