The recent and tragic transboundary disaster that hit Nepal and China on August 26th wasn’t a single flood event – it was a cascade of different mountain hazards, with critical importance for how we think about risk.
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Inspired by a recent Stimson publication, our July 7 event tackled a deceptively simple but critical question: Was the Iran war worth it?
Experts assessed whether the US achieved its stated objectives, weighing the conflict’s military, economic, and strategic costs, and examining its lasting implications for U.S. policy in the Middle East. Looking beyond the immediate aftermath, the panel explored the conflict’s overlooked second-order effects and the lessons that should shape future American decisionmaking.
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John Hudson, National security reporter, Washington Post
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Evaluating whether the Iran War is a case of alliance entanglement by the United States’ Middle East allies.
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The war on Iran has strengthened hardline forces against reformists already weakened by the system, their own failings, and a dwindling middle class.
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The first job is to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz through a mutually acceptable process.
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Only decisive actions from the new government that ensure energy independence and state sovereignty can save Iraq from an impending crisis with far-reaching consequences
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Fyodor Voitolovsky, director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences, returns to the Trialogue to lay out Moscow’s vision for ending the war in Ukraine.
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In this show, Chris, Melanie, and Zack consider the benefits and costs for U.S. allies and partners who host U.S. bases on their territory. As traditional allies have limited air space and basing access to the United States during the Iran war, has a major fault line in American strategy been publicly exposed?Â
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