Joshua Eisenman will research and write a book examining how countries that are middle powers, which can hold considerable sway in their own regions, cope with China’s political and economic pressure.
Richard Harrison and Peter Garretson will organize a series of workshops exploring near-term scenarios that could have a significant impact on U.S. space strategy. The project’s findings will appear in a series of reports.
Herman Pirchner, Jr., and Ilan Berman will research and write a book exploring how China, Russia, and Iran employ “militarized nationalism” to bolster their domestic political legitimacy and animate their geopolitical agendas and strategies.
S. Frederick Starr and Svante Cornell will analyze political and economic changes in Central Asia, assess the ramifications of the reduction of Russian influence and the concomitant rise of China in Central Asia, and examine efforts to strengthen and institutionalize Central Asian regional cooperation and strengthen connectivity across the Caspian Sea. The project’s findings will appear in a series of monographs, papers, and ongoing briefings for the policy community and media.
S. Frederick Starr and Svante Cornell will lead an effort to developpolicies to address the security challenges facing the Central Asia–Caucasus region. They will analyze sources of unrest and instability inthe region; explore the efforts of external powers such as China, Russia,and Turkey to pursue geopolitical advantage in these states; and assesshow events in the region affect U.S. interests. The project’s findings willbe presented in a series of monographs and research papers.
Joshua Eisenman will research and write a book examining how countries that are not great powers but hold considerable sway in their own regions interact with, withstand, or succumb to China’s political and economic pressure.
Richard Harrison and Peter Garretson will organize a series of workshops to explore near-term scenarios that could have a significant impact on U.S. space strategy. The project’s findings will appear in a series of reports.
Niklas Swanström and Fredrik Erixon will research and write a book exploring how the United States and the European Union could cooperate to decrease their dependence on China-dominated or China-centric supply chains for critical materials, components for manufacturing, and finished goods. They will analyze data on supply chain networks linking the United States, the E.U., and China and conduct interviews in Washington, Brussels, and various European capitals.
S. Frederick Starr and Svante Cornell will lead an effort to develop policies to address the security challenges facing the Central Asia-Caucasus region in an era of renewed great power pressures, particularly from Russia and China, and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. They will analyze forces driving unrest and instability in the region; explore the efforts of external powers such as China, Russia, and Turkey to pursue geopolitical advantage in these states; examine the ways that events in the region affect shifting global balances and potential political/military scenarios; and assess how regional issues relate to wider U.S. policy priorities. The project’s findings will be presented in a series of monographs and research papers.