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90 minutes until the last Dead and Company show … read my tribute to the band that represented the last great American musical adventure. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…

This is reckless: the victory of technocratic rationale over strategic thinking. Yes, American advisors in Ukraine would improve our ability to train them. But it would also put US forces in harm's way, deepen our involvement, and risk escalation. 1/x foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/why-am…

I am very pleased to share my (hopefully last) piece addressing the meaning of the "Global South." There is a lot of debate around the concept, and many arguments lack a solid grounding in the literature... World Politics Review Stimson Center #GlobalSouth 1/4 worldpoliticsreview.com/global-south-c…

"Leaning in to multipolarity offers U.S. policymakers a diverse array of choices to serve future needs." Read more from Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper in their policy paper on multiporality and U.S. interests. stimson.org/2023/assumptio…

I'm excited to launch Stimson Center's newest 'assumptions testing' paper. In this paper, Evan Cooper and I look at the most common assumptions about polarity: 1) that multipolarity is emerging and 2) that it's dangerous for the US. 1/x stimson.org/2023/assumptio…

.Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper conclude that we're witnessing "unbalanced multipolarity, an international environment in which two major powers (the United States and China) are preeminent, but other second-rank powers...are also important players." stimson.org/2023/assumptio…

Yes, multipolarity is emerging. Evan Cooper and I wrote for Foreign Policy, drawing on our recent paper to argue that multipolarity is here, and that it isn't necessarily bad for the US! foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/05/usa…

In a more multipolar world, the United States runs the risk of becoming increasingly isolated from the middle powers it needs, Emma Ashford and Evan Cooper write. buff.ly/3RPgfBw

So long as the United States pursues military dominance in the Middle East and globally — with permanent troop deployments and commitments to defend dozens of countries against their rivals — the United States will be drawn into conflicts regardless of policymakers' priorities.

Stimson Center has launched a new essay series on the New Space Age, addressing the democratization of space and global space governace. A short 🧵 stimson.org/project/testin…

In the second essay, Evan Cooper and I argue that the emerging space lanscape is defined not by rival space blocs,b ut a mix of overlapping partnerships between states, intn'l orgs, and private firms stimson.org/2023/the-multi…

In their newest commentary for the upcoming "A New Era in Space" project, Kelly Grieco and Evan Cooper argue that the new space race will be over rival blocs and control over the domain. stimson.org/2023/the-multi…

"Expanding security challenges abroad and intensifying wildfires at home demand that the United States craft a more sustainable strategy that will safeguard both military readiness and forests," writes Research Analyst Evan Cooper in his op-ed The Hill. thehill.com/opinion/nation…

In their latest commentary, Research Analyst Evan Cooper and Scoville Peace Fellow Lucas Ruiz argue that the US State Department must engage more with the American public in order to garner support for its diplomatic efforts worldwide. stimson.org/2024/domestic-…

With the deployment of active duty units in response to the tragedy caused by #Helene, and the prospect of additional deployments for #Milton, resurfacing this article on the tension between increasing natural disasters and overseas deployments thehill.com/opinion/nation…

Another great brief by my Stimson Center colleagues Kelly Grieco and Evan Cooper The Trump administration should lean into smaller, more flexible alignments and issue-based coalitions and lead with economics and diplomacy. stimson.org/2024/think-sma…

“Multialignment is not only possible but desirable in the Indo-Pacific, both because the distribution of power is increasingly multipolar and because the region’s vast distances & maritime environment promote strategic flexibility.” Kelly Grieco Evan Cooper stimson.org/2024/think-sma…

📝In the next installment of our #PresidentialInbox series, experts Kelly Grieco and Evan Cooper envision smaller, more flexible alignments and issue-based coalitions for the US and #IndoPacific nations with an emphasis on diplomatic and economic power. stimson.org/2024/engineer-…

"Whether President Trump decides to escalate or de-escalate with #Iran, the consequences for the United States are certain to be far-reaching—and unpredictable," write Evan Cooper and Christopher Preble in their latest commentary on the #Israel-#Iran war stimson.org/2025/restraint…