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"The next administration should craft a standalone #SouthAsia strategy to address regional complexities while aligning with #IndoPacific priorities," write experts Elizabeth Threlkeld and Elizabeth Zazycki in their latest entry for our #PresidentialInbox memo series. https://lnkd.in/ep3Zv3i3

📝In the next installment of our #PresidentialInbox series, Distinguished Fellow Geoffrey Wilson urges the next administration to prioritize strategic stability and accountability over developing new and destabilizing nonstrategic nuclear weapons. https://lnkd.in/eqK-GR7q

#UpcomingEvent: Join us for our discussion, assessing the impact of climate and ocean risks in Toamasina, Madagascar, and how Stimson Environmental Security Program's CORVI project is securing climate adaptation financing and building resilience for the region’s future. 📅Dec. 13 ⏰8:00 - 9:00 AM ET https://lnkd.in/euS7EQrE

In a new Middle East Perspectives commentary, Afrah Nasser examines how the next Trump administration may navigate US policy on #Yemen while trying to degrade #Houthi military capabilities and reduce attacks on Red Sea shipping. https://lnkd.in/ekPefiMV

"...the next administration should prioritize oversight and transparency in the weapon acquisition process. Otherwise, the Pentagon will fall deeper into the defense death spiral," write experts Dan Grazier and Julia Gledhill (she/her) in their #PresidentialInbox policy memo https://lnkd.in/emNAEU7E

In a 🆕 policy memo for our #PresidentialInbox series, experts Brian Eyler, Allison Pytlak, Courtney Weatherby, and Shreya Lad advocate for a whole-of-government approach for the US to address cyber scam operations originating from the #IndoPacific https://lnkd.in/eSWt9YDD

📝Senior Fellow and Director of our Partnerships in Proliferation Prevention Program Christina McAllister warns of the real threat of a future domestic or international biological incident, and offers her recommendations to the next administration in her #PresidentialInbox policy memo https://lnkd.in/eNKKCw-x

"Muscular diplomacy still offers the best set of tools to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons," write Distinguished Fellow Barbara Slavin in her entry for our #PresidentialInbox series. Read the full policy memo below ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/ePjKEA95

In a new installment for our #PresidentialInbox series, Senior Fellow and Japan Program Director Yuki Tatsumi writes on how the new administration can impact #IndoPacific relations for the better, and create stronger coalitions in the region among allies and partners. https://lnkd.in/eGDGPpg4