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Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and U.S.-Russia Relations after the Cold War

Rose Gottemoeller uses lessons learned from U.S.-Russia relations during the George H. W. Bush and Clinton administrations to offer insights into how Russia today may be convinced to end its war against Ukraine and resume cooperation for the sake of global security.

SECURITY THROUGH COOPERATION

Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder

A clear-eyed look from Michael McFaul at how the rise of autocratic China and Russia are compelling some to think that we have entered a new Cold War—and why we must reject that thinking in order to prevail.

Autocrats vs. Democrats

Cover of The Highest Exam by Hongbon Li and Ruixue Jia, with Claire Cousineau.

The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China

The National College Entrance Examination shapes the future of millions of students in China each year, but Hongbin Li and Ruixue Jia illuminate how this test of all tests is also shaping education, labor markets, political legitimacy, and social values beyond the PRC.

THE HIGHEST EXAM

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Conference Memos

Critical Minerals and the Business of National Security: Engineering competitive incentives into America’s mineral strategy

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Featured Publications

Security Through Cooperation: Space, Nuclear Weapons, and U.S.-Russia Relations after the Cold War

Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder

The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China

Aging, Alcohol, and Attrition: The Economic and Political Ramifications of Public Health in Contemporary Russia

Comparative Analysis of National Literature Education in the United States and Russia

Russia's Narratives, BRICS Strategies, and Economic Engagement with the Global South

Russian Colonialism and Imperial Ambitions: Case Studies of Donbas, Abkhazia, and Chechnya

McNamara At War: A New History

Material incentives and effort choice: Evidence from an online experiment across countries

From Orbit to Outback: A Blueprint for the US-Australia Re-entry Corridor

Statutory Obsolescence in the Age of Innovation: A Few Thoughts about GDPR

Countering Brain Drain Through Circulation and Linkage: Illustrations and Lessons from China and India

Place Attachments: Theory and Measurement for Political Science

Does the Bukele Model Have a Future?

The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China

The Political Economy of Global Stock Exchange Competition

Profitable Misconduct, Corporate Governance, and Law Enforcement

Let the Public Govern AI

Critical Minerals and the Business of National Security: Engineering competitive incentives into America’s mineral strategy

Engineering competitive incentives into America's mineral strategy

Promoting development in ethnically divided societies: Historical lessons on peace and prosperity

Police Body Worn Cameras in Rio’s Favelas: Can Technology Reduce Violence?

Policy Roundup: August 2025

Fighting Through Disruption: Reframing Cyber Resilience for Power Projection and Strategic Credibility

A Little Lift in the Iron Curtain: Emigration Restrictions and Criminal Activity in Socialist East Germany

This Isn’t India-China Rapprochement

Income-Related Disparities in the Value of Health Care in South Korea

2025 Chey-Stanford-KFAS Sustainable Democracy Roundtable Report

China Is Winning the Cyberwar