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North Korea As It Is: The Case for a Cold Peace

Dr. Victor Cha argues it’s time to stop pretending the old framework can work and instead build a “cold peace” — a relationship short of normalization that manages the North Korean threat as it actually is.

Commentary — April 21, 2026

North Korea as It Is: The Case for a Cold Peace

After three decades and seven presidential administrations of the same denuclearization framework, North Korea's arsenal has only grown. CSIS's Victor Cha argues in Foreign Affairs that it's time to stop pretending the old framework can work and instead build a "cold peace."

Commentary by Victor Cha — April 21, 2026

Last Rounds? Status of Key Munitions at the Iran War Ceasefire

The United States has depleted its missile inventories but still has enough to continue fighting this war under any plausible scenario. The risk is with future wars—particularly against a peer competitor like China.

Report by Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park — April 21, 2026

Potted Plants are Pretty but the Jungle Teems with Life

India's governments keep planting pots — targeted incentives for AI, semiconductors, green hydrogen, and more. But the structural reforms that would let every sector grow remain stalled. It's time to unleash the jungle.

Newsletter by Richard M. Rossow — April 21, 2026

Nordic Nukes: Seeking Strategic Agency in Uncertain Times

The Nordic states anchored their security to NATO’s nuclear umbrella just as U.S. ties grew uncertain. Now, caught between disarmament legacies and a vital deterrence debate, their choices will reshape regional security.

Commentary by Astrid Chevreuil, Gine Lund Bolling, and Sara von Bonsdorff — April 20, 2026

A New Generation Looks to the Moon: Perspectives on Artemis

For a generation born after the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, it represents not just a technical milestone, but a defining moment—a generation's first lived experience of the United States' renewed push into deep space.

Commentary by Clayton Swope, Chantal Li, and Jack Seay — April 17, 2026