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Op-Eds

This section lists information about, and links to, op-eds that The Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures team members have authored either solely or with colleagues from other organizations.

September 25, 2025

We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found

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McKee, K., & Meisel, C. (2025). We tracked every overseas trip by world leaders since the end of the Cold War – here’s what we found. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/aai.5xf7pq6p5 

August 28, 2025

Right-sizing Africa’s “China challenge”

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Meisel, C. (2025, August 21). Right-sizing Africa’s “China challenge”. ISS African Futures. https://futures.issafrica.org/blog/2025/Right-sizing-Africas-China-challenge

April 16, 2025

Why Russia Isn’t Doomed

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Burrows, M., Meisel, C. (2025, April 16). Why Russia Isn’t Doomed. The National Interest. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-russia-isnt-doomed   ‌

January 13, 2025

From Myanmar to Gaza, Ukraine to Sudan – 2024 was another grim year, according to our mass atrocity index

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Meisel, C. (2025, January 13). From Myanmar to Gaza, Ukraine to Sudan – 2024 was another grim year, according to our mass atrocity index. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/from-myanmar-to-gaza-ukraine-to-sudan-2024-was-another-grim-year-accord

December 12, 2024

In Syria, be careful what you wish for

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Meisel, C. (2024, December 12). In Syria, be careful what you wish for. Modern War Institute. https://mwi.westpoint.edu/in-syria-be-careful-what-you-wish-for/

July 24, 2024

In brief: China’s third plenum

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Meisel, C., Lin, B., Greitens, S.C., & Shugart, T. (2024, July 24). In brief: China’s third plenum. War on the Rocks. https://warontherocks.com/2024/ 07/in-brief-chinas-third-plenum Last week, the Chinese Communist Party held […]

May 8, 2024

In brief: The U.S-Chinese relationship

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Meisel, C., Studeman, M., Sun, Y., & Daniels, R. (2024, May 8). In brief: U.S-Chinese relationship. War on the Rocks. https://warontherocks.com/2024/05/in-brief-the-u-s-chinese-relationship/  

April 9, 2024

Opinion: There is more to NATO burden sharing than the 2% spending dogma

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Meisel, C. (2024, April 9). Opinion: There is more to NATO burden sharing than the 2% spending dogma. Defense News. https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2024/04/09/there-is-more-to-nato-burden-sharing-than-the-2-spending-dogma As the NATO alliance prepares to gather this summer to celebrate […]

February 20, 2024

Accelerating change but not necessarily an inflection point

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Meisel, C. (2024, February 20). Accelerating Change But Not Necessarily an Inflection Point. Stimson. https://www.stimson.org/2024/accelerating-change-but-not-necessarily-an-inflection-point/ Today’s world is characterized by enormous change — but also tremendous continuity. By overemphasizing the […]

January 8, 2024

Scanning the horizon: If the future is unknowable, why bother with forecasting?

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Meisel, C., & Petry, C. (2024, January 8). Scanning the horizon: If the future is unknowable, why bother with forecasting? Modern War Institute. https://mwi.westpoint.edu/scanning-the-horizon-if-the-future-is-unknowable-why-bother-with-forecasting/

January 2, 2024

The war party has champagne tastes on a beer budget

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Meisel, C. (2024, January 2). The war party has champagne tastes on a beer budget. Responsible Statecraft. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-military-budget/

December 7, 2023

Rewind and Reconnoiter: China's Slowing Economy with Collin Meisel - War on the Rocks

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Meisel, C. (2023, December 7). Rewind and Reconnoiter: China's Slowing Economy with Collin Meisel. War on the Rocks. In 2019, Collin Meisel and Jonathan D. Moyer wrote “Preparing for China’s […]

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