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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.

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 […]

December 6, 2023

In Brief: China's Struggling Economy

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Meisel, C., Sun, Y., Blanchette, J., & Scissors, D. (2023, December 6). In Brief: China's Struggling Economy - War on the Rocks. War on the Rocks. https://warontherocks.com/2023/12/in-brief-chinas-struggling-economy/

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