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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.

January 13, 2025

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

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

Meisel, C. (2024). 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

Full Citation: In brief: China’s third plenum. War on the Rocks (July 24, 2024) Collin Meisel, Bonny Lin, Sheena Chestnut Greitens, and Thomas Shugart https://warontherocks.com/2024/ 07/in-brief-chinas-third-plenum Last week, the Chinese […]

May 8, 2024

In Brief: The U.S-Chinese Relationship

Full Citation: 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/ Collin Meisel was featured iin a War […]

April 9, 2024

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

Full Citation: 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 […]

February 20, 2024

Accelerating Change But Not Necessarily an Inflection Point

Full Citation: 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/ The overuse of terms like “inflection point” clouds strategic thinking and the application […]

January 8, 2024

Scanning The Horizon: If The Future Is Unknowable, Why Bother WIth Forecasting?

By: 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/ As we rounded the corner […]

January 2, 2024

The War Party Has Champagne Tastes On A Beer Budget

Full Citation: Meisel, C. (2024, January 2). The War Party Has Champagne Tastes On A Beer Budget. Responsible Statecraft. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-military-budget/ Undaunted by the challenges posed by providing historic levels of […]

December 7, 2023

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

Full Citation: 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 […]

December 6, 2023

In Brief: China's Struggling Economy - War on the Rocks

Full Citation: 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/ A […]

December 1, 2023

Can China’s Baby Bust Be Reversed? Don’t Count On It

Full Citation: Meisel, C. (2023, December 1). Can China’s Baby Bust Be Reversed? Don’t Count On It. Time Magazine. https://time.com/6341316/china-baby-bust-demographics/ In late October, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the National […]

October 6, 2023

Opinion: Renewables are America’s pathway to energy independence

Full Citation: Meisel, C. (2023, October 6). Opinion: Renewables are America’s pathway to energy independence. The Colorado Sun. https://coloradosun.com/2023/10/06/renewable-energy-independence-gasoline-electricity-colorado-opinion/ There’s no better way to reduce pressure on gas prices — […]

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