Re-Imagining Global Architecture
This program attempts to provide a deep understanding of the emerging world order and examine the ability of current institutions to deal with it. The transformative power of technology and the importance of security are central to exploring this theme. The objective is to provide a foundation from which to reimagine the world architecture.
War, Institutional Mutation, and the Limits of Adversarial Coexistence By: Pari Esfandiari The 2026 U.S.-Iran war has entered a new phase. The initial ceasefire has fractured under renewed military exchanges, maritime confrontation has intensified, and…
By Gregory F. Treverton and C. Bryan Gabbard (January 2026) As global competition becomes increasingly shaped by geopolitical shifts, emerging technologies, and complex interconnected risks, the U.S. Intelligence Community faces a growing challenge: moving beyond…
How the West Shapes Russia’s LLMs Author: Jack Merrett When the non-profit American Sunlight Project (ASP) coined the term “LLMgrooming” in February 2025, they marked a new frontier in political warfare. ASPfound that a “pro-Russia…
By Pari EsfandiariThis war is not a conventional war—it is a collapse of the moral universe in which war is meant to be understood. Calls to “protect the Iranian people” coexist with threats to devastate…
Author: LENNART MERTEN Few tensions in national security policy are as persistent, or as consequential, as the one at the heart of this timely study: how to strike a balance between the imperatives of national…
By: Jennifer Korn Artificial intelligence increasingly dominates the global emerging tech scene, seeping into virtually every sector and revolutionizing industry after industry. On a trajectory of immense growth, the global AI market size was estimated…
The Internet's Transformative Journey Over the Next 50 Years By: Pari Esfandiari As we project the trajectory of the Internet over the next 50 years, its integration into every aspect of life becomes evident, marking…
By: Gregory Treverton - First published at: The Conversation The agreement between Israel and Hamas – driven by U.S. pressure on Israel – to exchange 50 hostages for 150 Palestinian prisoners and to pause fighting for four…
By: Gregory F Treverton Hamas took more than 200 people hostage during its deadly rampage in Israeli border towns on Oct. 7, 2023. Among the hostages are children and the elderly. While four of them have been…
By Pooran Chandra Pandey The BRICS bloc of leading emerging economies took a major decision in expanding its reach and influence with the announcement made that six more countries- Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia,…