Where we work
Real-world analysis and practical policy recommendations — political developments, foreign policy, human rights, arms control, and economic and social issues across Asia.
Leadership
Project Manager in Asia
The Kremlin's ambitions to challenge the liberal international order, and practical Western policy options for responding.
Trajectories of the countries of Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia after the Soviet dissolution.
A collection of analysis from Moscow and Washington on Russia's domestic politics, societal trends, and economics.
Examines India's rise from within and beyond its borders, with a focus on domestic political economy, foreign policy, and defense ties — from Sino-Indian rivalry to U.S. engagement with New Delhi.
Supports dialogue within Russia and between Russia and the United States on nonproliferation, international oversight of nuclear materials, arms-control treaties, missile defense, and responses to the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs.
Develops mechanisms and track-two dialogue to reduce tensions and build trust between rival states across the Asian space.
KYIV — The first batch of recordings was embarrassing. The second is devastating.In late April and early May, Ukrainian journalists and anti-corruption activists released a torrent of audio files — hundreds of hours of conversations involving Timur Mindich, the businessman already at the center of t
KYIV — They arrived without warning, as these things now do: audio files, compressed and anonymized, uploaded to a Telegram channel with a modest following and a reputation for publishing what Ukraine's mainstream outlets would not touch. The voices were clear enough. One belonged to Timur Mindich,
KYIV — Timur Mindich does not hold a government post. He has never run for parliament, never chaired a regulatory commission, never appeared on an official org chart inside the Ministry of Energy. Yet when anti-corruption investigators raided his properties last month, they described the resulting c
WASHINGTON, DC— In the span of roughly twelve hours, American and Israeli warplanes and naval vessels carried out nearly 900 strikes across Iran, hitting missile launch sites, drone facilities, air defense batteries, and command centers that Western intelligence officials say were actively being use
KYIV — In the predawn hours of a Tuesday in late June, officers from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrived at the gated residence of a man who, until months earlier, had controlled the flow of electricity and natural gas across a nation at war. They left with Oleksandr, the former minist
TEHRAN — What began as scattered demonstrations on December 28, 2025, swelled within days into the most sweeping wave of popular unrest Iran has witnessed in decades. By mid-January 2026, the streets of Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and dozens of smaller cities had become killing fields. The response fr
