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The NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, demonstrated “how significantly diminished expectations for the U.S. commitment to European security and NATO have become the “new normal,’” write Andrew Hyde and James Siebens in a new commentary.

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NATO Summit Assessment: Partial Reversion to the Mean • Stimson Center Defying low expectations, the summit delivered basically what the alliance needed.

15 years after gaining independence, South Sudan continues to face conflict, humanitarian challenges, and an uncertain path toward lasting peace.

This Thursday, the Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping will examine the evolving relationship between South Sudan and the UN Security Council, the impact of constrained funding, and what ongoing violence means for the future of peacekeeping.

Featuring Graham Maitland, Ad Interim Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General – Political, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and moderated by Lisa Sharland, Senior Fellow and Director of the Protecting Civilians and Human Security Program.

🗓️ July 16, 2026
⏰ 9:30–10:30 a.m. ET
⏰ 3:30–4:30 p.m. (Juba)

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A Nation at 15: South Sudan, Peacekeeping, and the UN Funding Crisis • Stimson Center On July 9, 2011, South Sudan gained its independence and became the world’s newest nation. After decades of fighting in Sudan, the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement called for a referendum in 2011, in which 98 percent of the population voted for independence from Sudan. Support from the United St...

ICYMI: Yesterday, 38 North hosted 3North Korean escapees to discuss their perspectives on the psychological evolution of North Korean youth and the digital tools and techniques for destabilizing totalitarian control.

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https://www.stimson.org/event/north-koreas-digital-generation-information-influx-regime-control-and-the-architects-of-tomorrow/