Publications Update

June 23, 2025

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How to Prevent a Nuclear Arms Race the United States Cannot Win

In “Optimal Deterrence: How the United States Can Preserve Peace and Prevent a Nuclear Arms Race With China and Russia,” James M. Acton, the Jessica T. Matthews chair at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, argues that the United States should respond to the growing dangers of a new arms race with China and Russia by pursuing a strategy of “optimal deterrence” and rebuilding its relationships with allies. Read more

What Americans Think About U.S. Economic Leadership

In American Views on Economic Leadership, Distinguished Fellow Matthew P. Goodman and Associate Director of the RealEcon Initiative Allison J. Smith report on key findings from RealEcon’s 2024 Nationwide Listening Tour, in which Americans across the country shared their views on topics including trade, foreign investment, and foreign aid. Read the report 

How to Secure and Rebuild Ukraine

In the new report “Rebuilding Ukraine: Priorities and Strategies,” Boston College’s Peter Devine and Duke University’s Charles Becker, Aaron Lam, Michelle Schultze, and Eva Spektorov argue that policymakers should pursue strategies that incentivize new capital flows and facilitate the return of Ukrainian workers to rebuild Ukraine’s economy and ensure the country’s long-term stability. Read more

Leveraging NATO to De-escalate the Russia-Ukraine War 

The United States has an interest in ending the Russia-Ukraine war while safeguarding Ukraine’s sovereignty and security. In “Ukraine, NATO, and War Termination,” two experts from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace—Russia and Eurasia Program Senior Fellow Eric Ciaramella and Senior Fellow and Nonresident Scholar Eric

Green—advocate for utilizing NATO resources and offering Ukraine postwar NATO membership to de-escalate the war and assure Ukrainian security. Read the report

The Road to Peace and Security in Ukraine

Three years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the future of Ukrainian sovereignty remains unclear. In new policy briefs by CFR’s Special Initiative on Securing Ukraine’s Future, CFR fellows, including Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Liana Fix, Thomas Graham, and Paul B. Stares, provide analysis and recommendations for policymakers on peacemaking and guaranteeing postwar safety for Ukraine. Read the report

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