The Five Fronts of Conflict in the Middle East
By Daniel Silverberg, co-head of Capstone’s National Security Practice Notwithstanding US strikes against Houthis in Yemen and Iranian proxy groups in Iraq and Syria, this week could see serious movement to reduce conflict in the Middle East. A US-negotiated...
Five Underappreciated Near-Term Foreign Policy Developments
January 8, 2024 By Daniel Silverberg and Elena McGovern, co-heads of Capstone’s National Security Team While the Middle East boils, fueled by the ongoing war in Gaza, the Biden administration remains focused on longstanding strategic challenges posed by...
2024 Preview: Biden’s Battles Before the War
By Thomas Dee, CFA, Capstone’s Head of Research and Strategy Two policy stories will dominate 2024. The first, of course, is that 2024 is an election year. Biden will end 2023 with an average approval rating of 39%, the lowest of any of the last seven...
The Strategic Shift: Why US-China Policy Will Shift to More Subtle Posturing
By Elena McGovern Introduction Capstone believes the Biden administration’s policy toward China in 2024 will double down on making necessary but underappreciated investments to confront China economically and militarily, all while seeking to carefully avoid ratcheting...
