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Non-state Actors

Our grantmaking supports initiatives to understand the influence and implications of non-state actors that operate independently of governments and how they are challenging notions of governance, security, and peace.

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Space Stability Is Strategic Stability

Thousands of satellites in space introduce a high likelihood of chaos
Welcome to a World Defined by Polarization, Instability, and Disruption

Welcome to a World Defined by Polarization, Instability, and Disruption

Feb 17, 2025

How to Lead a Successful Movement for Peace

How to Lead a Successful Movement for Peace

Aug 11, 2023

Afghanistan after U.S. Withdrawal: Five Conclusions

Afghanistan after U.S. Withdrawal: Five Conclusions

Oct 31, 2022

Who Arms the World’s Conflicts?

Who Arms the World’s Conflicts?

Jun 22, 2022

Has Saudi Arabian Funding Spread Wahhabism around the World?

Has Saudi Arabian Funding Spread Wahhabism around the World?

May 11, 2022

New Report Analyzes a Decade of “Defiance and Resistance” in the Arab Region

New Report Analyzes a Decade of “Defiance and Resistance” in the Arab Region

Jun 1, 2021

Hybrid Actors Named One of Foreign Affairs’ Best Books of 2020

Hybrid Actors Named One of Foreign Affairs’ Best Books of 2020

Dec 21, 2020

What Is Sectarianization?

What Is Sectarianization?

May 19, 2020

Widening the Lens on the Arab World

Widening the Lens on the Arab World

Dec 31, 2019