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NextGen Thinkers is an initiative that provides promising analysts and early-career researchers with a platform to improve their policy research and writing skills. Through this initiative, participants can transform critical topics into targeted publications and offer fresh perspectives on today’s most pressing global issues. In doing so, they gain valuable experience working on real-world policy matters and communicating their insights to a broader audience, while also bringing fresh viewpoints to contemporary policy debates.

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NextGen

Oct 21 , 2026

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The Horn of Africa (HOA) and Red Sea region, situated along one of the world’s most critical maritime routes and chokepoints, holds an outsized geopolitical significance, as the Iran War has demonstrated the precarity of trade-route security and the importance of stable littoral states in keeping routes open. Long before

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OPI-ROCCA, NextGen

Sep 16 , 2026

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Introduction In December 2024, a cyberattack against the U.S. Department of the Treasury did not begin inside the Treasury. A Chinese state-sponsored actor gained access through a compromised third-party cybersecurity provider. The incident exposed a fundamental problem of modern cyber governance: governments are increasingly responsible for protecting digital infrastructure they