Stimson Center

Changing demographic trends, including urbanization, immigration, youth hotspots, and aging populations, are concerning leaders globally.

“Understanding how these dynamics impact U.S. priorities like healthcare, cost of living, fiscal policy, and national defense is essential for crafting policies and strategies that are effective and resilient in the face of demographic changes,” write Lauren Risi, Claire Doyle, and Madelyn MacMurray in a new issue brief.

Read the full piece below ⬇️
https://www.stimson.org/2026/what-demographic-trends-mean-for-us-policy

Join the Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping THIS THURSDAY to discuss the state of U.S. & UN peacekeeping efforts in South Sudan 15 years after the founding of the country.

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
⏰9:30-10:30 AM EDT

Register at the link below👇

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...

: Join us for a discussion with Ambassadors Joey Hood and Elizabeth Aubin about what’s at stake for U.S. policy in North Africa and what a coherent, adaptive U.S. approach might look like going forward.

🗓️ July 30
⏰12:00-1:30 PM EDT

https://www.stimson.org/event/u-s-north-africa-relations-in-an-era-of-strategic-disruption/