Evan Cooper

🏅What opportunities lie for diplomatic engagement in the global sporting arena, as the US is slated to host major sporting events over the next decade? Experts @cooper_pol and Will A. Smith consider the power of US sports diplomacy in their issue brief stimson.org/2026/making-th…

📌 No 'day after' plan: Trump’s mixed messaging on Iran fuels uncertainty 🗣️ Analysts say the administration lacks a clear long-term strategy, with the Stimson Center’s Evan Cooper noting there’s no substantial plan for post-conflict Iran v.aa.com.tr/3848225

It was great to speak with Troy and Don about how NFL players represent the US on the global stage and the rapid expansion of flag football as a global sport. This sport is shaping how the world sees the United States

It should go without saying that regime change in Venezuela is a bad idea. As @cooper_pol and I argued here, it's an even worse idea if your goals are to fix migration and drug flows into the US -- it will probably make those worse. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/26/tru…

Fellas, does it make one a Russian asset to want to avoid a catastrophic regime change war in Latin America, unleashing a wave of migration and instability that will undoubtedly come back to haunt U.S. policymakers for decades to come? 🙄

In a 🆕 report, Research Analyst @cooper_pol highlights the power US culture holds for diplomatic purposes, and explores both past and current efforts to advance US diplomacy through different cultural mediums. Read the full report 👇 stimson.org/2025/the-power…

@EmmaMAshford Thank you, Emma!

New from my Stimson colleague @cooper_pol! The power of US cultural diplomacy. stimson.org/2025/the-power…

@capreble @StimsonCenter Thank you, Chris!

I am so excited to announce the launch of this new @StimsonCenter report by my colleague Evan Cooper (@cooper_pol) stimson.org/2025/the-power…

ICYMI over Thanksgiving, @cooper_pol and I have a new piece in @ForeignPolicy on the insanity of regime change in Venezuela, a policy that would actively undermine most of MAGA's top priorities: migration, drugs, etc. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/26/tru…

"Whether President Trump decides to escalate or de-escalate with #Iran, the consequences for the United States are certain to be far-reaching—and unpredictable," write @cooper_pol and @capreble in their latest commentary on the #Israel-#Iran war stimson.org/2025/restraint…

@JuliaGledhill @Lucas_Ruiz24 @TheNatlInterest Thank you, Julia!!

The NSC's mandate is too broad. It treats almost every foreign policy challenge as a national security priority... leading to bad foreign policy outcomes. My colleagues @cooper_pol and @Lucas_Ruiz24 offer a path to reform in @TheNatlInterest: nationalinterest.org/feature/proble…

📝In the next installment of our #PresidentialInbox series, experts @ka_grieco and @cooper_pol envision smaller, more flexible alignments and issue-based coalitions for the US and #IndoPacific nations with an emphasis on diplomatic and economic power. stimson.org/2024/engineer-…

“Multialignment is not only possible but desirable in the Indo-Pacific, both because the distribution of power is increasingly multipolar and because the region’s vast distances & maritime environment promote strategic flexibility.” @ka_grieco @cooper_pol stimson.org/2024/think-sma…

Another great brief by my @StimsonCenter colleagues @ka_grieco and @cooper_pol The Trump administration should lean into smaller, more flexible alignments and issue-based coalitions and lead with economics and diplomacy. stimson.org/2024/think-sma…

With the deployment of active duty units in response to the tragedy caused by #Helene, and the prospect of additional deployments for #Milton, resurfacing this article on the tension between increasing natural disasters and overseas deployments thehill.com/opinion/nation…

In their latest commentary, Research Analyst @cooper_pol and Scoville Peace Fellow @Lucas_Ruiz24 argue that the US State Department must engage more with the American public in order to garner support for its diplomatic efforts worldwide. stimson.org/2024/domestic-…

"Expanding security challenges abroad and intensifying wildfires at home demand that the United States craft a more sustainable strategy that will safeguard both military readiness and forests," writes Research Analyst @cooper_pol in his op-ed @thehill. thehill.com/opinion/nation…

In their newest commentary for the upcoming "A New Era in Space" project, @ka_grieco and @cooper_pol argue that the new space race will be over rival blocs and control over the domain. stimson.org/2023/the-multi…

In the second essay, @cooper_pol and I argue that the emerging space lanscape is defined not by rival space blocs,b ut a mix of overlapping partnerships between states, intn'l orgs, and private firms stimson.org/2023/the-multi…

@StimsonCenter has launched a new essay series on the New Space Age, addressing the democratization of space and global space governace. A short 🧵 stimson.org/project/testin…