NSFA Research
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FATA and the Frontier Crimes Regulation in Pakistan: The Enduring Legacy of British Colonialism
In early 2017, hundreds of Pashtun tribesmen gathered in Dera Ismail Khan underthe banner of the organization FATA Siyasi Ittehad (FATA Political Coalition) to protest thecontinued enforcement of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR), the colonial-era law that stillgoverns Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Under the archaic FCR, aninnocent individual can be imprisoned for the…
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Democratic Conflict and the Political Morality of Compromise
In his 1775 Speech on Conciliation with America, Edmund Burke offered a succinct account of why it is rational to be willing to compromise in politics, and indeed in almost every aspect of broader social life: All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and…
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Thailand’s Land Bridge project could bypass the PRC’s Malacca dilemma. What are the Policy Implications for the United States?
US strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific could be challenged if the Thai government’s proposed Land Bridge across the Malacca Strait.
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Indo-Pacific Defense Strategy Assessment of Trump 2.0
After Trump’s six months in office, a clearer defense policy in the Indo-Pacific region is emerging from the White House and Pentagon.
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The Impact and Consequences of Chinese Scientific and Technological Acquisition from the United States and South Korea
This policy report examines the impact and consequences of the acquisition of science and technology research from the United States and South Korea to China by extra-legal and illegal means.
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Trump Tariffs 2.0: Assessing the Impacts on US Distilled Spirits Imports
The proposed 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada could have significant repercussions on US imports of distilled spirits.
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Surveying the Landscape of Labor Market Threat Perceptions from Migration: Evidence from Attitudes Toward Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Morocco
Morocco, once primarily known as a country of emigration and transit to Europe, has become a destination country for migrants, the majority of whom are from sub-Saharan Africa. Using an original nationally representative survey of 2,700 respondents, together with data from two census waves and one migrant regularization wave, the authors examine Moroccan citizens’ labor…
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Who Would Trust a Nuclear Umbrella?
Under what conditions would citizens trust an ally’s nuclear umbrella? This study examines this question, using an original, nationally representative survey of 2,000 respondents from Morocco, a country with security partnerships with two nuclear-armed powers—the United States and France. Neither state has offered Morocco a security guarantee, nuclear or otherwise. Nonetheless, we find that a…
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The Risks of Nuclear Facility Incidents
In this report, we provide an overview of the security environment confronting countries with sensitive nuclear facilities. First, we detail deliberate attacks on nuclear facilities and the vulnerabilities that expose these facilities to internal and external threats. Then, we review terrorist violence cross-nationally and over time, focusing specifically on attacks against critical infrastructure, such as…
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The Consequences of Nuclear Facility Incidents
This report examines the direct and indirect economic and political costs associated with accidental or deliberate nuclear security incidents at nuclear facilities. It analyzes the immediate and long-term economic impacts, including loss of life, property damage, disruptions to electricity generation, and broader social and behavioral effects such as changes in public risk perception and government…