At the conclusion of the events, PSA CPP participants work together in bipartisan groups to produce a project that gives them the opportunity to use their new skills and knowledge to tackle a foreign policy challenge they face in their careers. Participants are encouraged to pursue projects that are of benefit to their professional development and to the broader policy discourse. Below are examples of past projects:

Congressional Briefings

• Bipartisan Resources for Congressional Staff
  

• U.S. Policy Towards Cuba: Key Considerations for Developing a Long Term Strategy


• Polar Security: Sovereignty and Security in the Arctic


• Status of the Nuclear Fuel Bank
  


• The 2009 G8 Initiative on Global Food Security and Implementing Effective Agriculture Development Policies
  


• Emerging Terrorism in Northern Africa


• Options for Poppy Eradication in Afghanistan
  


• Understanding the U.S. - Pakistan Relationship: A Focus on Trade and National Security


• Root causes of regional conflict in the Balkans and Sub-Saharan Africa


• Humanitarian Stabilization and Reconstruction Issues for post-Korea Reunification


• REAL ID/Border Security


• Communication Challenges on the Northern Border


• Words Matter: Effective Communication to Counter Violent Extremism

• Political Transition After the Arab Spring

• Careers in Foreign Policy

• Iran's Influence in Latin America

• Drone Warfare:  Strategic, Legal, and Moral Implications

• Beyond Sanctions:  Their Effectiveness and Other Options
  

• International Criminal Court: Effectiveness and Enforcement


• Section 1206 Authority of the National Defense Authorization Act and the Imbalance Between the Pentagon and Foggy Bottom


• A Bipartisan Agenda for Public Diplomacy Reform


• The Opium Economy in Afghanistan: U.S. Geostrategic Issues, Implications & Actions


• Lessons on Combating Human Trafficking from the DOD Perspective


• An Opportune Time for Renewed Engagement with Asia


• Proposal to Create an International Women's Conflict Coalition for Good Governance and Civil Society


• Proposal to The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget to Enhance their Debt Simulator


• An Overview of Agroterrorism


• Proposal for Statutory Establishment of Integrated Civilian Missions


• Challenges to passing the International Violence Against Women Act of 2010


• The Role of Congress in Arms Sales and International Diplomacy

• Critical Languages and our National Security: Bridging the Gap


• Burma


• West Should Not Give in to Russian Threat (published in Kyiv Post October 29, 2009)

• The ongoing research project, Big Allied and Dangerous: The Behavior of Terrorist Organizations (BAAD) by Dr. Victor Asal and Dr. R. Karl Rethemeyer, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University of Albany
• How Security Clearance Reform Can Address Employment Challenges, Reduce Costs, and Improve National Security
• The U.S. Needs a More Broad-based Strategy to Combat Al Qaeda in Yemen
  
• The Need for US Leadership as China Continues to Exert its Influence in the South and East China Seas
• Complications in US – Pakistan Relations
  
• Putin’s Complicated Foreign Policy
  
• Strengthening our "Balance of Alliances" in Asia
  
• Chinese Naval Build-Up and Policy Response
  
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
  
• S.1301, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
  
• Comprehensive Mental Health Treatment Is A Strategic Imperative
  
• The Timing Just Isn’t Right