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Security sector reform develops effective and accountable security institutions based on international norms of transparency, accountability, and the rule of law. Stimson experts provide recommendations to strengthen critical security institutions to help ensure the security of a state and its population.

 
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Kathryn Rauhut

Kathryn Rauhut is an attorney specializing in international security based in Vienna, Austria. She works primarily on nuclear security governance, accountability and liability issues with a focus on cybersecurity.

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William Durch

William J. Durch is a Distinguished Fellow of Stimson's Future of Peace Operations program. Prior to joining Stimson in 1990, Durch served as a Foreign Affairs Officer with the U.S.

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William A. Reinsch Joins Stimson Center as Distinguished Fellow

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Playing the Long Game: Getting Past Near-Term Thinking on Terrorism

By Ellen Laipson: Five years after the killing of Osama bin Laden, the U.S. public seems to understand that the fight against terrorism is a struggle that’s here to stay. The challenge for government officials is to manage the threat without exacerbating it, or allowing terrorism to monopolize the time and resources at the expense of other compelling public policy needs. Most people get that—that is, until the next attack happens and the... Read more

What Japan Can Learn From Australia’s Submarine Decision

By Yuki Tatsumi:  On April 26, the Australian government announced that it has chosen DCNS of France as the partner for joint development in its SEA 1000—Collins-class submarine replacement—program. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in his joint statement with Defense Minister Marise Payne that the French proposal best met Australia’s unique requirements as well as other salient factors, including cost,... Read more

Driving the Conversation on Natural Security

The Stimson Center is bridging the divide between environmental crime, global security, and smart technology. The Center’s research and analysis is driving policy conversations in the U.S. and around the world, and its pragmatic engagement in the field is bringing together the public and private sectors in an effort to provide new and innovative tools to combat poaching and wildlife crime. Driving the Policy Conversation... Read more

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April 20, 2016 | AUTHOR: Brian Finlay

Public Threats, Private Solutions

From the standpoint of security, globalization has made the world a far less safe and predicable place. Yet the forces that have driven the darker side of globalization have also yielded heretofore unimagined technological, economic, and development opportunities to citizens in virtually every

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April 6, 2016 | EXPERT: Johanna Mendelson Forman

Kitchen as the New Venue of Foreign Policy

March 23, 2016 | EXPERT: Nathaniel F. Olson

Trade Network Transparency

February 23, 2016 | EXPERT: Rachel Stohl

Grading Progress on US Drone Policy

February 17, 2016 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

The “1992 Consensus”—Adapting to the Future?

February 9, 2016 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur , EXPERT: Lisa Sharland

Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations

January 28, 2016 | EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

Japan As A “Peace Enabler”: Views From The Next Generation

January 28, 2016 | EXPERT: Debra Decker , EXPERT: Kathryn Rauhut

Nuclear Energy: Securing The Future - A Case For Voluntary Consensus Standards

December 15, 2015 | EXPERT: Alex Bollfrass , EXPERT: Barry Blechman , EXPERT: Laicie Heeley

Reducing The Risk Of Nuclear War In The Nordic/Baltic Region

December 14, 2015 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur

Revising The UN Peacekeeping Mandate In South Sudan

October 9, 2015 | STAFF: Courtney Weatherby , EXPERT: Richard Cronin

Letters from the Mekong: Time for a New Narrative on Mekong Hydropower

September 28, 2015 | EXPERT: Sofi­a Sebastian

The Role Of Police In UN Peace Operations

September 21, 2015 | EXPERT: Jenna Stern

Establishing Safety and Security at Protection of Civilians Sites

September 18, 2015 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

Taiwan And Cross-Strait Relations: Consolidating Positions

August 27, 2015 | EXPERT: Paul Holtom , EXPERT: Rachel Stohl

Arms Trade Treaty-Baseline Assessment Project Launches Two New Reports

August 27, 2015 | EXPERT: Michael Krepon

A Normal Nuclear Pakistan

July 6, 2015 | EXPERT: Rachel Stohl

A Transatlantic Drones Dialogue: Towards International Standards

June 25, 2015 | EXPERT: Matthew Leatherman

The Army Goes To School: Connection Between K-12 Education Standards And The Military-Base Economy

June 18, 2015 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

Squaring The Circle: Adhering To Principle, Embracing Ambiguity

June 16, 2015 | EXPERT: William Durch

Report of the Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance

May 14, 2015 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman

Protecting US Security by Minimizing the Role of Nuclear Weapons: A New US Nuclear Policy

April 29, 2015 | STAFF: Julia Thompson , EXPERT: Joshua T. White , EXPERT: Michael Krepon , STAFF: Shane Mason

Deterrence Instability & Nuclear Weapons in South Asia

April 16, 2015 | STAFF: Hana Rudolph , EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

US-Japan-Australia Security Cooperation: Prospects and Challenges

April 7, 2015 | EXPERT: David Michel

Bridging The Divide: Transboundary Science & Policy Interaction In The Indus Basin

March 25, 2015 | EXPERT: David Michel

Sea Change: Evolving Maritime Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific Region

March 20, 2015 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

The Times They Are A-Changin’

March 10, 2015

Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Operational Myths And Realities

March 10, 2015 | STAFF: Hana Rudolph , EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

Japan's Global Diplomacy

March 3, 2015 | EXPERT: Ellen Laipson

Revisiting Marshall: Private Sector Development in the Middle East

February 12, 2015 | EXPERT: Jenna Stern

Reducing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in UN Peacekeeping: Ten Years After the Zeid Report

February 5, 2015 | STAFF: Courtney Weatherby , EXPERT: Richard Cronin

Letters from the Mekong: Site Visit to Laos' First Two Mainstream Dam Projects

January 29, 2015

Pakistan, India, and China after the U.S. Drawdown from Afghanistan: A Visiting Fellow Report

January 26, 2015 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur , STAFF: Fairlie Chappuis

Reconciling Security Sector Reform and the Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping Contexts

January 7, 2015 | EXPERT: Ellen Laipson , EXTERNAL: Mokhtar Lamani

Iraq's New Realities

January 5, 2015 | EXPERT: Brian Finlay , EXPERT: Johanna Mendelson Forman

Beyond Boundaries in Brazil: Innovating for Proliferation Prevention

December 22, 2014 | EXPERT: Nathaniel F. Olson

Making Public-Private Security Cooperation More Efficient, Effective and Sustainable

December 19, 2014

The South China Sea and Great Power Politics: Implications for U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations

November 18, 2014 | EXPERT: Brian Finlay

The Role of the IAEA in Balancing Security and Development Priorities in the 21st Century

November 17, 2014 | EXPERT: Alison Giffen , EXPERT: Aditi Gorur

"Will They Protect Us For The Next 10 Years?" Challenges Faced By UN Peacekeeping Mission

October 22, 2014 | EXPERT: Rachel Stohl

The Arms Trade Treaty-Baseline Assessment Project: Initial Findings and Current State Practice

October 17, 2014 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

Cross-Strait Relations:Portrayals of Consistency. Calm on the Surface, Paddling Like Hell Underneath

October 8, 2014 | STAFF: Courtney Weatherby , EXPERT: Richard Cronin

Letters from the Mekong

September 25, 2014 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur

Perceptions of Security Among Internally Displaced Persons in Juba, South Sudan

September 10, 2014 | EXPERT: Yun Sun

Myanmar’s ASEAN Chairmanship: An Early Assessment

July 28, 2014 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur

Perceptions of Security in Aweil North County, South Sudan

July 15, 2014 | EXPERT: Sofi­a Sebastian , EXPERT: William Durch

UN Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Corrections

June 26, 2014 | EXPERT: Rachel Stohl

Recommendations and Report of the Stimson Task Force on US Drone Policy

June 10, 2014 | EXPERT: Mona Yacoubian

Lessons Learned for Stabilization in Syria

June 10, 2014 | EXPERT: Yun Sun

Myanmar in US-China Relations

June 9, 2014 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

Sunshine Heats Up Taiwan Politics, Affects PRC Tactics

May 29, 2014 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman

Making Public-Private Security Cooperation More Efficient, Effective, and Sustainable: Recommendations on the Task Force

March 19, 2014 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman , EXPERT: Russell Rumbaugh

"Strategic Agility" Assessment of the President's FY2015 Defense Budget

March 18, 2014 | EXPERT: Brian Finlay

Southern Flows: Weapons of Mass Destruction & the Developing World

March 11, 2014 | EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

Japan's Foreign Policy Challenges in East Asia: Views from the Next Generation

February 21, 2014 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

From Generation to Generation: Advancing Cross-Strait Relations

January 30, 2014 | EXPERT: Yun Sun

China, the United States, and the Kachin Conflict

January 13, 2014 | EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

Opportunity Out of Necessity

January 7, 2014 | EXPERT: Johan Bergenas

Killing Animals, Buying Arms

December 12, 2013 | STAFF: Julia Thompson , EXPERT: Michael Krepon

Deterrence Stability and Escalation Control in South Asia

November 18, 2013

The Security of Cities: Ecology and Conflict on an Urbanizing Planet

November 8, 2013 | EXPERT: William Durch

Police in UN Peacekeeping: Improving Selection, Recruitment, and Deployment

October 17, 2013 | EXPERT: Alison Giffen

Community Perceptions as a Priority in Protection and Peacekeeping

September 23, 2013 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman , EXPERT: Russell Rumbaugh

Strategic Agility: Strong National Defense For Today’s Global And Fiscal Realities

September 17, 2013 | STAFF: Julia Thompson , EXPERT: Michael Krepon

Anti-satellite Weapons, Deterrence and Sino-American Space Relations

September 16, 2013 | EXPERT: Yun Sun

Chinese Investment in Myanmar: What Lies Ahead?

August 14, 2013 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

American Interests in the Senkaku/Diaoyu Issue, Policy Considerations

August 14, 2013 | EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

Senkaku Islands/East China Sea Disputes -- A Japanese Perspective

August 5, 2013 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur

Community Self-Protection Strategies: How Peacekeepers Can Help or Harm

May 13, 2013 | EXPERT: Mona Yacoubian

Give Peace Talks in Syria a Chance

May 13, 2013 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman , EXPERT: Matthew Leatherman , EXPERT: Russell Rumbaugh

Managing the Military More Efficiently: Potential Savings Separate from Strategy

March 4, 2013 | EXPERT: Johan Bergenas

Combatting the Undercurrents of Globalization in the Developing World

February 26, 2013 | EXPERT: David Michel , EXPERT: Russell Sticklor

Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research and Policy Coordination

January 30, 2013 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman

Lessons from Max

January 9, 2013 | EXPERT: Brian Finlay , , EXPERT: Johan Bergenas

Beyond Boundaries in Southeast Asia

November 30, 2012 | EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: "Lessons Learned" for Japanese Defense Policy

November 29, 2012 | EXPERT: Brian Finlay

Meeting the Objectives of UN Security Council Resolution 1540: The Role of Civil Society

November 15, 2012 | EXPERT: Amit Pandya , EXPERT: David Michel , EXPERT: Russell Sticklor , EXPERT: Syed Iqbal Hasnain

Water Challenges and Cooperative Response in the Middle East and North Africa

November 15, 2012 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman , EXPERT: Russell Rumbaugh

A New US Defense Strategy for a New Era: Military Superiority, Agility, and Efficiency

October 25, 2012 | EXPERT: Russell Rumbaugh

Diplomacy in a Time of Scarcity

September 26, 2012 | EXPERT: David Michel , EXTERNAL: Halae Fuller , EXTERNAL: Lindsay Dolan , EXPERT: Rupert Herbert-Burns , EXPERT: Russell Sticklor

Indian Ocean Rising: Maritime Security and Policy Challenges

September 26, 2012 | EXPERT: Rupert Herbert-Burns

Countering Piracy, Trafficking, and Terrorism: Ensuring Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean

September 17, 2012 | EXTERNAL: Nathan Cohn , EXPERT: Russell Rumbaugh

Resolving Ambiguity: Costing Nuclear Weapons

December 15, 2011 | EXPERT: Alison Giffen , EXTERNAL: Samir Elhawary , EXTERNAL: Victoria Metcalfe

UN Integration And Humanitarian Space

May 9, 2009 | EXPERT: Eric Lief , EXPERT: Julie E. Fischer

The US Government’s Global Health Policy Architecture: Structure, Programs, And Funding

January 1, 2004 | EXPERT: Brian Finlay

Ultimate Security: Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction

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