News
2011
December 22, 2011
Gordon Adams was quoted by US News and World Report's Danielle Kurtzleben in her piece about the US defense budget. Figures were also referenced from Russell Rumbaugh's "What We Bought" report.
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Michael Krepon published an op-ed in DAWN on Pakistan's unstable partnerships with the United States and China.
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… Read More »December 20, 2011
Alan Romberg posted an op-ed in The Hill's Congress blog on Kim Jong-Il's death and its forthcoming effect on East Asia relations.
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December 19, 2011
The Guardian's Frederika Whitehead wrote about the recently released UN Integration and Humanitarian Space report, published by the Overseas Development Institute and the Stimson Center's Enhancing the Security of Civilians in Conflict program.
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… Read More »December 19, 2011
Mona Yacoubian was quoted by Sydney Morning Herald's Ruth Pollard on the challenges facing countries across North Africa and the Middle East that were roiled by popular protests in 2011.
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December 14, 2011
Barry Blechman and Ruth Greenspan Bell, public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, co-authored an editorial in Foreign Affairs on the result of the Durban climate talks. "Climate negotiators are celebrating the deal reached over the weekend at the
… Read More »December 13, 2011
Mona Yacoubian was quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald's Ruth Pollard on the Syrian government's violent crackdown on protestors in the city of Homs.
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… Read More »December 10, 2011
On December 10, the New York Times published an editorial on the defense budget for the next fiscal year and referenced analysis from Russell Rumbaugh's most recent report, "What We Bought."
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… Read More »December 08, 2011
On December 05, 2011, in cooperation with MAB, the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations joined the Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN to host the Turtle Bay Security Roundtable: Navigating the Sanctions Regime, Promoting Proliferation Prevention. The half-day
… Read More »December 07, 2011
Managing Across Boundaries Research Analyst Johan Bergenas spoke at Uppsala University in Sweden on MAB's dual-benefit model to bridge the security/development divide and engaging both public and private sector stakeholders.
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… Read More »December 06, 2011
This week, the State Department announced members of Secretary Clinton's newly-formed Foreign Affairs Policy Board. Ellen Laipson, Stimson President and CEO, was named as one of the 25 bipartisan members.
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… Read More »December 05, 2011
Mona Yacoubian recently authored an article for Foreign Affairs regarding Hezbollah. With Bashar al-Assad's regime on the brink of collapse, Hezbollah stands to lose a close ally. And by supporting Damascus' repression, the organization has compromised its reputation in a region
… Read More »November 29, 2011
Recently, BFAD's Matthew Leatherman was quoted in a series of articles written by The Hill on Pentagon spending, sequestration, and the affordability of America's nuclear triad.
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Pentagon jockeys with Dems for control of
… Read More »November 28, 2011
Mona Yacoubian was interviewed by Michele Kelemen of NPR on how the U.S. will approach dealing with new political parties formed after the Arab Spring.
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… Read More »November 28, 2011
Gordon Adams recently published an op-ed in U.S. News and World Report entitled, It Is Time for Discipline, Defense. In the piece, Adams argues that cutting the defense budget is managable, and will still leave behind a globally dominant force.
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… Read More »November 21, 2011
Barry Blechman was interviewed by Michael Knigge of Deutsche Welle on this week's upcoming IAEA conference.
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… Read More »November 17, 2011
Michael Krepon's op-ed, "How Not to Test in Space," was published in Space News. He writes about implementing a "Code of Conduct for responsible space-faring nations that addresses debris and traffic management imperatives."
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… Read More »November 17, 2011
Managing Across Boundaries Research Analyst Johan Bergenas was published in World Politics Review. In his article, "Fighting Budget Deficits by Leveraging the Private Sector," Bergenas examines the role technology and private sector actors can play in improving international security
… Read More »November 16, 2011
Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay was interviewed by Martin Matishak for his article, "Danger of Trafficked Nuclear, Radiological Materials Lingers: Experts," which appears in Global Security Newswire.
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… Read More »November 14, 2011
The Stimson Center was cited by PBS in a "Small Arms, Mass Destruction" infographic as part of a five-part special series on women, war, and peace. To view the infographic, please click here.
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