Stimson News

Michael Krepon’s op-ed on India/Pakistan nuclear race published in the International Herald Tribune

2013-04-04T13:54:48+00:00

Michael Krepon's op-ed on the nuclear race between Pakistan and India was published in the International Herald Tribune, the global edition of the New York Times.

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Rachel Stohl discusses Arms Trade Treaty on the Takeaway Program

2013-04-03T14:25:52+00:00

Rachel Stohl was interviewed by John Hockenberry on the Takeaway Program on the importance of the overwhelming approval of the Arms Trade Treaty.

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Richard P. Cronin’s op-ed on China’s assertiveness in the South Sea featured on Investors.com

2013-04-03T13:40:27+00:00

Richard P. Cronin's op-ed on dealing with territorial disputes in the South Sea was featured on Investors.com.

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Alan Romberg quoted in Inter Press Service on the escalating Korea crisis

2013-04-03T13:30:17+00:00

Alan Romberg was quoted in the Inter Press Service on the how conflict in Korea is diminishing hopes for denuclearisation.

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Stimson Center Senior Associate Welcomes Arms Trade Treaty Approval

2013-04-02T19:57:56+00:00

Rachel Stohl, a senior associate at the Stimson Center who has served as a consultant for six years to the United Nations on the Arms Trade Treaty that was approved today by the U.N. General Assembly, issued the following statement welcoming passage of the treaty:

"The United Nations has taken an important step to close dangerous loopholes that have allowed the international arms trade to operate with impunity. Stopping this deadly trade and establishing common rules is a positive step that will make the world a safer place. Now for the first time the international trade in conventional arms will be regulated by a legally binding treaty. States will be held accountable for their arms trade. Warlords and human rights abusers will have a harder time gaining access to arms."

As a result of Stohl's work for the U.N., Stimson will host an event from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at 1111 19^th St., NW in Washington looking at what the treaty means for the United States, featuring lead U.S. Arms Trade Treaty Negotiator and Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Countryman. The event will highlight the reactions to the successful adoption of the treaty from key U.S. stakeholders and discuss what comes next.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the historic an Arms Trade Treaty by a vote of 154-3 with 23 abstentions. The treaty will be open for signature beginning June 3.

The ATT is the first treaty regulating the international trade in conventional arms by establishing common international standards for national implementation. The absence of such international standards has fueled conflicts, armed violence and crime around the world by allowing rogue regimes, rebel groups, terrorist organizations and criminals to be armed with impunity. For decades, states have tried to close these dangerous loopholes without success.

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The Stimson Center is a nonproﬁt and nonpartisan think tank that conducts research and offers pragmatic policy ideas on some of the most important peace and security challenges around the world. Stimson was recently honored with a $1 million MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.

Geneive Abdo Interviewed by KCRW on Sunni-Shia Sectarianism in Egypt

2013-04-02T14:04:01+00:00

Geneive Abdo spoke with Public Radio International affiliate KCRW for the nationally broadcast “To the Point” program on the rise of Sunni-Shia sectarian divide within Egypt, discussing the prominent role that the Salafists have played in this divide. She argued that the Salafists have now added a political dimension to a rising Sunni-Shia conflict in Egypt.

To listen to the interview (beginning at 14:52), click here.

Business Recorder (Pakistan) publishes article on Connecting the Drops report

2013-04-01T13:54:05+00:00

On April 1, the Business Recorder, one of Pakistan's leading financial publications, published an article titled "Indus Basin: Cooperation Not Confrontation," covering Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research, Data Sharing, and Policy Coordination, a joint report authored by the Stimson Environmental Security Program, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (Pakistan), the Observer Research Foundation (New Delhi), and members of the Indus Basin Working Group. To read the full article, click here.

Gordon Adams quoted in Federal News Radio on facing the sequester

2013-03-29T13:31:15+00:00

Gordon Adams was quoted in Federal News Radio on why the DoD is in denial about the sequester.

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Gordon Adams quoted in FCW on defense strategy after budget cuts

2013-03-29T13:27:55+00:00

Gordon Adams was quoted in FCW on defense strategy after budget cuts.

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Zachary Dubel interviewed by VOA on climate change and dams in the Mekong

2013-03-27T13:31:22+00:00

Zachary Dubel was interviewed by VOA on climate change and dams in the Mekong.

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