Managing Across Boundaries

Program News

• Rachel Stohl discusses Arms Trade Treaty on the Takeaway Program

  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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• Stimson Center Senior Associate Welcomes Arms Trade Treaty Approval

  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.

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• Brian Finlay publishes in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on nonproliferation today

  Managing Director and Managing Across Boundaries Initiative's Senior Associate Brian Finlay was published in the Bulleting of the Atomic Scientists, writing on how to continue

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• Brian Finlay featured on The Carnegie Corporation’s podcast series

  Managing Director and Managing Across Boundaries Initiative's Senior Associate Brian Finlay was featured on the Carnegie Corporation of New York's new podcast series "Good Talks."

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• Rachel Stohl and Alexander Georgieff’s op-ed featured on The Hill’s Congress Blog

  Rachel Stohl and Alexander Georgieff's op-ed on the U.S. role in arming the Syrians was published on The Hill's Congress Blog.

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• Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas publish in The Nonproliferation Review on courting the Global South

  Managing Director and Managing Across Boundaries Initiative's Senior Associate Brian Finlay and Deputy Director Johan Bergenas were published in The Nonproliferation Review, writing

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• Johan Bergenas publishes paper on how the high-tech industry can help achieve global goals

  Managing Across Boundaries (MAB) Deputy Director Johan Bergenas published an Occassional Paper with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs titled, "Combatting the

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• The Carnegie Corporation recognizes MAB’s Beyond Boundaries work in Results report

  The Carnegie Corporation of New York has selected the Managing Across Boundaries (MAB) Initiative's work under Beyond Boundaries project to be featured in the Carnegie Results report.

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• The Stanley Foundation releases policy memo on fostering regional momentum for UNSCR 1540

  The Stanley Foundation has released a policy memo based on a series of discussions by a group of UN and government officials, as well as representatives of regional, subregional, and

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• Johan Bergenas and Esha Mufti publish in WPR on integrated strategies for interconnected threats

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenäs and Research Assistant Esha Mufti were published in World Politics Review, writing about the increasingly close links between

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• Fourth Turtle Bay Security Roundtable conference summary report released

  On January 18, 2013, Managing Across Boundaries (MAB) and the Permanent Missions of Japan, Turkey, and Poland to the United Nations hosted the Turtle Bay Security Roundtable:

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• Rachel Stohl quoted in Executive Magazine on chemical weapons in Syria

  Managing Across Boundaries Senior Associate Rachel Stohl was quoted in Executive magazine on chemical weapons in Syria.

  Stohl observed, "as we learned in Iraq and Libya, it is very

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• Brian Finlay participates in UNSCR 1540 Civil Society Forum

  Managing Across Boundaries Managing Director Brian Finlay participate a meeting hosted by the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, in cooperation with

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• Johan Bergenas speaks at Uppsala University on next generation partnerships in global relations

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenas spoke at an Uppsala University panel titled "A Wider Security Agenda." He spoke on the next generation partnerships within

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• O’Neil Hamilton quoted in BBC News on innovative partnerships for security and development

  Managing Across Boundaries (MAB) Visiting Fellow O'Neil Hamilton was quoted in BBC News as part of their coverage on a conference he participated in titled "E3DS Summit" on how high

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• Johan Bergenas speaks at industry conference on innovative partnerships for security and development

  Managing Across Boundaries (MAB) Deputy Director Johan Bergenas spoke at a conference titled E3DS Summit, co-presented by IHS and Dynamixx, on global and regional security and

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• Brian Finlay on C-SPAN, introducing panel on international anti-counterfeit drug efforts

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay was on C-SPAN, introducing a panel on international anti-counterfeit prescription drug efforts.

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• Alison Giffen and Rachel Stohl publish op-ed in Politico

  Alison Giffen and Rachel Stohl published an op-ed in Politico on Arming Syrian Rebels.

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• Brian Finlay interviewed by World Politics Review on Russia’s decision to withdraw from Nunn-Lugar

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay was interviewed by World Politics Review, discussing Russia's decision to withdraw from the Nunn-Lugar nuclear security program.

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• Rachel Stohl joins Stimson as a Senior Associate

  Rachel Stohl joins the Managing Across Boundaries program as a Senior Associate.

  To read the full press release, please click here.

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• Johan Bergenas publishes on defense, security, and development in a hybrid world in WPR

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenäs writes in World Politics Review on how to address today's increasingly interconnected and complex challenges to peace,

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• Johan Bergenas publishes on future role of the defense industry in Politico

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenäs writes in Politico about the public policy and market driven incentives for the defense industry to expand its niche in

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• Brian Finlay participates in insurance panel on mitigating risk against catastrophes

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay participates in a panel on recent catastrophes, disaster forecasts and how record losses have insurers crafting new policy options and

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• Johan Bergenas and Richard Sabatini publish on Japan’s strategic use of ODA in World Politics Review

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenas and program intern Richard Sabatini publish in World Politics Review, writing that Japan's recent use of official development

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• Turtle Bay event on preventing the proliferation of conventional weapons covered in Foreign Policy

  "The Turtle Bay Security Roundtable: Opportunities to Prevent Proliferation of Conventional Weapons," an event co-hosted by the Stimson Center's Managing Across Boundaries (MAB)

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• Brian Finlay and Barry Blechman published on international climate cooperation

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Stimson co-founder Barry Blechman co-authored a report exploring what the climate change community can learn from the experiences

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• Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas published in World Politics Review on illicit trafficking

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Deputy Director Johan Bergenäs were published in World Politics Review, writing on the need to think holistically about

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• Johan Bergenas and Esha Mufti published in Defense News on role of security and defense industry

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenäs and Research Assistant Esha Mufti were published in Defense News, writing about the public policy and market driven

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• Brian Finlay and Rachel Stohl published in The Hill on the illicit trafficking of arms

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Fellow Rachel Stohl were published in The Hill, writing on the heels of the conclusion of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout's

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• Rachel Stohl participates in SIPRI panel on recent trends in arms transfers

  Managing Across Boundaries Fellow Rachel Stohl participated in a panel hosted by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute North America. The panel titled "Monitoring

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• MAB Impacts Security/Development Capacity Building in the Andean Region

  Last week, the Managing Across Boundaries Program (MAB) co-organized a conference in Bogota, Colombia with the Government of Colombia and the Stanley Foundation, focusing on building

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• Brian Finlay published in edited volume on the need to engage private sector in global strategies

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay was published in Evolving Transnational Threats and Border Security, writing on the need to bridge the gap between the Global North's

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• Johan Bergenas speaks at Uppsala University on technology applications for security and development

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenas spoke at Uppsala University's Association of International Affairs in Sweden. Technology is increasingly being viewed as an

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• Brian Finlay and Matthew Leatherman published in The Hill on budget reduction and illicit drug trade

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense Research Analyst Matthew Leatherman were published in The Hill, writing on the need to

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• Johan Bergenas published in World Politics Review with Karl Lallerstedt on security data sharing

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenas was published in World Politics Review, writing with Karl Lallerstedt writing on private sector information sharing and

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• Rachel Stohl quoted in USA Today on Missing Libyan Weapons

  Managing Across Boundaries Fellow Rachel Stohl was quoted in USA Today by Jim Michaels on missing MANPADS in Libya after the overthrow of Gadhafi. 

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• Brian Finlay speaks to 1540 Working Group on Assistance

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay spoke to the 1540 Working Group on Assistance in New York. Finlay's remarks focused on the need for bridging the divide between the

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• Brian Finlay published in the Courier on a “whole of society” approach to nonproliferation

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay was published in the Courier, writing on the need for "whole of society" solutions-at the national, regional, and international

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• Johan Bergenas presents at Nonproliferation Workshop

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenas presented at a sub-regional workshop on the legal and regulatory aspects of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540

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• Johan Bergenas published in Newsmill with Ambassador Adala

  Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenas was published in Newsmill, writing with Ambassador Adala of the Africa Peace Forum (AFPO) on the joint MAB-AFPO initiative to

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• The Turtle Bay Security Roundtable Conference Brief

  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

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• Johan Bergenas speaks at Uppsala University

  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

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• Johan Bergenas published in World Politics Review

  Managing Across Boundaries Research Analyst Johan Bergenas was published in World Politics Review. In his article, "Fighting Budget Deficits by Leveraging the Private Sector,"

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• Brian Finlay interviewed in Global Security Newswire on the danger of trafficked WMD materials

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay was interviewed by Martin Matishak for his article, "Danger of Trafficked Nuclear, Radiological Materials Lingers: Experts," which

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• The Stimson Center cited by PBS

  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

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• Rachel Stohl quoted on OutFront about the conviction of Viktor Bout

  Managing Across Boundaries Fellow Rachel Stohl was quoted on Erin Burnett's CNN show OutFront about the conviction of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout on November 02, 2011.

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• Brian Finlay speaks to the Permanent Mission of Poland

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay spoke to the Permanent Mission of Poland to the United Nations at a UN Security Council Resolution 1540 side-event titled "Advancing

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• Brian Finlay writes on how to better combat today’s transnational threats in The Washington Times

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay was published in The Washington Times, writing on the need to understand the interconnections between today's transnational threat

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• Brian Finlay writes on emerging South-South partnerships in security in Global Studies Review

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay writes in Global Studies Review on the emergence of innovative approaches by governments of the Global South and other emerging

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• Rachel Stohl Quoted in The Washington Post

  Rachel Stohl was quoted by the Washington Post's Mary Beth Sheridan in her article on the US government's mission to track and destroy missiles from Moammar Gaddafi's stockpiles in

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• “Bridging the Security-Development Divide in Southeast Asia” by Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenäs

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Research Analyst Johan Bergenäs recently authored an analysis in World Politics Review, "Bridging the Security-Development Divide

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• Johan Bergenas Presents at UN Workshop on Nonproliferation

  Managing Across Boundaries Research Analyst Johan Bergenas presented at a regional workshop held September 27-29, 2011 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The workshop on implementing United

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• MAB participates in trade security workshop in Kenya

  Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Research Analyst Johan Bergenas participated in the workshop of "Promoting Regional Security and Development with International

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• Brian Finlay talks about the future of terrorism in new article

  Brian Finlay talks about the future of terrorism for the insurance industry in a new article, Perspectives: Terrorism Cover Gets More Complex With Over-Abundant Capacity and

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• Government of Canada Announces SICA 1540 Coordinator

  The Government of Canada has announced that it will fund a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 Coordinator in the Central American Integration System (SICA). This

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• Brian Finlay comments on renewal of G8 Global Partnership in GSN

  Brian Finlay comments on renewal of G8 Global Partnership in Global Security Newswire. Click here to read the article.

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• MAB Fellow Provides Insight on CARICOM and WMD Proliferation

  In the last several years, the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) has taken great strides in combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. One great

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• Johan Bergenas writes for The Hill, “Memo to Congress: The UN works”

  Last week Congress voted to cut its contributions to the United Nations by 20 percent and the John Boltons of the world continue to scorn the organization. Yet, when it comes to the

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• Brian Finlay quoted in the National on arms sales to the Middle East

  Brian Finlay is quoted in Michael Hernandez's article on The National. Click here to read the article.

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• Brian Finlay expresses optimism for the prospective renewal of G-8 Nonproliferation Program

  Brian Finlay interviewed by Global Security Newswire on the Group of Eight industrialized nations' Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass

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• Brian Finlay proposes smart use of nonproliferation funds on The Hill

  With prospects of budget reductions for U.S. nuclear security and other nonproliferation programs in the coming fiscal year, it has become more critical to use existing funds in

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• The Managing Across Boundaries program hosted by Finnish UN Mission

  On Friday, February 25, 2011, Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen, the Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations, hosted a luncheon to discuss the joint project by Finland and

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• “The Case for Smart Assistance to the Middle East” by Johan Bergenas in WPR

  In the coming months, numerous governments in the Middle East will likely need resources to rebuild and reform their countries in accordance with popular demands to expand freedoms

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• Johan Bergenas authors new analysis on 1540 implementation in World Politics Review

  This weekend, Saudi Arabia will gather Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and other Middle Eastern states to collaborate on fighting the spread of weapons of mass destruction to

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• Brian Finlay publishes article “How to prevent the next Viktor Bout” in the Guardian

  Viktor Bout, the Russian arms trafficking suspect, arrived on US soil today to be prosecuted for illegally selling arms to some of the most nefarious strongmen and terrorist actors

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• Johan Bergenas publishes article in FOKUS on concerns about nuclear proliferation

  Johan Bergenas publishes article in FOKUS, a leading

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• Brian Finlay quoted in Global Security Newswire article on the recent mail bomb plot

  Senior Associate Brian Finlay was recently quoted in the Global Security Newswire article "Terrorists Unlikely to Use WMD in Mail Bomb Plots, Experts Say." To view the article, click

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• “UNSCR 1540 Implementation in the Americas: A Model for Success” Luncheon Hosted at UN

  In collaboration with the Stimson Center and the Stanley Foundation, the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations hosted a luncheon and panel discussion entitled "UNSCR

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• Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas post Yemen funding piece on the Will and the Wallet blog

  Senior Associate Brian Finlay and Research Associate Johan Bergenas post Case in context: Yemen and the (lack of) U.S. "whole of government" approach on the  blog The Will and the

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• Research Associate Johan Bergenas cited in “Gulf News” for his analysis of a nuclear domino myth

  In this article, Dr. Mohammad Akef Jamal, an Iraqi writer based in Dubai, uses Johan Bergenas piece, "The Nuclear Domino Myth", as a springboard to explain that there are no signs the

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• Brian Finlay and Johan Bergenas publish article “The West Must Expend Resources Wisely in Yemen”

   

  In this article for World Politics Review, based on a new report released by the Managing Across Boundaries program and the Stanley Foundation, Brian Finlay and Johan

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• Johan Bergenas publishes The Nuclear Domino Myth on Foreign Affairs.com

  Johan Bergenas publishes Foreign Affairs snapshot article, "The Nuclear Domino Myth."

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• Stimson releases new report on Nuclear Dangers, Nuclear Realities

  From a workshop held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: April 11-12, 2010

  July, 2010 

  In the future, 2009 and 2010 may emerge as a decisive time in the evolution of international nuclear

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