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Field Notes: Jamaica

The Jamaican government is working to transform the Port of Kingston into a Global Logistics Hub to attract new trade investments and improve the country’s economy. But as the opportunity for trade expands, risks also grow. Stimson experts Brian Finlay and Lovely Umayam recently completed a major project in Kingston — and saw firsthand the challenges and opportunities facing Jamaica. Click the image below to read their Field Notes.... Read more

Ponzio and Schroeder: Hitting the Reset on the UN?

By Richard Ponzio and Michael Schroeder On September 18, the U.S. president will preside over a high-level meeting on United Nations reform on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly meetings in New York. It holds out promise for urgently needed reforms. With the backdrop of Trump Administration threats to take a sledgehammer to the UN budget and its recent withdrawal from the UN climate agreement, however, the gathering also... Read more

The Fact of the Matter: Al-Shabaab is Not Mining Uranium in Somalia to Sell to Iran

Editor's Note: The Fact of the Matter is an ongoing series that highlights — and corrects — common misconceptions in conventional wisdom. Contributions to this series are from experts at the nonpartisan Stimson Center. By Cindy Vestergaard The Common Misconception Militants are strip mining uranium deposits in Somalia to sell to Iran. Fox News: “Al Qaeda affiliate mining uranium to send to Iran, Somali official warns US... Read more

Innovative Ideas Changing the World — Stimson’s 2016 Annual Report

Refugees. Terrorism. Environmental change. Arms trafficking. Around the world, reasonable policies are falling victim to unreasonable politics. In 2016, the Stimson Center brought together uncommon stakeholders — politicians and parties; industry and activists; luminaries and unheard voices — in common cause to confront global challenges. We invite you to learn more about Stimson's ongoing work, taking pragmatic steps to secure a more... Read more

Stimson’s Impact — Securing People, the Planet, and Global Prosperity

Experts at the nonpartisan Stimson Center are working to secure people, the planet, and global prosperity. While our work takes us across continents, much of it happens out of the spotlight. Impact is a new Stimson Center original series that shines a light on our efforts to address major global challenges. Explore our work by clicking the images below, and read the full series here... Read more

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September 18, 2017

The Impact of the Trump Administration on US-Taiwan Relations

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September 12, 2017 | World Politics Review

Ellen Laipson Op-Ed on Challenges Facing U.S.Diplomacy

September 12, 2017 | Foreign Policy

Yun Sun Quoted on Refugee Policies and Attitudes in China

September 11, 2017 | Business Insider

Yun Sun Quoted on Proposal to Address North Korea Crisis

September 10, 2017 | Arms Control Wonk

Michael Krepon Op-Ed on Proliferation During Uncertain Times

August 30, 2017 | EXPERT: Haidi Scarlet Willmot

Improving UN Situational Awareness

July 14, 2017 | EXPERT: Alex Bollfrass , EXPERT: Pamela Kennedy , EXPERT: Yuki Tatsumi

Lost in Translation? U.S. Defense Innovation and Northeast Asia

May 23, 2017 | EXPERT: Laicie Heeley

Overseas Contingency Operations: The Pentagon's $80 Billion Loophole

April 24, 2017 | EXPERT: Kathryn Rauhut , EXPERT: Lovely Umayam

Demonstrating Due Care: Cyber Liability Considerations for Nuclear Facilities

April 3, 2017

Nontraditional Actors: China and Russia in African Peace Operations

March 8, 2017 | EXPERT: Johan Bergenas

Project Ngulia: A National Security Think Tank's Unlikely Journey

February 15, 2017 | EXPERT: Laicie Heeley

Military Spending for A New Strategic Reality

January 31, 2017 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur , STAFF: Madeline Vellturo

Local Conflict, Local Peacekeeping

December 14, 2016 | EXPERT: Aditi Gorur

Defining the Boundaries of UN Stabilization Missions

December 5, 2016 | EXPERT: Agnieszka Paczynska

Emerging and Traditional Donors and Conflict-Affected States: The New Politics of Reconstruction

October 25, 2016 | EXPERT: Shane Mason

Military Budgets in India and Pakistan: Trajectories, Priorities, and Risks

October 12, 2016 | EXPERT: Brian Eyler , EXPERT: Courtney Weatherby , EXPERT: Richard Cronin

Letters from the Mekong: A Call for Strategic Basin-Wide Energy Planning in Laos

September 30, 2016

Countering WMD Proliferation: The Next Generation's Ideas

August 26, 2016 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

The First 100 Days: Crossing the River While Feeling the Stones

August 14, 2016 | EXPERT: Barry Blechman , EXPERT: Laicie Heeley

B61 Life Extension Program: Costs and Policy Considerations

June 22, 2016 | EXPERT: Alan D. Romberg

Tsai Ing-wen Takes Office: A New Era in Cross-Strait Relations

June 12, 2016 | EXPERT: Yun Sun

Chinese Perspectives Towards the Korean Peninsula

June 7, 2016 | EXPERT: Ariella Knight , EXPERT: Johan Bergenas

Secure Oceans: Collaborative Policy and Technology Recommendations for the World’s Largest Crime Scene

June 6, 2016 | EXPERT: Agnieszka Paczynska

Liberia rising? Foreign direct investments, persistent inequalities and political tensions

May 24, 2016 | EXPERT: Laicie Heeley

Defense Divided: Overcoming the Challenges of Overseas Contingency Operations

May 16, 2016 | EXPERT: Michael Krepon , EXPERT: Shane Mason , EXPERT: Travis Wheeler

The Lure and Pitfalls of MIRVs: From the First to the Second Nuclear Age

April 20, 2016 | EXPERT: Brian Finlay

Public Threats, Private Solutions

April 6, 2016 | EXPERT: Johanna Mendelson Forman

Kitchen as the New Venue of Foreign Policy

March 23, 2016 | EXPERT: Nate 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 | EXPERT: 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: Richard Ponzio , 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 , EXPERT: Shane Mason

Deterrence Instability & Nuclear Weapons in South Asia

April 16, 2015 | EXPERT: 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 | EXPERT: 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 | EXPERT: 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: Nate 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 | EXPERT: 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: 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 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: Russell Sticklor , EXPERT: Rupert Herbert-Burns

Indian Ocean Rising: Maritime Security and Policy Challenges

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