2022
notable, influential & impactful work from the year
Trade & Technology
The rules and tools that
regulate the use, control,
spread and trade of
technology and its use.
Exploring how emerging technology can solve global problems
2022
notable, influential & impactful work from the year
Trade & Technology
The rules and tools that
regulate the use, control,
spread and trade of
technology and its use.
Exploring how emerging technology can solve global problems
International trade of chemicals that can be used to make chemical weapons has to be reported to international authorities. But too often, that reporting is incomplete, inconsistent, or wrong. MATCH is a prototype distributed ledger tool designed to reduce those data discrepancies and in turn reduce the risk of chemical weapons proliferation.
Frontline border security and trade controls officers, as well as chemical industry employees, often struggle to identify whether a chemical could be used as a chemical warfare agent or precursor. Sometimes a single chemical can have dozens of names and lists of controlled chemicals often change. Â
Currently in field testing, the Nonproliferation Compliance Cheminformatics Tool (NCCT) solves this problem by putting chemical identification information into the hands of the people who need it.
The costs, risks, and challenges of arms trade & security assistance
Keeping a close eye on U.S. arms transfers to Ukraine with timely rapid response and deep analysis.
Stimson maintains the only source for consolidated information on how the U.S. government implements the Child Soldiers Prevention Act.
Security & Strategy
A strategic perspective on how diplomacy, statecraft, and force are used to further interests and values
Gain global perspective, build deep understanding, and challenge old thinking.
Beijing’s evolving military capabilities and instances of coercive behavior have raised international concern. Yet it is essential for analysts and policymakers in the US, and globally, to discern between Chinese actions that threaten regional peace and stability and those that have the potential to strengthen and contribute to the rules-based international order.
New this year, the Red Cell project brings scholars together to question prevailing beliefs in US foreign policy and propose alternative approaches.
While concern over the potential of a conflict over Taiwan is common, concerns only heightened after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, important technology and international economics may well call that conventional wisdom into question.Â
Understanding the ongoing energy crisis, the impact of American economic statecraft in Europe, and the course of the war in Ukraine.
Human Security & Governance
The norms, laws, and institutions that shape how states treat each other, nonstate actors, and human beings in peace and conflict
The UN: Today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities
https://youtu.be/aCnVSYGdqCw
Assessing the UN’s role in international conflict and the ways in which Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses challenges for the institution’s legitimacy.
Putting human rights and security at the center of the policy agenda
The Stimson Center has long been a leader in the fight to ensure civilians caught in conflict are protected and human rights are respected.Â
NATO policy changes in 2022 were guided by Stimson’s solutions-focused research on human security and civilian protection. Â
Climate & Natural Resources
The intersection between security, how humans use natural resources, and the impact of the climate crisis.
An innovative tool for data-driven climate resilience spreads to more cities
From Barbados to Mombasa and Madagascar to Bangladesh, governments the world over are turning to CORVI assessments to understand their climate and ocean risk. Â
Transparency brings new ideas and change to the Mekong region
Data shows that dams have exacerbated wet season droughts and inexorably altered the natural flow patterns of Southeast Asia’s most productive river. The MDM has also proven a useful early warning tool for communities to mitigate the immediate impacts of day to day upstream dam operations.
Pivotal Places
Interdisciplinary work
relevant to countries and
regions of geostrategic
concern with particular focus
on Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Sought-after analysis of China’s foreign policy, regional and global ambitions, and growing influence.
Exploring the U.S.-Japan alliance and what it could become in a world changed by the pandemic and other pressing global challenges.
Stimson’s 38 North is the leader in informed analysis of events in and around North Korea
38 North ANALYSIS
North Korea Showcases Two Types of ICBMs In November 2022 Tests
Analyzing the nature of systems of North Korea’s two missiles (ICBMs) launched in November and what this suggests for North Korea’s continued missile testing moving forward.
By Vann H. Van Diepen
Through Strategic Learning, an online course on coercion and crises in South Asia, and South Asian Voices, a publication focused on strategic analysis, Stimson is reaching and empowering the next generation of policymakers in South Asia.Â
https://youtu.be/ANVlTnkkOiI
series
The Legacies of Partition
Examining the legacies of Partition across the subcontinent as well as the individual memories, reflections, and stories of Partition’s impact and the way it lives on today
Stimson is home to numerous track 2 and track 1.5 dialogues. We believe in the importance of keeping the lines of communication open, not just when things are going well, but most especially when relations are strained and the chance of miscalculation is greatest.
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