Presidential Inbox 2009: The First 100 Days
The first 100 days of any administration are filled with tough choices and breaks from past policies. This administration is no different. In the lead-up to the election, Stimson experts identified the issues, from nuclear proliferation to a code of conduct for space, that should be at the top of the president’s inbox. They have […]
Presidential Inbox 2009: The First 100 Days
The first 100 days of any administration are filled with tough choices and breaks from past policies. This administration is no different. In the lead-up to the election, Stimson experts identified the issues, from nuclear proliferation to a code of conduct for space, that should be at the top of the president’s inbox. They have […]
A Foreign Affairs Budget For the Future: Fixing the Crisis in Diplomatic Readiness
“Our diplomatic leaders – be they in ambassadors’ suites or on the State Department’s seventh floor – must have the resources and political support needed to fully exercise their statutory responsibilities in leading American foreign policy.” – Defense Secretary Robert Gates, July 2008 The situation that Secretary Gates calls for does not exist today. On […]
New Information and Intelligence Needs in the 21st Century Threat Environment
The Stimson Center, in collaboration with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, explored how current information and intelligence systems support homeland security officials in the United States and the European Union with the release of the report, New Information and Intellgence Needs in the 21st Century Threat Environment. The authors examine these systems for three […]
European Philanthropy and HIV/AIDS
The Stimson Center, in collaboration with the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group, presents this report on European Philanthropy and HIV/AIDS funding. This analysis of HIV/AIDS spending by European foundations, trusts and charities in 2005/6, draws on European Foundation Centre (EFC) mapping activities on HIV/AIDS funding. It aims to support the goal of creating an effective multi-sectoral response […]
Stewardship or Censorship?
Balancing Biosecurity, The Public’s Health, and The Benefits of Scientific Openness This book tackles the thorny issue of how several distinct communities – bioscience research, public health, and national security – relate to each other in the complicated post-September 11 legal and policy environment. While tensions between science and government have a long pedigree, this […]
Speaking Data to Power
Science, Technology, and Health Expertise in the National Biological Security Policy Process Following the terrorist events of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent anthrax assaults, policymakers and the public found themselves confronted with the suddenly evident threat of biological terrorism and warnings of a sadly eroded public health infrastructure almost simultaneously. The US Congress and […]
Inching Away From Armageddon: Destroying the US Chemical Weapons Stockpile
More than a decade ago, the United States committed to destroying its stockpile of aging chemical weapons. Milestones for measuring progress under the Chemical Weapons Convention called for all possessor states to destroy 45% of their stockpiles – without endangering humans or the environment – by 2004. However, delays born of technical obstacles, community concerns, […]