Mekong Water Data Hour: Dam Impacts in the 3S Basin
This is the fourth in a monthly Mekong data seminar series featuring presentations of recent studies and papers by authors with an interactive discussion about the data and why it matters. The 3S Basin is one of the largest tributary basins of the Mekong system. It contributes around 20% of the river’s annual flow. The […]
Beyond the Washington Declaration: Prospects for the Future of Extended Deterrence
While the Biden-Yoon declaration was a necessary step forward to strengthen extended deterrence, what are the prospects for the future, especially in view of the unconstrained North Korean and Chinese nuclear threats? This 38 North panel will assess the declaration and look at what might come next in what promises to be a continuing process […]
Atrocity Prevention Indices and Data Tools
Professor Ben Valentino of Dartmouth College has run statistical analyses of atrocity-related lists for several years running. This year, Prof. Valentino shared his analysis of some sixteen-plus atrocity-related lists and discussed his findings against the backdrop of the still-raging war in Ukraine, new concerns about the global economy, and concerns about COVID beginning to recede. […]
Nuclearization Debates: What Can South Korea Learn from South Asia?
As public support for nuclear weapons in South Korea grows significantly, experts will discuss the nuclearization of South Asia as a comparative case that could offer South Korea lessons for its own possible nuclear future. Co-hosted by Stimson’s South Asia Program and 38 North, this panel of experts will analyze the road to and legacy […]
Mekong Water Data Hour: How Dams Impact the Mekong Delta
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is one of the most important deltas in the world for food security, supplying half of Vietnam’s rice production and most of its fruit and aquaculture production. It provides 18% of Vietnam’s GDP and livelihoods for around 17 million people. But the VMD has undergone drastic changes in recent years […]
Israel at a Crossroads on its 75th Anniversary
At the end of April, Israel marks its 75th anniversary with major questions about its internal coherence and changing regional dynamics that are lessening the clout of Israel’s longtime protector, the United States. How will Israel cope with these challenges? What do they mean for the rights of Israeli citizens and Palestinians? How might US […]
Radio as a Preventative Tool to Hate Speech and Violence
This ASPG meeting focused on the work Dutch NGO, Radio La Benevolencija. George Weiss, Radio La Benevolencija’s Director, explained the group’s origins and the approach it employed to empower groups and individuals in vulnerable societies to recognize and resist hate speech and violence. Cathy Buerger of the Dangerous Speech Project offered comments on George’s presentation. […]
Renewable Energy & the United Nations: A Green Spark for Peace in South Sudan
The United Arab Emirates and Norway, in collaboration with Powering Peace (an initiative of Energy Peace Partners and the Stimson Center), are convening a webinar on the potential for renewable energy to support local energy access and peacebuilding in South Sudan. UNMISS, the UN Mission in South Sudan, is the single largest consumer of electricity in the country […]