A Mid-Term Report Card for Biden’s North Korea Policy
Two years into the Biden administration, no progress has been made in stopping the growing WMD threat posed by North Korea. The Stimson Center will convene a panel of four experts—a former US negotiator, a long-time US intelligence analyst, a China expert and former Assistant Secretary of State, and the 38 North Director—to evaluate the […]
Assessing US Military Assistance to Ukraine
In the year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States has undertaken the largest military assistance enterprise of the 21st century, providing Kyiv with more than $27.2 billion in defense equipment and aid. With the approaching spring expected to bring a renewed intensity to the fighting, join the Stimson Center’s Conventional Defense program for […]
Mekong Water Data Hour: Flooded Forests
This is the first 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 flooded forests upstream of Stung Treng and downstream from the Khone Falls in northeastern Cambodia along the Mekong River are included within a […]
A South Korean Nuclear Program? Assessing the Risks
In a recent interview, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol warned that if the North Korean nuclear threat continues to grow, Seoul would consider developing its own nuclear weapons, or ask the US to redeploy its arsenal to the Korean Peninsula. Although he later walked these comments back, it marked the first time a sitting South […]
Global Policy Dialogue: Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis Through Improved Global Governance
With Plataforma CIPÓ, the Global Governance Innovation Network, Global Challenges Foundation, Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and Heinrich Böll Foundation we are pleased to hold the Global Policy Dialogue: Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis through Improved Global Governance,” which will be a two day event from 19-20 January 2023, in Recife, Pernambuco. Although the in-person […]
The End of the End of History? Global Implications of the War in Ukraine
A Year of War in Europe: The Political, Military and Economic Landscape (9:30 – 10:30 AM EST) A year has passed since Russia shattered peace in Europe. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started the largest land war in Europe since World War II, and kicked off a year of political transformation, global economic fallout, and fierce […]
Understanding India’s Security Role in the Indo-Pacific
Join us for a discussion of Dr. Aditi Malhotra’s new book India in the Indo-Pacific: Understanding India’s Security Orientation Towards Southeast and East Asia. This conversation will explore the drivers of India’s growing strategic role in the Indo-Pacific over the past two decades and how this behavior has been shaped by Delhi’s relations with the United […]
Where’s the Water: Mekong Dry Season 2023
The Mekong experienced its first normal wet season in four years in 2022, and the benefits of a normal wet season flow into the 2023 dry season. Yet upstream dams are already releasing water for hydropower production, which artificially raises the river level causing unnecessary ecological damage. Join the Mekong Dam Monitor team in a […]