Voices from Japan: Japan’s National Security Strategy in the Era of Strategic Competition
Featured Speaker Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science, Doshisha University Nobukatsu Kanehara is a former senior diplomat of Japan. He was Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary in the second Abe administration from 2012 to 2019, as well as the first deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat from 2013 to 2019. He […]
Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference: New Challenges to Strategic Stability in the China-India-Pakistan Nuclear Competition
Panelists Beenish Pervaiz, Doctoral Candidate, Brown University Sylvia Mishra, Senior Nuclear Policy Associate, Institute for Security and Technology and Nonresident Fellow, Stimson Tong Zhao, Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Moderated by Elizabeth Threlkeld, Director, South Asia Program, Stimson Center
North Korea: Is Denuclearization Dead?
Recent discourse on North Korea has suggested that the United States abandon the goal of denuclearization and focus instead on arms control. This panel will examine the pros and cons of such a move for future negotiations with Pyongyang as well as the implications for non-proliferation in Northeast Asia. Featured Speakers Moderated by
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Is War Possible?
This panel will examine recent mounting tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the possibility of accidental war. Discussion will cover this issue from both North and South Korean perspectives and explore potential tension-reduction measures. Featured Speakers
The Technical Characteristics of Attribution: How Do You Know Who Did It?
As more and more malicious cyber incidents occur, governments, C-suite executives and insurers increasingly want to know who should be held responsible for the event and the extent of any harms. The first step in that process, before you get to legal and political attribution, is a technical one – knowing that an incident has […]
Military Operations Other Than War in China’s Foreign Policy
China’s “non-war military operations” – more commonly known as “military operations other than war” (MOOTW) – have been described as the “soft use” of “hard power.” While its approach to MOOTW generally tends to align with international law and accepted practices in international security cooperation, China’s evolving military capabilities and instances of coercive behavior have […]
Building A Dependable U.S. Financial Commitment to the UN
U.S. credibility at the UN is impacted by Washington’s uneven commitment to paying its assessed contributions to the world body on time and in full. At a moment of increased geopolitical competition, with serious implications for the UN, China and other countries use every opportunity to highlight late payments and arrears to question U.S. leadership. […]
The Chairman’s Forum: A Conversation with Space Force Leader General John “Jay” Raymond (ret.)
The Stimson Center welcomes General John W. “Jay” Raymond in his first public event since retiring as the head of the US Space Force in November. Raymond was the Space Force’s first Chief of Space Operations from 2019 to 2022. He will be interviewed by the Chair of Stimson’s Board of Directors, Hawk Carlisle. This […]