The Forum on the Arms Trade’s Annual Conference

Conference Schedule April 12: Alternative approaches to arms in challenging security dilemmas Watch the event recording here.Speakers: Nancy Okail, President and CEO, Center for International Policy Anna Stavrianakis, Professor of International Relations,University of Sussex Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) Stephen Miles, President, Win Without War (Moderator) April 14: […]
Ukraine and the Future of Arms Control

Keynote Speaker Michael Krepon, Co-Founder of The Stimson Center Michael Krepon is the author of “Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control,” a much-needed contemporary analysis of the role arms control played in “winning” the nuclear peace. You can order the book with Stanford University Press.
The Impact of the Ukraine Crisis on Japanese Foreign Policy

Featured Speakers Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Kuni Miyake, Research Director, Canon Institute for Global Studies Céline Pajon, Research Fellow & Head of Japan Research, Center for Asian Studies, French Institute of International Relations Moderated By Yuki Tatsumi, Co-Director, East Asia Program; Director, Japan Program, Stimson Center
Troubling the Water: A Dying Lake and A Vanishing World in Cambodia

Featured Speaker Abby Seiff is a journalist who was based in Southeast Asia for nearly a decade, working as an editor at the Cambodia Daily and the Phnom Penh Post and writing for publications such as Time, the Economist, Al Jazeera, and Pacific Standard, among others. She now works as a freelance reporter and editor. […]
Sea and the City: Pathways for Coastal Resilience

Enquire to attend in person. Register to attend online. Conference Program 9:00-9:20 PM CET: Welcome Remarks and Keynote Address Speakers: Oliver Wenden, Vice-President, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Sarah Stimson Karis, Board of Director & ACRE Board of Counselor, Stimson Center Raphaël Cuvelier, Vice President, Ocean & Climate Platform Monica Medina, Assistant Secretary, Oceans […]
North Korea’s “Checkerboard” Threat: Obstacles and Opportunities for the US-ROK Alliance

Opening Remarks Gen. (Ret.) Vincent K. Brooks, Chairman of the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) and former commander of all Korean and United States forces in the Republic of Korea(ROK) Gen. (Ret.) Ho-Young Leem, ROK Vice Chairman, KDVA Panelists Clint Work, Fellow, 38 North Lt. Gen. (Ret.) In-Bum Chun, Former General, ROK Army Natalia Slavney, […]
The Ukraine Crisis and India’s Russia Conundrum

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a dilemma not only for European security but also countries like India that seek to balance upholding territorial integrity of all states with their dependence on Russian weapons. How could its response to this crisis impact India’s defense and strategic posture and New Delhi’s perceptions of its threat environment in […]
The Post-Cold War Transformation of the US-ROK Alliance: Implications and Future Cooperation

Panelists Clint Work, Fellow, 38 North Program, Stimson Center Richard P. Lawless, Founder and Principal, NMV International, LLC Moderated by Jenny Town, Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center and Director of the 38 North Program