Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Third Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty Short on Substance

By Rachel Stohl As the world watches arms flows to and through conflict zones in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere exacerbate humanitarian disasters and

September 21, 2017
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Dealing with the Devil?

By William Reinsch   We swamp dwellers were surprised over the past two weeks to see the president confound his own party

September 20, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Hitting the Reset on the UN?

By Richard Ponzio and Michael Schroeder Today the U.S. president will preside over a high-level meeting on United Nations reform on the

September 18, 2017
Richard Ponzio
Commentary

Stimson Experts Preview Trump’s UNGA Speech

As President Trump prepares his major address to the U.N. General Assembly tomorrow, experts from the nonpartisan Stimson Center released the following

September 18, 2017
Commentary

Pyrrhic Victories and Draws

Quote of the week: “What history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for, but the methods we used to

September 18, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Taking Stock

It is now about eight months into the Trump presidency, and it’s time to take stock of his trade policy and accomplishments

September 12, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Proliferation in the Age of Uncertainty

Quote of the week: “It is clear that the use of such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground which

September 10, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Jobs to People or People to Jobs?

By William Reinsch I’ve said before that the current administration provides a target-rich environment for discussing trade issues, but every once in

September 6, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Southern Asia’s Escalating Strategic Competition

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first installment of “Southern (Dis)Comfort,” a new series from War on the Rocks and the Stimson Center.

August 30, 2017
Sameer Lalwani
Commentary

It’s Not Nice to Mess with the Market

By William Reinsch Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown made an important observation the other day in an interview. He noted the increase in

August 29, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Parallel Crises

Quote of the week: “Of course I got lawyers. They are like nuclear weapons. I’ve got ‘em because everybody else does. But

August 25, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

The Security Benefits of Defining and Establishing a Protected Status for Climate Migrants

By Sarah Griffin In 2009, a citizen of the Pacific island state of Kiribati applied to an Australian tribunal for refugee status.

August 24, 2017
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