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Managing Change

By William Reinsch Several weeks ago I spent the good part of a day at the Seventh Annual Summit on the Economy,

June 28, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

How Japan’s Aging Population Impacts National Defense

In 2015, Japan’s census confirmed that its population had decreased for the first time since the government began counting in 1920. The population decline

June 28, 2017
Pamela Kennedy
Commentary

All About the Yen: Japan Begins Mid-Term Defense Planning

On June 20, the Research Committee on Security (Anzen Hosho Chosa-kai) within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) released an interim report with recommendations for Japan’s

June 26, 2017
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

US Seeks to Strengthen Indian Arms Ties

By Rachel Stohl As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington this week, the defense relationship between the two countries is front

June 26, 2017
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Duplicity, Betrayal, or National Interest?

Quote of the week: “I heard the president [Reagan] ask Zia how he would handle the fact that they would be violating

June 23, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Nate Olson’s op-ed in The Hill on trade and the skills gap

Workforce development is the archetype of vital-but-unsexy issues. The Trump administration deserves credit for highlighting the potential of expanded apprenticeships and other

June 22, 2017
Nate Olson
Commentary

Richard M. Clarke — Stimson’s 2017 Donor of the Year

By Eleiah Sexton The Stimson Center is proud to announce Richard M. Clarke as our 2017 Donor of the Year. At the

June 21, 2017
Commentary

Steel 232 – and Another Thing, or Two

By William Reinsch In cranking out last week’s column about the steel section 232 investigation I left out two points that are

June 21, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

Field Notes — Protecting Civilians in the Central African Republic

Since 2014, MINUSCA — the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic — has worked to protect civilians

June 19, 2017
Aditi Gorur
Commentary

National Security Import Threats – the Latest Trade Tool

By William Reinsch The new hot issue in the trade world is the imminent arrival on the president’s desk of recommendations for

June 14, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

As Civilian Causalities Mount in Yemen, US Senate Puts Trump Arms Sales on Notice

By Rachel Stohl On June 13, U.S. lawmakers voted on a joint resolution to block a proposed U.S. arms sale to Saudi

June 14, 2017
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Sechser & Fuhrmann: Deterrence Yes; Coercion No

Quote of the week: “How can we suppose that something so monstrously powerful would not, after forty years, compose our identity? The

June 13, 2017
Michael Krepon
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