Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Before Drones Sold to Jordan and UAE, Safeguards Needed

Last week, a bipartisan group of congressmen sent a letter requesting the Trump administration approve sales of Reaper drones to Jordan and

April 24, 2017
Commentary

Why a Political Settlement in Afghanistan Will Benefit Indo-US Relations

The continuation of the conflict in Afghanistan weakens US leverage over Pakistan, partly due to a continued dependence on Pakistan for air

April 19, 2017
Commentary

Can the Center Hold?

By William Reinsch This is not a new topic. It comes up in the commentariat every few years, but the recent health

April 18, 2017
Commentary

How to Make the Nuclear Button Safer

By Michael Krepon WASHINGTON — As we mark the centenary of the United States’ entry into World War I, I recall the

April 13, 2017
Commentary

Who Won the US-China Summit? Nobody.

By William Reinsch Well, the U.S.-China summit has come and gone without much more than a ripple in the news stream. True,

April 12, 2017
Commentary

Keeping Watch on China’s Maritime Strategy in North Korea

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time. While the two agree on the

April 12, 2017
Commentary

The Counterforce Compulsion in South Asia

Quotes of the week: “There has been literally no chance at all that any sane political authority… would consciously choose to start

April 12, 2017
Commentary

Trump Drone Policy Taking Shape

Less than two months after taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to drone strikes appears to be taking shape. Although the

April 9, 2017
Commentary

Stimson Statements: Analyzing the US Strike on Syria

In light of U.S. President Donald J. Trump launching a missile strike in Syria in retaliation for a chemical attack that killed

April 7, 2017
Commentary

Natural Security Series: Global Security and Illegal Fishing in Somalia

On March 13, desperate Somali fishermen hijacked the tanker Aris-13 off the coast of Puntland, in the northeast part of the country. This was

April 7, 2017
Commentary

Sally Yozell’s Op-ed in Cipher Brief on Illegal Fishing in Somalia

On March 13, desperate Somali fishermen hijacked the tanker Aris-13 off the coast of Puntland, in the northeast part of the country. This was

April 7, 2017
Commentary

When Two ‘Wrongs’ Make a ‘Right’

By William Reinsch Today’s topic — and title — come from Steve Lamar at the American Apparel and Footwear Association who suggested

April 6, 2017