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Commentary

Aung San Suu Kyi and the peace process

If things happen as planned, Myanmar will hold the second 21st Century Panglong Conference by mid-March. Also known as the Union Peace

February 27, 2017
Commentary

Reasons for the Great Unraveling of the Arms Control Enterprise

Quote of the week “The demagogue, though he professes (and fails) to readjust matters in the interests of the majority of the

February 26, 2017
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Ambling Blindly Back into the Mountains: 5 Hard Questions for the Next Phase of Afghanistan

Gen. John Nicholson, who commands the American-led international military force in Afghanistan, recently made headlines when he called for “a few thousand”

February 24, 2017
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Do Trade Deficits Matter?

By William Reinsch The trade deficit figure for all of 2016 arrived earlier this month, which provides the annual opportunity to think

February 22, 2017
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Philippine Counter-Drug Policies Spread to Illegal Fishing

This post is part of the Natural Security Forum blog, which provides quick analysis from the Natural Security Forum team and outside

February 22, 2017
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Uncertain Futures: China, Trump and the Two Koreas

At the beginning of the Trump administration, the situation on the Korean peninsula is highly uncertain and potentially volatile. During a late

February 18, 2017
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Another Take on Immigration

By William Reinsch In the past I have written passionately about immigration, because I believe immigrants are America’s future just as they

February 16, 2017
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Beyond Illegal Fishing: Tracing IUU Fishing Networks to their On-Shore Beneficiaries

This post is part of the Natural Security Forum blog, which provides quick analysis from the Natural Security Forum team and outside

February 15, 2017
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One Nuclear Step to Settle an Unsettled Age

William Bullitt accompanied President Woodrow Wilson to Paris to negotiate an ambitious peace treaty after the carnage of World War I. Reflecting

February 15, 2017
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How To Strengthen Alliances On President Trump’s Watch

By Michael Krepon Editor’s note: This analysis is part of 2017 Presidential Inbox — an ongoing Stimson Center series examining the major

February 9, 2017
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4 takeaways from ‘Recurring Storms: Food Insecurity, Political Instability and Conflict’

By Jennifer Ehidiamen  From threats of famine in Somalia caused by drought, to hunger in Syria caused by war, the development community is increasingly faced with the

February 9, 2017
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What Goes Around Comes Around

By William Reinsch John Maynard Keynes famously said, “In the long run, we’re all dead,” addressing the chronic dilemma economists face in

February 8, 2017