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From Sea Blindness to Wealth Blindness

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

February 8, 2017
Commentary

David The Goliath

By Jim Baird I didn’t know much about Washington when I first arrived in the summer of 2010. Like many, I had

February 7, 2017
Jim Baird
Commentary

A Simple, Unthreatening Way to Shore Up NATO

America’s Asian allies have been unnerved by President Donald Trump’s dismissive rhetoric about alliances based on cost/benefit grounds, and his decision to dump

February 7, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Trump’s Opportunity to Support Transparency, Accountability on the Conventional Arms Trade

Editor’s note: This analysis is part of 2017 Presidential Inbox — an ongoing Stimson Center series examining the major global challenges and

February 6, 2017
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Colombian Crackdown on 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 6, 2017
Commentary

Defense Secretary Mattis in Asia: Challenges for a ‘Reassurer-in-Chief’

New U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis visited East Asia for his first foreign trip as the head of the Pentagon. Over

February 3, 2017
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

Schoolyard Bullies: The US vs Mexico

By William Reinsch It appears the U.S. has a president who continues to pick fights with anybody who disagrees with him. Since

January 31, 2017
William Reinsch
Commentary

On Indian Republic Day, Remember Kashmir

On the 26th of January, as India celebrates its 68th Republic Day, tensions are once again brewing in the Kashmir Valley and

January 31, 2017
Sameer Lalwani
Commentary

The Terrifying Geography of Nuclear and Radiological Insecurity in South Asia

Terrorism involving nuclear or radiological materials remains one of the gravest threats to humanity and to global stability. It was a central

January 31, 2017
Hannah Haegeland
Commentary

Solving Modern-Day Piracy: Technology’s Role in Securing Our Nation’s Safety

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

January 31, 2017
Commentary

No Peace and No War in South Asia?

George Perkovich and Toby Dalton have assessed the possibilities of conflict between India and Pakistan in a timely book, Not War, Not Peace?

January 29, 2017
Michael Krepon
Commentary

The Second Coming of MIRVs

By Michael Krepon and Travis Wheeler Pakistan’s first flight test of the Ababeel missile was accompanied by a military press release advertising its ability

January 26, 2017
Michael Krepon
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