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The Iran Dilemma Facing President-elect Trump

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

January 9, 2017
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Taking Stock

The advent of a New Year and a new administration are as good a time as any for taking stock. Decades of

January 9, 2017
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Distant Water Fishing Fleets and Hybrid Warfare

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

January 6, 2017
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Briefing: A Call for Strategic, Basin-wide Energy Planning in Laos

By Brian Eyler, Courtney Weatherby, and Richard Cronin The Stimson Center’s “Letters from the Mekong” series challenges the assumption that the current

January 5, 2017
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The Glass is Half Full! Or Half Empty!

By William Reinsch I confess. I’m confused. Certainly not for the first time — it happens more often than I admit. During

January 4, 2017
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Thinking Beyond Worst-Case Scenarios for 2017

By Ellen Laipson The drama and disruptions of the year just ended fill some with dread for the new year. Will the

January 4, 2017
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America’s Role in Promoting Natural Security

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

January 4, 2017
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Year End Blues

The year ends on many somber notes – the election of Donald Trump, his modus operandi and appointments to senior positions, the

December 28, 2016
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So China Grabbed Our Ocean Drone, Does It Really Matter?

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

December 23, 2016
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John Glenn, Protector of Tomorrowland: How an Astronaut Shaped Nuclear Policy

In the early Sixties, America was mired in earthly miseries threatening its future, from deep-seated segregation in the heartland to a seemingly

December 20, 2016
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The Future of Bipartisanship in the Trump Administration

By Allen Moore Just six days before the stunning election of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States, an odd

December 19, 2016
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Why Trump Can’t ‘Haggle’ Over the One-China Policy

Important, even vital, American national interests as well as global peace and stability are at stake in how – indeed, whether –

December 19, 2016