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Commentary

The Enduring Value of the CTBT

By Michael Krepon:  The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is turning its attention to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty for the first time

September 7, 2016
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Now Here’s a Novel Idea

By William Reinsch: One of the themes of this year’s election cycle, not to mention the last two or three, is gridlock. Congress

September 7, 2016
William Reinsch
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As Obama Dedicates World’s Largest Marine Park, Stimson Leads Efforts to Secure Oceans

President Obama traveled to Hawaii today to mark the expansion of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument as the largest ecologically protected area on

September 1, 2016
Commentary

From Sailing Races to Securing Supply Chains from Illegal Fishing

It all started when someone sank the professor’s boat. Somewhere between 1999 and 2000, thieves broke into his unattended vessel that was

September 1, 2016
Ariella Knight
Commentary

Second Arms Trade Treaty Conference of States Parties: Big on Process, Light on Substance

By Rachel Stohl: In a meeting that symbolized a stark contrast between the humanitarian crises occurring around the world and the comfortable

August 31, 2016
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

No Further Excuses: Report from Arms Trade Treaty Conference

For the last week, I have sat in a comfortable room in Geneva, along the lake with a picturesque view of the

August 30, 2016
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Making Globalization Work to America’s Advantage

By William Reinsch: While there has been a lot of discussion about trade during the campaign, particularly TPP, there has been somewhat

August 29, 2016
William Reinsch
Commentary

The Demise of the Republican National Security Establishment

The skirmish between Senator Bob Corker and the Obama Administration over the UN Security Council resolution on the CTBT is yet another reflection of

August 29, 2016
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Reviewing Initial Reports on ATT Implementation: Analysis and Lessons Learned (2016)

Evaluating the status of Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) initial reporting one year after the First Conference of States Parties to the ATT.
August 24, 2016
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Litmus Tests on TPP?

By William Reinsch: Apparently trade and TPP are inescapable these days. Last week the Clinton campaign announced that former senator and Secretary

August 23, 2016
William Reinsch
Commentary

The Second Coming of MIRVs: The Future of Strategic Arms Competition

Some 18 years ago, India and Pakistan conducted successive nuclear tests, joining China as Southern Asia’s three overt nuclear powers and transforming

August 23, 2016
Sameer Lalwani
Commentary

South Sudan: Politics, Protection, and Peacekeeping

By Lisa Sharland: On 12 August, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2304 authorising the deployment of a further 4,000 troops to the UN

August 23, 2016
Lisa Sharland
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