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Commentary

India Needs to Understand the Causes of its NSG Embarrassment

Whatever narrative India internalises will have interesting implications for Indian foreign policy – and by extension the Asian security order – for

June 27, 2016
Commentary

Club Membership

India tried hard to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group with strong backing from the Obama Administration. It was a bridge too far.

June 26, 2016
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Stimson Experts Analyze Brexit’s Implications on Trade with U.S.

In light of the U.K.’s vote to leave the EU, experts from the nonpartisan Stimson Center released the following statements on the

June 24, 2016
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Why We Don’t Need a Moratorium on Trade Deals Like the TPP

By William Reinsch:  On Sunday, Paul Blustein, a distinguished journalist formerly with the Washington Post, published a piece titled, “Why We Need a

June 23, 2016
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When It Comes to Defining Moderate and Radical Islam, Who Decides?

By Ellen Laipson:  One of the secondary effects of the terrible shooting in Orlando, Florida, has been to relaunch the debate on

June 22, 2016
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Space Based Solutions

The reduction of sea ice in the Arctic has increased prospects for shipping to and from the Northwest Passage, development of offshore

June 22, 2016
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Diplomatic Posturing

Diplomatic posturing on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty, and new strategic arms reductions waxes as prospects for

June 20, 2016
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It’s Time for Transparency in the US Lethal Drone Program

By Rachel Stohl:  During the Obama presidency, the U.S. drone program has been a topic of significant debate, with critics calling into

June 16, 2016
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Laicie Heeley Federal News Radio interview on OCO

Listen to the interview here. 

June 15, 2016
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The End of the Factory and Why Trade Policy Should Care

By William Reinsch:  Michael Schuman had an interesting piece in Bloomberg View last week that deserves some discussion. In brief, he analyzed the decline

June 14, 2016
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Melissa Hersh Op-Ed with MIchael Hopmeier on Civilian Air Space Drone Use

What happens when a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS)—or drone—enters sensitive civilian air space? When such aircraft threaten public safety, law enforcement

June 14, 2016
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China’s Perspectives Towards the Korean Peninsula

By Yun Sun: After two decades of efforts to engage China on the North Korea nuclear issue, Western observers are finally coming

June 13, 2016