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Back to Business as Usual in South Asia?

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore, hope was in the air. After eight long years of strained relations, the

February 15, 2016
Commentary

Southeast Asia’s Murky Future Clouds Obama’s Sunnylands Summit

By Richard Cronin: On Monday and Tuesday, February 15-16, President Obama will host eight leaders and two senior alternates from the ten-country

February 15, 2016
Commentary

Valley of the Brawls

By Sameer Lalwani: Today’s Kashmir Valley looks worryingly similar to the Kashmir of the 1980s, just before the region erupted into a bloody insurgency

February 12, 2016
Commentary

The Problem With NATO’s Nukes

By Richard Sokolsky and Gordon Adams:  U.S. President Barack Obama came into office promising to work toward a world free of nuclear weapons. Over the

February 10, 2016
Commentary

Dubai’s World Government Summit: Positive Agenda, Surreal Context

This week, world leaders are gathering in Dubai for the fourth World Government Summit. It’s a bit surreal to talk about world

February 9, 2016
Commentary

Defusing the Third Space Race

WASHINGTON, DC – With China, Russia, and the United States fine-tuning anti-satellite (ASAT) warfare capabilities, the third round of competition to “seize

February 9, 2016
Commentary

The Nuclear Test Ban, Twenty Years Later

Twenty years since completion of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty negotiations, the Treaty remains in limbo because of its non-entry-into-force provision. States

February 9, 2016
Commentary

Japan’s Emperor Visits the Philippines: Major Takeaways

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made a state visit to the Philippines from January 26 to 30, 2016. It was the first official

February 6, 2016
Commentary

Bring The Troops Home — From Sinai

By Matthew Leatherman: Your first question is likely: ‘We have American soldiers deployed in Egypt?’ In December, the U.S. Army proposed cutting the combat

February 2, 2016
Commentary, Report

China needs to change its energy strategy in the Mekong region

China needs to promote sustainable practices in the Mekong region, rather than simply shifting its carbon footprint downstream. Read the full article

January 29, 2016
Commentary, Report

Nuclear Energy: Securing The Future – A Case For Voluntary Consensus Standards

The Challenge: As global energy demands grow in parallel with concerns over climate change and energy security, States are looking to nuclear power

January 28, 2016
Commentary

In Okinawa, a Phantom Victory for the Abe Administration

On January 24, a critical election took place in Okinawa. In the city of Ginowan, where U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma is

January 28, 2016