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Commentary

Responding to North Korea’s Nuclear Test

Predictably, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page has declared, “North Korea’s test shows the continuing failure of arms control.” The Comprehensive Test

January 7, 2016
Commentary

Nimr Execution Is Latest Unforced Error For Saudi Arabia

The shocking news that Saudi Arabia executed 47 people over the weekend, including Shiite cleric and opposition figure Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, got

January 5, 2016
Commentary

A Year On, States Aren’t Enforcing The Landmark Arms Trade Treaty

By Rachel Stohl:  Keeping weapons out of the wrong hands is good policy. In the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in

December 29, 2015
Commentary

What Cuba’s “Tourism Revolution” Could Mean For Puerto Rico

By Aria Chehreghani:  The thought of a “time-capsule” country filled with Cuban cigars, antique cars, and pristine beaches came to the minds

December 28, 2015
Commentary

Japan, South Korea Reach Agreement on ‘Comfort Women’

The agreement could provide a long-awaited breakthrough in Japan-Korea ties. On December 28, Japan and South Korea reached an agreement on how to address

December 28, 2015
Commentary

Double Your Impact – Support Stimson And A Peaceful, Prosperous World

CHALLENGE GRANT: Support Stimson and Double Your Impact Dear Friends,  Creating innovative tech partnerships to defend endangered animals in sub-Saharan Africa; protecting

December 16, 2015
Commentary, Press Release

Baltic Nuclear Free Zone Would Further Reduce Risk Of NATO-Russia Nuclear War

A regional war in the Baltic between NATO and Russia using only 20 nuclear weapons risks leaving nearly 1 million dead with

December 15, 2015
Commentary

Abe’s Visit Takes Japan-India Security Relations to the Next Level

India-Japan security relations have flourished since Abe’s first term in office. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra

December 14, 2015
Commentary

Actually, Pakistan Is Winning Its War On Terror

During the separate visits of Pakistan’s prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, and its chief of army staff, Gen. Raheel Sharif, to Washington in

December 10, 2015
Commentary

Don’t Fear Refugees

By Alex Bollfrass, Andrew Shaver, and Yang-Yang Zhou:  After the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, hostility toward refugees in many Western countries has surged. Last

December 9, 2015
Commentary

Stimson’s Innovative Efforts To Prevent Wildlife Crime

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced a wildlife crime bill in the United States Senate today. This is

December 8, 2015
Commentary

China’s relations with Myanmar: Does an NLD government mark a new era?

With the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) landslide victory in the general elections in November, China expects a new page in Myanmar’s

December 8, 2015