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Commentary

A Very Real Problem

“I’m sorry, but I don’t care if Dumbo takes one to the head,” said one senior European law enforcement official to a

December 7, 2015
Commentary

Xi and the 6th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation: Major commitments, but with questions

On December 4 and 5, South Africa hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Johannesburg for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Notably,

December 7, 2015
Commentary

Japan-Australia Relations: Beyond the ‘2+2’

Japan and Australia created a new framework for defense cooperation. Now comes the hard part: actually cooperating. On November 22, the Sixth

December 5, 2015
Commentary

Ideas But No Consensus For Long-Term Strategies Against Islamic State

By Ellen Laipson:  A somber weariness has settled in across Western democracies in the aftermath of the Paris attacks. Defeating and destroying

December 2, 2015
Commentary

Islam And The Bomb

By Faiqa Mahmood:  This post on Islamic teachings from the Quran is written by Faiqa Mahmood, a Non-Resident Fellow at the Stimson Center.

December 1, 2015
Commentary

Islam and the Bomb

With a distinct and slim minority of Muslims engaged in acts of violence against noncombatants, it is important to have conversations among

November 25, 2015
Commentary

The International and U.S. Responsibility to Implement Human Syrian Refugee Policies

To commemorate the new partnership between the Stimson Center and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, we

November 23, 2015
Commentary

Linking Security and Governance

By Gordon Adams and Richard Sokolsky:  U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs have come under a lot of fire recently. The failure of

November 19, 2015
Commentary, Press Release, Project Note

Around the Globe Commissioners Promote Recommendations

Following public events since June in The Hague, Abuja, Berlin, New York, Paris, and Washington, D.C., members of the Commission on Global Security,

November 18, 2015
Commentary

Celebrating the New Partnership Between The Humphrey School of Public Affairs and The Stimson Center

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and the Stimson Center announced, on November 2nd, 2015, a new strategic

November 18, 2015
Commentary

How Can China’s Neighbors Make Progress at APEC?

It’s somewhat surprising that the South China Sea is not on the agenda of this week’s APEC meeting given a majority of

November 18, 2015
Commentary

At G-20 Summit, Economics Overshadowed by Paris Attacks

World leaders from the 20 top economies as well as observer states met Sunday and Monday in southern Turkey for the annual

November 17, 2015