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Why India Needs to Make Itself Heard in Nepal

Nepal is in trouble. Since the April 2015 earthquakes, in which over 9,000 Nepali lives were lost, hurried legislative action in Kathmandu

September 15, 2015
Hannah Haegeland
Commentary

The UN’s Smart New Way to Increase Economic Growth and Security

An economy does not grow easily in the midst of a crossfire. The United Nations opens its 70th session on September 15,

September 14, 2015
Johan Bergenas
Commentary

Shwe Mann’s Ouster, Military Involvement, and Implications for Myanmar’s Elections

August 13 dawned in Myanmar with the news that Shwe Mann – chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and

September 8, 2015
Courtney Weatherby
Commentary

Japan’s New Defense Budget: Fact Vs Fiction

On August 31, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD)released its defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2016. Having been submitted to the

September 5, 2015
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

Governments Punt on Transparency at Arms Trade Conference

At its core, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – the first international legally-binding treaty to regulate the international transfer of conventional arms – is

September 3, 2015
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Wishful Thinking on Iran

Which camp – pro or con — is most guilty of wishful thinking about the Iran deal? Supporters who argue they have

September 3, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Alex Bollfrass Joins Stimson as Nonresident Fellow

The Stimson Center announced today that Alex Bollfrass has been appointed as a Nonresident Fellow to the Managing Across Boundaries initiative. “Alex

September 1, 2015
Commentary

First Arms Trade Treaty Conference of States Parties Concludes in Cancun: Now the Real Work Begins

Amid much pomp and circumstance, the First Conference of States Parties (CSP) for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – the first legally

September 1, 2015
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

A Normal Nuclear Pakistan

The Stimson Center and the Carnegie Endowment published a 20,000-wordessay on Pakistan’s nuclear program and diplomatic ambitions last week. My co-author Toby Dalton

August 31, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary, Report

A Normal Nuclear Pakistan

The new report released today “A Normal Nuclear Pakistan” takes a hard look at Pakistan’s nuclear weapon related programs and its ambitions

August 27, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Why Salafists in Lebanon Have Become Disempowered

Once considered rising political players in Lebanese politics, the Salafists who were active in aiding the Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s

August 26, 2015
Geneive Abdo
Commentary

Iraq’s Future Is About Much More Than the Islamic State

For months, the critical issue for Iraq has been its capacity to win back territory in its western provinces controlled by the

August 26, 2015
Ellen Laipson
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