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Commentary

Pakistan’s Shocking Strategic Shift

Pakistan is often characterized as a belligerent, unyielding, and destabilizing force in international affairs. But despite longstanding and widespread negative perceptions [4], Pakistani behavior

August 4, 2015
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How the International Community Changed China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The AIIB today is very different from the AIIB China envisioned before March 2015. On June 29, China and 49 countries signed

July 31, 2015
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US Identifies Nigeria, Seven Additional Governments as Supporting the Use of Child Soldiers

Last week, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited Washington and criticized the Leahy Law and the restrictions it places on certain Nigerian military

July 30, 2015
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China and the Changing Asian Infrastructure Bank

On June 29, China and 49 countries signed the Articles of Agreement (AOA) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The event

July 28, 2015
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Will US-India Defense Cooperation Improve?

By Melanie Campbell:  Last month U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar signed the 2015 U.S.-India Defense Framework.

July 27, 2015
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Laicie Heeley Discusses the Iran Agreement

With the recent Iran agreement, Stimson Fellow Laicie Heeley discusses what the deal brings for the long term and what it means

July 27, 2015
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Ellen Laipson on Iran & the Bomb at Aspen

Stimson President and CEO Ellen Laipson spoke at the 2015 Aspen Security Forum in a panel discussion on “Iran & the Bomb” with Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence at Johns

July 27, 2015
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Japan avoiding reality in security debate

With Japan’s House of Representatives passing a legislative package that is critical for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s national security agenda, the bills

July 25, 2015
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The Dangers of Chinese Interference in Illegal Logging Case

On Wednesday, the news that Burma had sentenced 153 illegal loggers from China to life imprisonment was splashed across Chinese media. The

July 25, 2015
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Great Expectations During Japan Military Chief’s US Visit

Between July 12-19, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, the Japan Self-Defense Forces’ (JSDF) chief of Joint Staff, visited the United States at the official

July 24, 2015
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Japan’s New Security Legislation: A Missed Opportunity

On July 16, Japan’s House of Representatives (Lower House) passed a legislative package that is critical for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s national

July 16, 2015
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Stimson Experts React to Landmark Iran Agreement

Stimson Center experts released the following statements reacting to the landmark agreement announced today to curb Iran’s nuclear program. The deal negotiated

July 14, 2015