Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Congress and the Iran Agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t spell out an effective way to block Iran’s path to the bomb in his address to

March 11, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary

China’s AIIB challenges

Since Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the establishment of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) during his Southeast Asia trip in October

March 11, 2015
Yun Sun
Commentary

The Age of Drones

The increased U.S. reliance on unmanned aerial systems (UAS), more colloquially known as “drones,” has been controversial in the United States and

March 11, 2015
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

An Inhumane Trade: Partnering against Human Trafficking

In April 2014, Boko Haram shocked the world when it stormed a secondary school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, and abducted over 200

March 7, 2015
Shannon Dick
Commentary

Smart Security Through Technology and Innovation

Since September 2013, the Stimson Center has participated in a wildlife security project researching, evaluating, and deploying technology and innovation in response

March 3, 2015
Johan Bergenas
Commentary

The Obama Administration is Seeking the Right Deal with Iran

The negotiating end game with Iran is upon us. The Obama administration had no choice but to hold fast to the March

March 3, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Revisiting Marshall: Hope for Private Sector Growth in the Middle East

Op-ed by Ellen Laipson and Rob Havers; Report by Ellen Laipson with Kevin Wheeler:  The hope for a transformation of the Middle East

March 3, 2015
Ellen Laipson
Commentary

First Formal Arms Trade Treaty Preparatory Meeting held in Port of Spain, Trinidad

After an absence from a previous key meeting, the United Sates returned to the international effort to prepare for the effective implementation

March 2, 2015
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

What Obama’s Drone Export Policy Really Means

By Peter Lichtenbaum and Rachel Stohl:  It seems like drones are everywhere in Washington. A drone landed on the White House lawn, the

February 28, 2015
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

The Kokang Conflict: How Will China Respond?

One week before the Chinese New Year, the former leader of the ethnic Kokang National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Peng Jiasheng, launched

February 28, 2015
Yun Sun
Commentary

Dams and Food Security in the Mekong: Visiting the Don Sahong Dam

This is the second in a two-part series of Spotlights documenting Stimson Research Associate Courtney Weatherby’s travel to the Mekong River basin

February 27, 2015
Courtney Weatherby
Commentary

Dams and Food Security in the Mekong: Site Visits to the Xayaburi and Don Sahong Dam Projects

This is the first in a two-part series of Spotlights documenting Stimson Research Associate Courtney Weatherby’s travel to Mekong River basin in

February 25, 2015
Courtney Weatherby
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