Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

U.S. National Security Strategy

U.S. National Security Strategy reports, like the one issued by President Barack Obama on February 6th, are quickly forgotten. They do, however, provide

February 10, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Nuclear Visions and Nuclear Budgets

By Barry Blechman and Kara Junttila: President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget request continues the political gamesmanship that has plagued the U.S.

February 9, 2015
Barry Blechman
Commentary

Using Military Assistance to Combat the Use of Child Soldiers

It has been almost one year since Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, launched

February 6, 2015
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Obama in India; Xi in Pakistan

Trend lines on the subcontinent have become more pronounced after President Obama’s visit as chief guest at the Republic Day parade and

February 5, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Acting Smartly on Military Compensation

Over the past ten days, Congress has received two reports that, taken together, raise the possibility of changing regular service-member’s compensation in

February 4, 2015
Matthew Leatherman
Commentary

A Case for Climate Security in the Arctic Council Agenda

By Diane French:  Climate change in the Arctic is pushing—indeed, demanding—a reframing of modern security. Security in the twenty-first century can no longer

February 2, 2015
Commentary

Abdullah’s Real Legacy

When the recently deceased Saudi king, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, was crown prince, Western capitals worried that, when he eventually assumed the

January 30, 2015
Ellen Laipson
Commentary

Illegal Logging in Myanmar and China’s Complicity

The recent escalation of tensions in northern Myanmar – resulting from the military’s crackdown on illegal logging – once again brought Myanmar

January 29, 2015
Yun Sun
Commentary

Stimson Ranked Top 25 US Think Tank

In a new study released today, Stimson was ranked 24th in the category of “Top Think Tanks in the United States.” The study

January 28, 2015
Announcement, Commentary

Joshua T. White Named Co-Director of Stimson South Asia Program

The Stimson Center announced today that Joshua T. White has been promoted to Senior Associate and Co-Director of the South Asia program.

January 27, 2015
Joshua T. White
Commentary

Nunn-Lugar, R.I.P.

The most important post-Cold War initiative to reduce nuclear dangers undertaken by the United States has come to a quiet, unceremonious end.

January 27, 2015
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Are drones constrained?

In the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made a singular reference to unmanned aerial vehicles, more colloquially referred to

January 26, 2015
Rachel Stohl
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