Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Gas pains for China and Myanmar

Since the Sino-Myanmar natural gas pipeline commenced fuel deliveries in late July 2013, the 793-kilometer energy transportation route has operated well below

October 14, 2014
Commentary

Letters from the Mekong: Obstacles to Equitable Hydropower Development Planning

Pressure from governments and commercial developers to build dams on the mainstream of the Lower Mekong is increasingly threatening to marginalize the

October 8, 2014
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Making UN-Safe Areas Safer: From Srebrenica to South Sudan

By Sarah Bosha: In 1995, during the Bosnian war, Serbian forces overran a ‘safe area’ in Srebrenica, resulting in the death of

October 7, 2014
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Ties That Bind

From Afghanistan to Mali to Iraq, training and equipping other countries’ militaries has a terrible track record. Why would we want to

October 3, 2014
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Behind The Story: The China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement’s Impact On Taiwan

By Emily Szu-hua Chen:  When Chinese President Xi Jinping returned from his visit to South Korea in early July — with an

October 1, 2014
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US Announces Important New Landmines Policy

Twenty years ago, then-President Bill Clinton gave a speech to the United Nations General Assembly calling on the world to eliminate anti-personnel

September 29, 2014
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Can Abe Walk His ‘Proactive Peace’ talk?

When Shinzo Abe returned to office as the prime minister of Japan in December 2012, he spoke of his determination to keep

September 29, 2014
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Arming Syrian Rebels: Deja Vu All Over Again

This week the Obama administration launched the bombing phase of the U.S. strategy with the goal of destroying the Islamic State. While

September 26, 2014
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Picking Up Steam: The Expansion of Chinese Railways in Africa

If everything happens as planned, the construction of the new East Africa railway signed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Kenyan president

September 26, 2014
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Arms Trade Treaty Reaches Major Milestone

The first global and legally binding treaty to regulate the cross-border trade in conventional weapons reached a major milestone today as 8

September 25, 2014
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Arab Public Not Taking US Efforts on ISIS Seriously

As the United States gears up for possible airstrikes inside Syria, it should remember one thing: No matter how much planning has

September 24, 2014
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Secretary Clinton Announces Stimson’s Anti-Poaching Commitment

Last night at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting, Secretary Hillary Clinton revealed a number of new Commitments to Action. Included

September 24, 2014