Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Technology and Innovation to End Poaching and Wildlife Crime

Commitment by the Stimson Center:  In 2014, The Stimson Center, in partnership with local and global partners and the Kenyan government, committed

September 22, 2014
Commentary

Indonesia’s Global Maritime Nexus: Implications for Illegal Fishing

By Kara Junttila and Courtney Weatherby:  Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing impose huge economic costs on Indonesia. To combat this challenge, Indonesian

September 19, 2014
Courtney Weatherby
Commentary

Enhancing environmental security

Conflict and cooperation over shared environmental resources have characterized human societies from the dawn of civilization — from ancient Mesopotamia, where citizens’

September 17, 2014
David Michel
Commentary

B-2 Pilot’s Lessons For LRSB, America’s New Bomber

By Lt. Col. Jeff Schreiner: The Air Force very quietly released a Request for Proposal (RFP) this summer for the new Long Range

September 16, 2014
Commentary

Indonesia’s Weather Forecast: Hazy, with a Chance of Clear Skies

By Di-Hoa Le and Courtney Weatherby:  Hazardous levels of haze from Indonesian forest fires have become an annual occurrence for neighboring Southeast

September 14, 2014
Courtney Weatherby
Commentary

Arms Trade Treaty Moves Closer Towards Implementation

The first step towards the effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) took place this week in Mexico City. Forty five

September 12, 2014
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

A message from Stimson Center President and CEO Ellen Laipson

A message from Stimson Center President and CEO Ellen Laipson in response to recent news reports about U.S. think tank funding from

September 11, 2014
Ellen Laipson
Commentary

China and the Rising Terrorist Threats in Africa: Time for U.S.-China Cooperation?

In recent years, the rising terrorist threat in Africa has become an increasing concern for the region and the international community. From

September 10, 2014
Yun Sun
Commentary

Universal lessons from the Napa earthquake

By Ricky Passarelli:  The recent Napa earthquake highlights just how far we’ve come with disaster-proofing cities. But while luckily there were no

September 8, 2014
Commentary

River at Risk, Lower Mekong Basin conference concludes

More than three dozen internationally respected scientists, development experts, civil society advocates and current and former officials concluded two and a half

September 4, 2014
Richard Cronin
Commentary

The UAE and Egypt’s New Frontier in Libya

The surprising news that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have carried out airstrikes against various Islamist rebels in Libya is yet another

September 3, 2014
Ellen Laipson
Commentary

Hydropower Dams on Mekong River, Livelihood of Millions at Risk?

Scientists, Development Experts, Civil Society Advocates and Current and Former Officials Gather To Discuss Future Of River For Immediate Release  September 2, 2014

September 2, 2014
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