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Commentary

Dr. Richard Cronin joins Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Eminent and Expert Persons Group (EEPG)

On August 9, 2014, Secretary John Kerry and the Foreign Ministers of the Lower Mekong partner countries launched the LMI Eminent and

August 12, 2014
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US national security institutions: Pragmatic solutions require knowing how things work

In 25 years of providing pragmatic solutions, it is not surprising Stimson has always had an eye on the processes and institutions

August 8, 2014
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The Great Security Shift

The White House is hosting a major summit of African leaders this week. Elected and unelected heads of state and officials from nearly 50

August 8, 2014
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The North Korea Contingency: Why China Will Not Cooperate

Since Kim Jong Un became the supreme leader of North Korea in late 2011, and especially after Pyongyang undertook nuclear and long-range

August 8, 2014
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US still arming African governments that use child soldiers

By Rachel Stohl and Jessica Kosmider:  Fifty heads of state from African governments are meeting to conclude the U.S.-Africa Summit in Washington,

August 6, 2014
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India’s “test case” for Japan, US relations

Dr. Satu Limaye suggest relations with India will serve as a “test case” for both Japan and the US in an event

August 5, 2014
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American and Chinese trade with Africa: Rhetoric vs. reality

On Aug. 4, President Obama welcomed leaders from across the African continent to Washington for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. One major

August 5, 2014
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The myth of stable nuclear deterrence

Nuclear deterrence was conceptualised in the US even before the Soviet Union produced atomic weapons. Anticipating that the Kremlin would acquire the

August 3, 2014
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Blank check? The debate over US crisis response funds

By John Cappel: Chaos and conflict in Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria have prompted many calls for a more robust American response, but

August 1, 2014
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Health infrastructure’s hand in Ebola outbreak

By James McKeon and Allen Moore:  The worst Ebola outbreak in history continues to rage in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, painfully

July 31, 2014
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“Strategic Agility”: Behind The Air Force’s New 30-Year Plan

The myriad of conflicts raging worldwide right now would pose a challenge to any defense strategy. From Russian aggression in Ukraine and

July 30, 2014
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Overcoming Obstacles to Mass Atrocity Prevention

By Alison Giffen:  Twenty years ago, a genocide unfolded across Rwanda, killing over half a million people in the shadow of UN

July 29, 2014