Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

The MH370 Tragedy and Issues of Capacity and Governance in Emerging Middle Powers

The government of Malaysia continues to face a storm of criticism over its handling of the tragic and still mysterious disappearance of

March 28, 2014
Richard Cronin
Commentary

Zhang-Wang Meeting

by Xiao Han:  Last month, the first meeting between cabinet-level officials from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan since 1949

March 27, 2014
Commentary

Technology and Innovation against Global Challenges

In response to President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s call to action, the Stimson Center has initiated a

March 24, 2014
Johan Bergenas
Commentary

US energy independence: Disaster or blessing for China?

With revolutionary shale gas and shale oil technologies, the US is, as President Obama said in his State of the Union address

March 21, 2014
Yun Sun
Commentary

An Un-Hollow Force: Readiness in the FY15 Budget Request

The debate about the defense budget suffers a fundamental disconnect: even as the national conversation focuses on deep cuts, the actual force

March 20, 2014
Russell Rumbaugh
Commentary

Assessment Finds President’s 2015 Budget Request Makes Progress Towards Efficient Military

President Barack Obama’s budget request for fiscal year 2015 makes significant progress in cutting excess overhead costs and focusing resources in areas

March 19, 2014
Commentary

United States Releases New Arms Transfer Policy

The United States released a new conventional arms transfer policy earlier this year that updates and refreshes the policy for 21st century

March 19, 2014
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

UN Peacekeepers’ Achilles’ Heel Can’t Be Protected By More Boots On The Ground

Is the UN prepared to stop the use of one of the oldest weapons of war? Mass rape in the Democratic Republic

March 12, 2014
Commentary

Boots on the Ground

By William J. Durch and James A. Schear: Will U.S. peacekeepers be heading to the West Bank? Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently

March 12, 2014
William Durch
Commentary

Latest Stimson publication features new analysis of Japan’s foreign policy challenges

A new book of essays written by four Japanese policy analysts take a close look at the challenges Japan faces in the

March 11, 2014
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

Russia, Ukraine And Sanctions: A Double-Edged Sword

Unraveling the events in Ukraine, and the reaction in Russia, is another exercise in peeling back the layers of the onion of

March 7, 2014
Gerson Sher
Commentary

Why Russia And China Won’t Join Forces Over Disputed Islands

On the sidelines of the Sochi Olympics, speculation brewed saying that China and Russia might enter into an agreement regarding their territorial

March 7, 2014
Hana Rudolph
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