Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Geneva Likely To Be ‘An Exercise In Checking The Box’

The Geneva II peace talks are set to commence a week from today, and observers inside and outside the country see little

January 22, 2014
Commentary

High-Level Military Meetings Between India and Pakistan Could Cool Down Regional Tensions

Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have the opportunity to lower cross-border tensions this year, but it’s uncertain whether the Indian government can

January 21, 2014
Commentary

Stimson, British Embassy event explores sustainable security against wildlife crime

Stimson hosted an event Jan. 10 with the British Embassy in Washington focusing on major themes of a forthcoming London conference on

January 17, 2014
Commentary

Examining What’s Next for Syria (video)

Mona Yacoubian, senior advisor in Stimson’s Middle East program, participated Jan. 8 in a conversation about the conflict in Syria with Ambassador

January 16, 2014
Commentary

Perils of Punditry

US commentary on nuclear developments in Pakistan and India is usually not well received on the subcontinent. One reason is that cautionary

January 16, 2014
Commentary

Abe’s Yasukuni visit lost in translation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni Shrine on Dec. 26. As expected, China and the Republic of Korea harshly criticized him. In

January 15, 2014
Commentary

US and Japan Would Benefit By Working Together to Strengthen Their Alliance

A new Stimson Center report says the United States and Japan would both benefit by jointly initiating a pragmatic and collaborative approach

January 13, 2014
Commentary

Duane Andrews, Lori Fisler Damrosch, Laurie S. Fulton and Brett B. Lambert Join Stimson Center Board

Four new members have been appointed to three-year terms on the Stimson Center Board of Directors, Stimson President and CEO Ellen Laipson

January 9, 2014
Commentary, Stimson in the News

Stimson Report Calls for Global Effort to Cut Poaching & Other Wildlife Crimes That Fund Terrorists

Governments around the world should work with each other, local residents and the private sector to reduce poaching and wildlife crimes that

January 8, 2014
Commentary

New Year’s Greetings from the Stimson Center

As 2013 winds down, we would like to take a moment, reflect and remember friends and family near and far. We are

December 31, 2013
Commentary

Is NAFTA Prepared to Manage Cross Border Threats?

By Johanna Mendelson Forman and Brian Finlay — In the 20 years since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement,

December 27, 2013
Commentary

China adapts to new Myanmar reality

As Myanmar experiments with a new democratic system, several new political forces have emerged that are shifting the country’s previous military-dominated course.

December 26, 2013