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Commentary

Forceful Peacekeeping: Shared Risk, Sustainable Engagement

UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently knocked down a nasty militia called M23 with a political-military punch that

December 5, 2013
William Durch
Commentary

Central African Republic: Peacekeeping Forces Face Multitude Of Challenges In Troubled Nation

By Katharina Nachbar – The unanimous vote Thursday by the U.N. Security Council to authorize an African Union peacekeeping mission backed by

December 5, 2013
Commentary

Poor Japan-ROK relations challenge for U.S.

At a recent conference on the U.S.-South Korea alliance in Washington, a former senior official of the Obama administration used the word

December 3, 2013
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

How China’s New Air Defense Zone Heightens U.S., Japan Tensions

When Vice President Joe Biden travels to China, Japan and South Korea next week, it’s hard to see how he can avoid

December 2, 2013
Yun Sun
Commentary

After Geneva, how will the US and Iran reach a final deal?

For Iran, the United States has always been the big prize. For thirty years, Iran’s bombastic rhetoric against the “the Great Satan”

November 27, 2013
Geneive Abdo
Commentary

Stimson Experts Analyze Iran Nuclear Agreement

Stimson experts offer their insights into the six-month agreement with Iran reached early Sunday designed to halt the nation’s progress in developing

November 26, 2013
Barry Blechman
Commentary

Lebanese Salafis amidst Syria’s war

One recent cool and sunny afternoon in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli, Sheikh Bilal Baroudi, a Sunni Salafist cleric, showed me the

November 26, 2013
Geneive Abdo
Commentary

China’s Creation Of Air Defense ID Zone In East China Sea Raises Concerns In Tokyo And US

China’s announcement on Saturday that it has created an Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea — including airspace over

November 25, 2013
Alan D. Romberg
Commentary

Geneva 1.5

As currently conceived, Geneva II — the diplomatic process aimed at reaching a political settlement in Syria — is headed for near-certain

November 22, 2013
Mona Yacoubian
Commentary

Time Ripe to Rid Middle East of Chemical Weapons

The world will be a safer place if the surprising agreement that led to the promised destruction of Syria’s stockpile of deadly

November 21, 2013
Barry Blechman
Commentary

Corporate Investments Can Help Accelerate Economic Growth In The Developing World

By Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.  – Many people assume that foreign aid from governments and international bodies is the key driver of

November 20, 2013
Commentary

Stimson Events Bring Focus to Security/Development Nexus

International security increasingly requires greater integration of military, diplomatic and development instruments of US power to achieve desired outcomes in developing nations,

November 19, 2013
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