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Stimson president speaks at Global Strategic Review Conference

Stimson Center President and CEO Ellen Laipson spoke Sept. 21 at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Global Strategic Review in Stockholm

September 30, 2013
Ellen Laipson
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US signature on Arms Trade Treaty will help end wars and protect civilians

By Rachel Stohl and Daryl G. Kimball – Amid the headline-grabbing events at the United Nations this week – President Obama’s speech to the UN

September 27, 2013
Rachel Stohl
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Jane Holl Lute and Fred Whitridge, Jr. Join Stimson Center Board

Former U.S. Department of Homeland Security and United Nations official Jane Holl Lute and investment firm president Fred Whitridge, Jr. have been

September 26, 2013
Fred Whitridge, Jr
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Can the US and Iran strike a nuke deal?

Many stars have aligned to make this moment an opportune time to resolve two conflicts in the Middle East — the Syrian

September 25, 2013
Geneive Abdo
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Iran’s opportunity for negotiations

For the first time in many years, Iranian leaders are declaring that they are ready to make a deal with the United

September 24, 2013
Geneive Abdo
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New Stimson Report Recommends Changes to US Defense Budget to Strengthen National Security

Senior national security experts and former government officials convened by the Stimson Center today issued a report outlining a new defense strategy that would

September 23, 2013
Commentary

Blocking Syria’s Chemical Network

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, testifying recently before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was asked a crucial question: Who has been supplying Syria

September 19, 2013
Alexander Georgieff
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Stimson Center Essays Examine U.S.-China Space Relations

Op-ed on this report in Defense One: Can the U.S. and China Get Along in Outer Space? The Stimson Center today issued

September 17, 2013
Michael Krepon
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Stimson Center Report Examines China-Myanmar Cooperation on Investment

A Stimson Center report issued today examines efforts by Chinese investors and the government of Myanmar to work together to reduce distrust

September 16, 2013
Commentary

A potential turning point for Syria

In the dizzying debate over U.S. military intervention in Syria, one key point of consensus stands out: Both the Obama administration and

September 12, 2013
Mona Yacoubian
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Stimson Experts Analyzing Syrian Civil War

Stimson Center experts have been sharing their insights and analysis about the civil war in Syria with policymakers and the public since

September 12, 2013
Brian Finlay
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Testing the Waters for Normalizing U.S.-Iran Relations

When Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took office at the beginning of August, hopes were cautiously raised that Iran and the United States

September 10, 2013
Ellen Laipson
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