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Commentary

Case Study Examines the UN Peacekeeping Operation in Haiti

On Monday, 25 June, the UN Security Council is holding its semi-annual debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. UN

June 25, 2012
Commentary

Saving Port-au-Prince: United Nations Efforts to Protect Civilians in Haiti in 2006

Policy makers, practitioners, and experts alike have increasingly identified the protection of civilians as a priority for United Nations peacekeeping operations and

June 25, 2012
Guy Hammond
Commentary

Saving Port-Au-Prince: United Nations Efforts To Protect Civilians In Haiti In 2006–2007

Policy makers, practitioners, and experts alike have increasingly identified the protection of civilians as a priority for United Nations peacekeeping operations and

June 25, 2012
Guy Hammond
Commentary

Costing Framework for International Health Regulations (2005)

The revised International Health Regulations (IHR [2005]) conferred new responsibilities on member states of the World Health Organization, requiring them to develop

June 21, 2012
Julie E. Fischer
Commentary

Beyond Boundaries in South Asia

By Brian Finlay, Johan Bergenas and Esha Mufti – The upcoming presidential election in India has highlighted once again how the dark

June 21, 2012
Commentary

Addressing US-Pakistan Ties

By Michael Krepon – Negotiations over the cost of hauling freight from Karachi port to Afghanistan and the wording of a statement

June 21, 2012
Commentary

The Logic of China’s North Korea Policy

US and South Korean analysts are annoyed and frustrated by China’s policy toward North Korea. In their eyes, Beijing’s policy not only

June 21, 2012
Yun Sun
Commentary

Crisis in Syria Nears Breaking Point

By Mona Yacoubian – As President Obama prepares to meet with his Russian counterpart today on the sidelines of the G-20 summit,

June 18, 2012
Commentary

Bellagio Space Security Workshop Summary

The Stimson Center’s Space Security Project, with grant support from the MacArthur Foundation, the Ploughshares Fund, and the New-Land Foundation, convened a three-day workshop

June 14, 2012
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Whose Hand is on the Nuclear Button in South Asia?

By Michael Krepon – On November 28, 2009 the Pakistani media reported that President Asif Ali Zardari “divested himself” of his “powers”

June 14, 2012
Commentary

Getting to Work on Fissile Material Production and Space Security

By Michael Krepon – The 65-nation Conference on Disarmament in Geneva is tied up in knots because it operates by consensus and

June 14, 2012
Commentary

Complexities of Risk Reduction in South Asia

By Michael Krepon – The Indian electorate has now voted into office a very strong coalition government led, once again, by the

June 14, 2012
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