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Commentary

A Farewell to (Illicit) Arms: Addressing the Uncontrolled Trade of Small Arms in 2012

By Brian Finlay and Rachel Stohl – International progress toward combating the uncontrolled trade in conventional arms, which is responsible for hundreds

May 17, 2012
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Stimson Analysis: Indian Ocean Piracy Developments

The following is an excerpt from Rupert Herbert-Burns‘ analysis of Piracy and Hijacking Developments in the Indian Ocean, part one of Stimson’s

May 15, 2012
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Michael Krepon published op-ed in DAWN on Pakistani, Indian confidence building negotations

Michael Krepon recently published an opinion-editioral in DAWN on Pakistan and India’s negotiations on confidence-building and nuclear risk-reduction measures. Click here to

May 14, 2012
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What Kind of Defense Budget Would the American Public Make?

With the United States facing large budget deficits, a major debate is underway in Washington, DC, over whether defense spending will be

May 10, 2012
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Ellen Laipson joins National Conversation on water security at the Woodrow Wilson Center

Ellen Laipson participates in a roundtable discussion of the National Intelligence Council’s 2012 “Global Water Security” report as part of the National

May 10, 2012
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Syria’s Last Chance for Peace

By Mona Yacoubian – The Syrian crisis is at a crucial crossroads, with one path preserving the option for a “soft landing,”

May 7, 2012
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Yuki Tatsumi publishes an article on the Security Consultative Committee’s Joint Statement

The US and Japan Make a Good Step Forward, for Now This article was originally published in PacNet Newsletter on May 3,

May 3, 2012
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Chairman’s Forum with Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff

Stimson welcomed Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff, to its Chairman’s Forum series on Tuesday, May 1. Lincoln Bloomfield,

May 2, 2012
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To Counter Nuclear Smuggling, Target All Smuggling

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama asserted that the most immediate and extreme threat to national security was that posed by a

May 1, 2012
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Pakistan’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons

By Michael Krepon – Of all categories of nuclear weapons, those with the shortest ranges have the least military utility and pose

April 24, 2012
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Johan Bergenas and Esha Mufti published in Defense News on role of security and defense industry

Managing Across Boundaries Deputy Director Johan Bergenäs and Research Assistant Esha Mufti were published in Defense News, writing about the public policy and market driven incentives

April 24, 2012
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China and the Geopolitics of the Mekong River Basin

By Richard Cronin – Two decades after the Paris Peace Accord that ended the proxy war in Cambodia, the Mekong Basin has

April 19, 2012