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Commentary

Krepon and Romberg on North Korea’s Planned Satellite Launch

The “leap day” agreement between the DPRK and the Obama administration may not last more than one month if Pyongyang follows through

March 23, 2012
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Barry Blechman and Ellen Laipson co-authored an op-ed in “Al Monitor” for engaging with Iran

The drumbeat for war over Iran’s nuclear activities has grown fainter in recent weeks. This easing of tensions, while perhaps temporary, could

March 23, 2012
Commentary

Tempest Tossed: Meeting Environmental Challenges in the Indian Ocean

By David Michel – Oceans and coastal regions worldwide are coming under increasing environmental pressures. These growing stresses include habitat destruction and

March 22, 2012
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China and the Geopolitics of the Mekong River Basin: Part I

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on China’s geopolitical interests in the Mekong River Basin. Part I examines

March 22, 2012
Commentary

Michael Krepon published op-ed in DAWN on Washington’s relationship with South Asia

Michael Krepon published an opinion-editorial in DAWN on Washington’s relationship with India and Pakistan. Click here to read the op-ed.

March 21, 2012
Commentary

Peter Engelke participates in panel discussion on global megacities at the Woodrow Wilson Center

Peter Engelke, a Visiting Fellow with the Environmental Security Program, participates in a panel discussion on “Megacities, Global Security, and the Map

March 21, 2012
Commentary

Flournoy Speaks at Stimson’s Chairman’s Forum

Michele Flournoy, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy at the US Defense Department, joined Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr., Stimson Chairman of the Board,

March 9, 2012
Commentary

Relocating the Reset: US-Russian Partnership in the Arctic

By Caitlyn Antrim – In January, when a US Coast Guard icebreaker escorted a Russian tanker carrying essential fuel to Nome, Alaska,

March 2, 2012
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Syria: What China Has Learned From its Libya Experience

China’s joint veto along with Russia of the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) on Syria has provoked fierce international criticism. Labeled as

February 27, 2012
Commentary

Is Egypt Heading Off the Rails?

By Mona Yacoubian – Egypt’s revolution is clearly at a turning point, and the next four months could be its most critical

February 24, 2012
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Brian Finlay and Matthew Leatherman published in The Hill on budget reduction and illicit drug trade

Managing Across Boundaries Director Brian Finlay and Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense Research Analyst Matthew Leatherman were published in The Hill, writing on the need to

February 24, 2012
Commentary

Data vs. Borders: Information-Sharing in Transnational Security

Over the past 30 years, the process of globalization has revolutionized international affairs. The amount of trade has tripled, and the ease

February 21, 2012