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Commentary

Future of the US Marines in Okinawa — long-term risks for short-term gain?

Last week’s agreement separates these three elements.  Now, the US government will seek the move of some US Marines in Okinawa to

February 17, 2012
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

Treading Water: Climate Change, the Maldives, and De-territorialization

By Lindsay Hartley – The government of the Maldives has been leading the charge to draw global attention to the issue of

February 16, 2012
Commentary

The Reality of the Defense Builddown

The President released the FY13 defense budget request today, and the total amount is $5B less than the FY12 appropriated levels. We

February 14, 2012
Russell Rumbaugh
Commentary

A New Incentive

By Russell Rumbaugh – President Obama released his budget request for fiscal year 2013 today, which starts October 1 of this year. 

February 14, 2012
Commentary

Michael Krepon writes op-ed for DAWN on Pakistan and the FCMT

Michael Krepon published an opinion-editorial in today’s DAWN on Pakistan and the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT). Click here to read the

February 14, 2012
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Matthew Leatherman publishes op-ed in US News & World Report on US Defense budget

Matthew Leatherman published an opinion-editorial in today’s US News & World Report urging Secretary Panetta and the Defense Department to embrace larger

February 10, 2012
Matthew Leatherman
Commentary

New Publication: The Unfinished Crisis

By Michael Krepon and Polly Nayak – A terrorist incident of extraordinary scale and duration occurred in Mumbai, India’s largest city and

February 8, 2012
Commentary

New Publication: Mekong Turning Point

By Richard Cronin – The political economy of the Mekong River Basin shifted in 2011 from policies that exploited this transboundary resource

February 6, 2012
Commentary

A Course Adjustment for Climate Talks

With little hope that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process will produce an effective treaty, at least for

February 3, 2012
Barry Blechman
Commentary

Libya’s Missing Weapons

By Rachel Stohl – When ousted Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi was killed on October 20, 2011, many observers celebrated the end of

February 2, 2012
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Michael Krepon publishes op-ed in Space News on Space Code of Conduct

Michael Krepon authored an opinion-editorial in Space News regarding arguments against the international space Code of Conduct the Obama adminstration now supports.

February 2, 2012
Michael Krepon
Commentary

Robert Hormats: An Economic Perspective on the Arab Spring

On January 23, 2012, the Stimson Center hosted a panel discussion as part of a new project “Pathways to Progress: Peace, Prosperity

January 30, 2012
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