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Commentary

Happy Holidays from Stimson

December 23, 2011
Commentary

Regional Implications and the Passing of Kim Jong-Il

By Alan D. Romberg and Yuki Tatsumi – Kim Jong-Il’s passing is untimely in the sense that his son and designated successor,

December 20, 2011
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Michael Krepon writes op-ed in DAWN on Pakistan’s relationships with the US, China

Michael Krepon published an op-ed in DAWN on Pakistan’s unstable partnerships with the United States and China. Click here to read the

December 17, 2011
Commentary

Biological Weapons Under Review at the BTWC

By Meghan Seltzer – The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention (BTWC) is currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland,

December 16, 2011
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Laos’ Xayaburi Dam Decision Requires a “Mekong Standard”

The Economic Ministers from the four member countries of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) – Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam – are

December 7, 2011
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Turtle Bay Security Roundtable: Navigating the Sanctions Regime, Promoting Proliferation Prevention

By Brian Finlay, Johan Bergenas and Esha Mufti – Over the last quarter century, globalization has revolutionized the international system. Global trade,

December 5, 2011
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Chinese Public Opinion: Shaping China’s Foreign Policy, or Shaped by It?

In recent years, “public opinion” in China has been accredited more and more often as a force driving China’s foreign policy. For

December 5, 2011
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Gordon Adams publishes op-ed in U.S. News and World Report

Gordon Adams recently published an op-ed in U.S. News and World Report entitled, It Is Time for Discipline, Defense. In the piece,

November 28, 2011
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The Arab League’s Evolving Role In A Restless Middle East

By Haifa Jedea – Emerging new political realities across the Middle East and North Africa are now impacting regional organizations, particularly the

November 23, 2011
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Iran-Afghan Security Cooperation

By Andrew Houk – At the regional meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors in Istanbul in November 2011, Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi reiterated his

November 17, 2011
Commentary

Michael Krepon publishes op-ed in Space News

Michael Krepon’s op-ed, “How Not to Test in Space,” was published in Space News. He writes about implementing a “Code of Conduct

November 17, 2011
Commentary

Fighting Budget Deficits by Leveraging the Private Sector

The U.S. government’s efforts to reduce America’s budget deficit has put funding for nuclear nonproliferation programs, development aid and even defense spending

November 17, 2011