Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

South-South Models for Preventing Proliferation

By Brian Finlay – Today’s interconnected global economy has eased the ability of more people in all corners of the globe to

November 15, 2011
Commentary

Minority Youth Bulges and the Future of Intrastate Conflict

By Richard Cincotta – The global distribution of intrastate conflicts is not what it used to be. During the latter half of

November 11, 2011
Commentary

Engaging Iran in the Aftermath of IAEA Report

By Barry Blechman – The latest report on Iran’s nuclear activities, released on November 8th by the Director-General of the International Atomic

November 9, 2011
Commentary

How Not to Test in Space

Almost fifty years ago, the United States carried out its highest yield atmospheric nuclear test, when a Thor missile was launched from

November 8, 2011
Commentary

Viktor Bout, Small Arms, And “War Redefined”

War Redefined, the capstone of a five-part series televised by PBS, challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain

November 7, 2011
Commentary

Where Will Tunisia Take Us?

By Shannon Zimmerman and Guy Hammond – Most Tunisians have waited a lifetime to vote in an election in which the result

November 4, 2011
Commentary

Arms crawl that wasn’t

ASHLEY Tellis`s comprehensive assessment of India`s nuclear weapon programmes, , was published 10 years ago. Tellis, of the Carnegie Endowment for International

November 2, 2011
Commentary

Michael Krepon Writes Op-Ed in DAWN

Michael Krepon published an opinion piece in DAWN on the varying pace of nuclear arms buildup in Pakistan and India. Click here

November 1, 2011
Commentary, Policy Paper

What We Bought: Defense Procurement from FY01 to FY10

Prevailing wisdom on defense spending in the past decade asserts that despite the large amount spent, we did not modernize our weapons

October 31, 2011
Commentary

Barry Blechman Co-Authors Op-Ed on Climate Talks in Foreign Affairs Magazine

Barry Blechman, along with Ruth Greenspan Bell, Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Micah Ziegler, graduate

October 31, 2011
Commentary

Rachel Stohl Joins the Managing Across Boundaries Program

International arms trade expert Rachel Stohl joined the Stimson Center early this October, as a Fellow with the Managing Across Boundaries Program. 

October 27, 2011
Commentary

Twitosphere: The New Frontier for Human Security in Mexico

By Heidi Hall – Drug-related violence across Mexico continues to escalate despite government efforts to dismantle powerful cartels. Traditional media sources, such

October 25, 2011