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Commentary

Another contentious nuclear issue

The U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement has already generated a lengthy list of grievances in New Delhi and Washington. The lofty ambitions behind

July 12, 2011
Michael Krepon
Commentary

A “New Colonialism”?

By Lindsay Dolan – In a television interview in Zambia last month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned of a “new colonialism”

July 8, 2011
Lindsay Dolan
Commentary

The Kachin Conflict: Are Chinese Dams to Blame?

More than 10 days have passed since the breakout of armed conflict between the Burmese military (tatmadaw) and the Kachin rebel group

July 8, 2011
Yun Sun
Commentary

Seismic Shift Addresses Understanding Change in the Middle East

By Ellen Laipson – The momentous events sweeping the Arab world since the end of 2010 raise important questions about the art

July 7, 2011
Commentary

For Afghanistan, No Clear End in Sight

By Grace Tyson – In his speech last Wednesday, June 22, President Obama announced his plan to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan

June 30, 2011
Commentary

The Environment and Development: Greater Mekong Subregion Dynamics Considered

In no part of the world are the tensions between the transboundary impacts of globalization and national borders, and between development and

June 29, 2011
Richard Cronin
Commentary

Stopping Iran’s Nuclear Program

By Barry Blechman – Iran just can’t stay out of the news.  Throughout May, President Ahmadinijad and Iran’s so-called Supreme Leader, Khamenei,

June 22, 2011
Commentary, Stimson in the News

Promoting the Global Instruments of Nonproliferation and Disarmament

The one-day UN conference was designed to provide a forum for stakeholders in relevant sectors – government; international and regional organizations; think-tanks

June 20, 2011
Maria Lovely Umayam
Commentary

General (RET) James L. Jones Takes the Stage at Stimson

General (RET) James L. Jones joined Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr., Stimson’s chairman of the board, on Tuesday for the eighth installment of his

June 16, 2011
Commentary

Japanese Diplomacy on Hold

By connor Cislo – A meeting of the Japan-US Security Consultative Committee, comprised of the Japanese and US foreign and defense ministers,

June 15, 2011
Commentary

Russell Rumbaugh Joins Stimson as BFAD Co-Director

Russell Rumbaugh served as a staffer for Senator Kent Conrad on the Senate Budget Committee covering both the 050 Defense and 150

June 15, 2011
Commentary

An Unsustainable Endeavor: Water Scarcity and Human Security in the Middle East

By John Doble – Water scarcity in the Middle East continues to pose threats to human security despite the efforts of governments

June 8, 2011
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