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Osama and U.S.-Pakistan Relations

Abbottabad is a quiet, lovely city.  The Stimson Center convened a Track II workshop there for rising Pakistani strategic analysts.  The city’s

May 2, 2011
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Stimson Experts React to Death of Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden was killed early Monday (Sunday afternoon in Washington), in a raid by U.S. Navy SEALs on his compound in

May 2, 2011
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The IAEA’s Multidimensional Assistance: Opportunities For Atomic Engagement In Africa

  By Maria Lovely Umayam – Today, a deep divide exists between the security priorities of the developed world and states in

April 27, 2011
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Stimson Releases New Report on Security Assistance

By Gordon Adams and Rebecca Williams – As the Arab world struggles to emerge from oppressive, generations-old autocracies, America’s robust program to

April 22, 2011
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Security Council Set to Renew UN 1540 Resolution

Today, the United Nations Security Council is expected to renew the mandate of Resolution 1540, a WMD nonproliferation measure aiming to prevent

April 20, 2011
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Côte D’Ivoire: UN Peacekeeping, Impartiality And Protection Of Civilians

By Rebecca Friedrichs – Last week, forces loyal to President Ouattara seized Former President Laurent Gbagbo from his home, ending a stalemate

April 20, 2011
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Michael Krepon op-ed published in Dawn

Michael Krepon’s op-ed, “South Asia’s Many Crises,” appeared in the Pakistani paper Dawn. (April 20) His article can be found here.

April 20, 2011
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Memo to Congress: The UN works

Clearly, the Iranian nuclear conundrum is far from solved and the imposition of sanctions is only one tool utilized during this tense

April 19, 2011
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Nuclear power in Sweden

By Johan Bergenas – Nuclear safety is again at the forefront of the international security debate amidst the ongoing nuclear crisis in

April 15, 2011
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Fundamentals of Protecting Civilians

By Alison Giffen – President Obama has used the protection of civilians as the primary rationale for initiating military action in Libya,

April 7, 2011
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Chairman’s Forum: Elon Musk

It’s a whole new world to think about the privatization of space, but Elon Musk has done just that.  Musk took the

April 5, 2011
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Turning the dream of a nuclear-free world into reality

By Max Kampelman and Barry Blechman   Two years ago, President Obama spoke out for universal nuclear disarmament in Prague, saying that

April 4, 2011