Cooperative Threat Reduction: Reducing Biological Risks in East Africa
By Kevin Wickel – In November 2010, Senator Richard Lugar and a team of Pentagon officials travelled to biological research facilities in
March 9, 2011
Commentary
Status and Future Challenge of JGSDF in International Peace Cooperation Activities
Since its first deployment to Cambodia in 1993, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has steadily accumulated experience in international peace cooperation
March 8, 2011
Commentary
Center or Bust?
Will the various forces in Bahrain finally compromise on a centrist approach to power? By Jean Francois Seznec – The events in
March 8, 2011
Commentary
Containing Drug Resistant Malaria: the Risks of Weak Health Systems
By Karen Masterson – For decades, the global health community has sought affordable drugs to obliterate malaria-causing microbes – which include strains
March 7, 2011
Commentary
Clearing The Road To Zero
By Barry Blechman – The NEW START agreement, which went into effect earlier this month, will reduce US and Russian operational nuclear
March 4, 2011
Commentary
Sustaining the Fertile Crescent: Mind the GAP
Growing populations, soaring demand, mounting environmental pressures, and potentially unsustainable development programs risk imposing untenable burdens on the freshwater resources of the
March 1, 2011
Commentary
Article by Alan Romberg in China Leadership Monitor 34
Cross-Strait Relations: Setting the Stage for 2012 Various developments throughout the latter half of 2010 and the early weeks of 2011 began
Sustaining Proliferation Prevention: Gaining Ground in the Global South
By Brian Finlay and O’Neil Hamilton – When the threat of proliferation is raised among developed states, the discussion focuses on preventing
February 23, 2011
Commentary
Crackdown in Bahrain
Sectarian and hardline politics have brought protesters out into streets of this once quiet Gulf nation. And as the bodycount rises, the
February 22, 2011
Commentary
C-SPAN Interviews Ellen Laipson on Middle East and North African Unrest
Ellen Laipson appears on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the geopolitical impact from the continuing anti-government protests in the Middle East and Northern
February 22, 2011
Commentary
Serious Training Needs Proposed for Foreign Service: Academy Report Identifies Critical Needs
The U.S. Diplomatic Service is in need of greater professional education and training, according to a new report issued today by the
February 22, 2011
Commentary
Preparing for Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Preparing for Diplomacy in the 21st Century: Education and Training Reform in the US Foreign Service By Jonathan Larkin – Diplomats are
Cooperative Threat Reduction: Reducing Biological Risks in East Africa
By Kevin Wickel – In November 2010, Senator Richard Lugar and a team of Pentagon officials travelled to biological research facilities in