Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Poll: US Public Opinion on Accountable Security Institutions

To better understand the American public’s perspectives on the questions of security accountability at home and abroad, Center for Civilians In Conflict

March 7, 2023
Commentary

South Korean Precedent Could Help Resolve IAEA Iran Safeguards Probe

Creative and flexible diplomacy can ensure that information is provided while giving Iran a face-saving path to cooperation.
March 6, 2023
Kelsey Davenport
Commentary

Why Does Saudi Arabia Want to Acquire the Nuclear Fuel Cycle?

As the head of the IAEA visits Iran, concerns are also rising about Saudi nuclear intentions and inadequate safeguards.
March 3, 2023
Ludovica Castelli
Commentary

Protection of Nuclear Facilities: Lessons from Russia-Ukraine War

Assessing international legal regimes for nuclear security, and propose new measures to protect nuclear facilities in an armed conflict
February 28, 2023
Haleema Saadia
Commentary

Protests Have Brought Iran’s Ethnic Minorities & Persian Majority Closer

Most Iranians once gave little thought to the peripheral ethnic minority areas of their country, but that has changed since the killing
February 27, 2023
Fatemeh Aman
Commentary

Dining Under the Drones in Ukraine

One year into war with Russia, Ukrainians continue to go to restaurants in their cities in a powerful demonstration of a will
February 24, 2023
Johanna Mendelson Forman
Commentary

Addressing Threats to UN Peacekeepers: The Potential of the Air Domain

A more comprehensive, strategic, and forward-looking approach to the air domain could mitigate and respond to threats against peacekeepers.
February 24, 2023
Lisa Sharland
Commentary

Japan endeavors to utilize space for defense purposes

Japan’s efforts to acquire defense-related space capabilities provide new opportunities for cooperation with the United States.
February 23, 2023
Yasuhito Fukushima
Commentary

Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Key Findings & Implications

Researchers Robert Carlin and Rachel Minyoung Lee wrap up the “Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking” project by highlighting key findings and
February 23, 2023
Robert Carlin
Commentary

Nuclear Annexation: The New Abnormal

As the threat of radiological catastrophe in Zaporizhzhya persists, more must be done to ensure nuclear safety and stability in Ukraine.
February 22, 2023
Cindy Vestergaard
Commentary

Deterrence by Denial: Japan’s New Strategic Outlook

In "the most severe and complex" Japanese security environment of the postwar period, new strategic documents outline a policy of deterrence by
February 22, 2023
Ken Jimbo
Commentary

Iran Boosts Military Ties with Russia in Part to Counteract Abraham Accords

Although they preceded the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Abraham Accords were a factor in Iran’s decision to boost its military relationship
February 21, 2023
Javad Heiran-Nia
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