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Spent Nuclear Fuel: High Above, On the Ground, and Far Below

This interactive feature explores the many places we store spent nuclear fuel on a trip from high in space to deep below ground….

Thailand as a Regional Energy Influencer

As a major power investor in Laos and rising electricity trading hub, Thailand holds significant influence over regional power development…

High-Speed Rail in Laos

The Kunming-Vientiane Railway is slated to begin operating in 2021, five years after construction on the project officially commenced….

Energy Developments in the 3S Basin

Hydropower in the 3S Basin could help meet skyrocketing electricity demand, but dams threaten fisheries and agriculture in the Mekong Basin…

Damming the Mekong to its Ecological Tipping Point

An excess of hydropower development in the Mekong Basin and a sub-optimal application of ESG safeguards are driving the river to ruin….

Blockchain in Practice

Distributed ledger technology (DLT), such as Blockchain, is being characterized as revolutionary in its potential to alter the world economy. Stimson is identifying applications and implications of DLT for non-proliferation and international security at the international, national, and…

Powering Up: Mekong Basin Connect

Countries in the Mekong Basin need a strategic, basin-wide approach to efficiently develop the basin’s water and energy resources in ways that protect the natural productivity of the river system. Otherwise, poorly coordinated…

Interactive Report: Casting A Wider Net

  The world’s fisheries are on the brink of collapse. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO) estimates that nearly 90 percent are fully exploited or overexploited and depleted, while…

In Focus: Modifying US Arm Sales to Reduce Civilian Harm

  International arms sales represent an enduring and prominent feature of American foreign policy. The United States sells or licenses the sale of weapons to other governments to advance its foreign policy, security,…

How Smart Water & Energy Planning Can Save the Mekong Delta

MEKONG DELTA UNDER THREAT Despite growing recognition of the serious impacts that upstream dams have on the Mekong Delta, Vietnam is still searching for an effective strategy to work with policy-makers in Laos…

South Asia Confidence-Building Measures (CBM) Timeline

Stimson’s South Asia program maintains this timeline chronicling Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) made in South Asia since 1988, and updates it regularly with new events, agreements, and links to relevant news articles.  2017 January 1 India and Pakistan…

Global Incidents of IUU Fishing in 2016

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing earns an estimated $36.4 billion in illicit profits each year. The actors who carry out IUU fishing activities often converge with other serious security threats, including transnational…