Product Types: Policy Paper

Policy Paper

Nuclear Doctrine, Declaratory Policy, and Escalation Control

During the 10-month long Indian and Pakistani military mobilization of 2001-02, one of the earliest casualties was the official channel of communication

April 28, 2004
Policy Paper

Building a Better Peace Operation: Lessons from the Brahimi Report Process

Prepared for the United Nations Foundation by William J. Durch As the work of the UN’s High-Level Panel on Threats Challenges and

January 1, 2004
Policy Paper

Air Power and Escalation Control

In “Air Power and Escalation Control,” Indian Air Commodore (retired) Ramesh Phadke examines the question of whether the use of air power

July 22, 2003
Policy Paper

US Security Policy Toward South Asia and its Implications for China: A Chinese Perspective

Professor Zhang Guihong, in this article written while a Visiting Fellow at the Henry L. Stimson Center from October 2002 through January

January 30, 2003
Policy Paper

Addressing the Taiwan Question: The U.S. Role

With regards to U.S. policy towards the Taiwan Strait, Alan Romberg argues that the important point is to determine U.S. interests and

July 29, 2002
Policy Paper

Some Thoughts on Cross-Strait Relations

In this analysis on relations between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan, Alan Romberg argues that both sides of the Strait are focusing

July 29, 2002
Policy Paper

Peace and Stability in Afghanistan

U.S. goals in Afghanistan are broad and clear: root out al Qaeda and the Taliban forces, prevent their return, support self-governance, and

June 1, 2002
Policy Paper

Taking Exception To A U.S.-PRC “Fourth Communiqué”

In this paper, Alan Romberg agrees that there are problems in the U.S.-PRC relationship. He disagrees, however, with suggestions that the United

January 26, 2002
Policy Paper

Taiwan in US-PRC Relations: A Strategic Perspective

  As George W. Bush campaigned for the presidency during the year 2000, and as he settled into office in the first

December 15, 2001
Policy Paper

Taiwan and U.S.-PRC Relations

There is a well-known history of enmity and even war between the United States and China in the decades immediately following the

September 3, 2001
Policy Paper

Searching for National Security: Threat and Response in the Age of Vulnerability

This paper looks at national security perceptions and policy in an age where well-known interstate threats have faded away. In their stead

May 1, 1999
Policy Paper

Reformation and Resistance: Nongovernmental Organizations and the Future of Nuclear Weapons

This paper analyzes the origins, evolution, and accomplishments of the campaign by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for radical changes in nuclear doctrine and

May 1, 1999