Product Types: Press Statement

A Visionary for Peace and Security: Remembering Barry Blechman

The Stimson community is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our co-founder and lifelong friend, Dr. Barry Blechman. With over 50 years of distinguished service in government and in the private sector,…

Stimson Center Applauds NOAA Fisheries’ New Action Plan to Strengthen U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring

Washington, DC – Today, NOAA Fisheries released an action plan to improve the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), following a year of stakeholder engagement aimed at improving the system that keeps illegal,…

Sally Yozell Applauds COP28 Finalized Fund for Countries Most Impacted by Climate Change

On November 30, the first day of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), leaders from nearly all represented nations worked to finalize COP27’s Loss and Damage fund to help finance countries severely impacted…

Elizabeth Threlkeld Comments on Charges of Indian Government Involvement in a Foiled Assassination Plot Targeting a U.S. Citizen in New York.

Today, Damian Willams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced charges against an Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, for his alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire plot targeting a New York-based U.S….

The Stimson Center Applauds NOAA Fisheries for its 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management

The 2023 NOAA Fisheries Report to Congress on International Fisheries Management identifies seven IUU fishing perpetrators: Angola, Grenada, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, The Gambia, and Vanuatu….

Stimson Center Environmental Security Program Comments on the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact

Today and tomorrow, June 22 and 23, 2023, global leaders are gathering in Paris, France to attend the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact to enhance financial cooperation in the international community…

New Report: Tackling Challenges of Global Seafood Traceability Programs

Practitioners, technical experts, and fisheries officials from across the globe met to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the design, management, and implementation of seafood traceability programs at a recent workshop….

Stimson Center Environmental Security Program Applauds President Biden’s pick of Janet Coit for Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service at NOAA

Sally Yozell, Director of the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program, said: “I applaud the choice of Janet Coit as the new Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. In this new job, she will continue to…

Nonresident Fellow Amer Al Sabaileh Appointed to Political Reform Committee in Jordan

Last week former Jordanian Prime Minister Samir Rifai was tasked by King Abdullah II to lead a Royal Committee to Modernize the Political System….

President Biden nominates Stimson Board Member for Secretary of the Navy

Today the White House announced the nomination of Carlos Del Toro to be the next Secretary of the Navy….

Statement on Biden’s Announcement of New Head of NOAA

Washington, DC – Today, President Biden announced the new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Richard Spinrad, a professor of oceanography at Oregan State University with decades of experience…

Statement on the Leaders Summit on Climate

Today and tomorrow, President Biden is hosting the Leaders Summit on Climate to encourage international efforts to address the climate crisis ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November. Sally…

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