Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Set to Resume at United Nations
…be reopened and states will have to decide what issues are most important to “fix” in the existing draft text. The most contentious issues include: the scope of the treaty,…
Alan D. Romberg Comments on the Diaoyutai/ Senkaku Islands Dispute
…D. Romberg, weighed in on the contentious issue and provided the following commentary: “While the anti-Japanese demonstrations in China have subsided over the past two weeks, and both governments want…
Nuclear Risk Reduction Between India and Pakistan
…Between India and Pakistan on the Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities,” 1988, https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/india_pakistan_non_attack_agreement.pdf. Provide basic reassurance that nuclear sites will not be targeted.9 Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI),…
Verify, Verify, Verify: How Technological Disruption is Redefining Nuclear Risk
…easy to alter or create visual, audio, and text content—and manipulate them well. While propaganda and disinformation are nothing new to the nuclear sector, AI is amplifying their speed, scale,…
Arms Trade Treaty Moves Closer Towards Implementation
…for ATT ratifiers and signatories – those who share the goal of effective implementation of the ATT – many issues remain contentious and unresolved. Some governments favor an early first…
New Tool Measures Climate Risk for Coastal Cities
…a uniquely comprehensive, 10-category, city-level view of the factors that limit a city’s capacity to respond to climate and ocean threats. Read the Project Summary and pilot city results: https://www.stimson.org/content/climate-and-ocean-risk-vulnerability-index-corvi The…
Myanmar in US-China Relations
…Beijing as harmful to its interests. 4 – The new declared interest in US-China cooperation in Myanmar does not mean a dramatic change in the near future. The content and…
The Humanitarian and Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine
…and in areas already heavily mined by Russian forces, once these munitions are transferred it will be difficult for the United States to influence how they are employed. Should fighting…