Partnering with Governments for a More Secure World
…of Justice and later the Department of Homeland Security, Stimson was the lead analytic content provider to the nation’s first response community, analyzing and developing best practices and success stories…
In Defense of Food Security Roundtable Reports
…University to further discuss the volatile intersection of food insecurity and violent conflict. Food shortages and poor allocation of resources historically presuppose societal discontent, economic downturn, and political change, all…
North Africa Weekly: October 8, 2025
…sales from seized mine World Bank tribunal bars Niger from selling uranium from a seized French mine, ordering release of Orano’s detained local director. REUTERS Egypt’s central bank cuts rates…
Complexities of Risk Reduction in South Asia
…most effectively against preemption by external threats. This dilemma does not lend itself to a solution, although the resumption of Indo-Pakistan dialogue on contentious issues would surely help. It would…
Moving Forward in Iraq: the US Civilian Mission and Security
…and clearing travel routes. Although security contractors have been used throughout US history, their role in civilian deaths in Iraq is increasingly contentious within the DC beltway as well in…
China’s Conflict Mediation in Myanmar
…goal of stability, economic gain, and strategic value of Myanmar. While points of contention have emerged in the past, such as anti-Chinese sentiment arising from investments in natural resources, the…
Southeast Asia’s Murky Future Clouds Obama’s Sunnylands Summit
…Now China’s rapidly slowing growth and questions about its financial stability are imposing a serious and unexpected drag on ASEAN’s largest economies, where massive Chinese investment in mines as well…
Faits Accomplis, Complicity, and Nuclear Nonproliferation
…leaving office, another game-changing project is being hurried along by the Bush administration, a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India. This deal has been a very contentious issue within India,…