Scholarly Research & Policy Relevance: One Journal Editor’s Perspective

…print and electronic subscriptions, including JSTOR and Project Muse, and payments for permission to reprint articles. More important, it can rely on institutional support from the Belfer Center, which benefits…
An Assessment of the Risk of Mass Atrocities in Uganda

…a mass atrocity event, classifying it as medium risk.8Benjamin Valentino, “‘Watch Lists’ and Early Warning for Mass Atrocities and Human Rights Abuses,” Presented at the Atrocity Prevention Study Group, Washington, DC,…
Host-Country Consent in UN Peacekeeping

…MINURSO Formal consent sought from UN-recognized host-state. Informal or “goodwill” consent may be sought from other main parties. Intra-state conflict MINUSCA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, UNMISS Formal consent sought from UN-recognized host-state….
The Threat from Within: An Overview of the Domestic Violent Extremist Threat Facing US Nuclear Security Practitioners

…has attempted to remove much of the content but has been ineffective at regulating its content to filter extremist messaging.18Michael Loadenthal, “Infrastructure, Sabotage, and Accelerationism,” Global Network on Extremism &…
IAEA Safeguards in North Korea: Possible Verification Roles and Mandates

…expected North Korea will want to retain what it considers a minimum credible nuclear deterrent until it is convinced that the risks and opportunity costs of possessing nuclear weapons are…
What Can UN Peacekeeping Learn from Ukraine’s Drones?

…improvised explosive device (IED) and mine attacks against UN convoys in Mali. Small drones will increasingly offer armed groups another way to deliver IEDs. UN peacekeepers will not only have…
Top Ten Global Risks for 2024

…Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to survive postwar scrutiny: polls show most Israelis blame him for the war, with only 4% trusting him, and a November Israeli poll showed…
Tutorial: How to use the Mekong Deforestation App

…Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA- and has been cleaned and processed for the Mekong Deforestation App. Through this tool, the Stimson Center hopes to widen accessibility to GIS research methods…