Brian Finlay is quoted in Foreign Policy on crisis in Syria
…of its storage sites, and then begin to gradually destroy them. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is responsible for implementing the treaty, estimates that 57,740 metric…
Dams and Food Security in the Mekong: Visiting the Don Sahong Dam
…fish during the dry season. We saw the sites monitored for fish tagging, as well as the areas which had been widened and deepened in an effort to facilitate accessibility…
The Obama Administration is Seeking the Right Deal with Iran
…Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been handed even more of a megaphone by House Speaker John Boehner, seeks to stymie ongoing negotiations or kill any agreement reached. If Tehran…
Brian Finlay is quoted at Politifact on how to destroy chemical weapons in Syria
…ensure the immediate and unfettered right to inspect any and all sites.” Inspections will be completed by November. It sets a goal to eliminate all chemical weapons within the first…
Cratering Effects: Chinese Missile Threats to US Air Bases in the Indo-Pacific
…enough of the runway to deny the minimum operating surface, that is, the minimum length and width of runway necessary for takeoff and landings, depending on the size and type…
US Airstrikes on Yemen: Tactical Wins, Strategic Setbacks
…Distinguished Fellow, Middle East Perspectives Project As the U.S. claims success in its strikes with Israel against Iran’s nuclear sites, a prior U.S. air campaign against Yemen’s Houthi movement has…
Radiological Terrorism: The Dangers of Public Misperception
…RDD incident often describe mass casualties, plumes of radioactive clouds over urban areas, and mass relocation of those living or working adjacent to the incident sites. This sensational coverage has…
CORVI: Measuring Multidimensional Climate Risks in Toamasina, Madagascar
…Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2021, https://agrica.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GIZ_Climate-Risk-Profile-Madagascar_EN_final.pdf. and experts rated it the second-highest risk in this assessment (score of 8.78; all scores out of 10.00). This increase in sea…