The Humanitarian and Strategic Risks of US Cluster Munitions Transfers to Ukraine
…munitions are meant to extend the time available to Ukraine to conduct its summer offensive by alleviating a supply crunch in shells made more acute by a slow-moving effort dependent…
China’s 3 Desires: More Influence, More Respect, and More Space
…since the Pacific Ocean is “big enough to accommodate both the US and China,” the U.S. should content itself with the eastern half of the Pacific and stop meddling with…
Post-Ministerial Blues, or is it Reds?
…least deterred us trade wonks from trying to over-interpret very modest results into something meaningful. I’m not going to do that. To paraphrase Freud, sometimes nothing is just nothing. That…
Sally Yozell presents policy recommendations for Distant Water Fishing at UN FAO International Symposium
…Flag states and coastal nations should accede to and implement the Port State Measures Agreement and deter illegal catch from entering ports. Read the full report and complete policy recommendations: https://www.stimson.org/content/shining-light-need-transparency-across-distant-water-fishing…
India’s Military Modernization Efforts Under Prime Minister Modi
…Government of India, Ministry of Defence, “Defence Reforms,” https://www.mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/MoD2RE7621.pdf. Modernization aims to sharpen synergy within the Higher Defense Organization (HDO), India’s apex defense management system comprised of political executives, civilian…
The Biden Digital Trade Policy That Wasn’t
…and belief that Big Tech is biased against conservatives, he may continue the Biden policies and force Republicans to fall in line. For now, the administration is content to free…
Taming the Vulture: Turning Distressed-Debt Investors into Agents of Social Change
…building that expand upon, but ultimately transcend, the traditional and limited government aid approaches to development. By contrast, perhaps content with its larger portion of the budgetary pie, the national…
Was Venezuela Worth It?
…goals, and from that narrow perspective, one could certainly judge the mission a success. Moreover, the limited nature of the military operation in Venezuela means that the likely impact on…