Why Can’t We Get Civilian Harm Right?
…of defining civilian harm as it is, the definition places artificial limits on the meaning. The DoD definition constrains civilian harm only to civilian casualties and damage or destruction of…
Report Reveals Impact of Massive Fishing Fleets
…activities. Read the full report: https://www.stimson.org/content/shining-light-need-transparency-across-distant-water-fishing Among the report’s key findings: Five countries/regions make up 90% of the word’s distant water fishing: China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Spain. Mainland…
Is France an Ally in the Struggle for an Equitable International Financial System?
…emphasized, in Western diplomat ranks, the concept of the “Global South” remains a topic of debate and contention. There were therefore some passionate discussions about the concept and the misunderstandings…
From Russia with Drugs: Innovative Sources for Medical Countermeasures to Bioterrorism
…these talents for the benefit of humankind has been a direct result of the inability of both Moscow and Washington to transform their contentious relationship of the past into mutually…
The Democratic Party of Japan: The Beginning of the End?
The highly contentious deliberation on the security legislation in Japan has entered a final stage. A strong sense of frustration prevails among Japanese public. An opinion poll conducted by the Asahi Shimbun on…
What JCPOA Compliance Could Mean For South Asia
…would mean a considerable constraint in navigating the sectarian and political rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Compared to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are more vulnerable to fallouts of regional sectarian rivalry playing out in…
Twenty-First-Century Peace Operations
…successful state-buillding. A concluding chapter summarizes lessons learned from the six cases and from more recent missions launched since the cases were commissioned. Contents: Restoring and Maintaing Peace: What We…
National Security Import Threats – the Latest Trade Tool
…not suggest non-trade remedies such as support for the domestic industry or indirect remedies such as a DOD decision to purchase items with a high proportion of domestic steel content,…