Yuki Tatsumi’s Op-Ed in The Diplomat on Japan
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…
News Roundup for April 30, 2019
…quoted – April 26 UxC HEADLINE NEWS: Cindy’s field note was included in the UxC headline news distribution. https://www.stimson.org/content/going-deep-underground-visit-waste-isolation-pilot-plant-carlsbad-new-mexcio LIVEDOOR: Last days of the Mighty Mekong: A Review of The Last Day…
Stimson Center Welcomes Back Cindy Vestergaard to Head New Converging Technology and Global Security Program
…External Relations at Datatrails (formerly RKVST), which leverages cryptography and distributed ledger technology to enhance trust in digital content and supply chains. Throughout, Vestergaard maintained her connection with the Stimson…
Build a More Effective Military Force
…a new attack aircraft program. The Air Force is currently in the process of retiring the A-10 program after an often contentious, decades-long fight. The A-10 is the only aircraft…
Facing the Future: Global South Climate Priorities in Trump’s Second Term
…worked in government, think tanks, academia, NGOs and consultancy across Asia, Africa and Europe, he brings a nuanced understanding of different perspectives on some of the most contentious issues in…
2024 Showdown: Expert Insights from the Presidential Debates
…generational change. TV debates tend to be as much about body language and projection of character as policy content. Biden appeared raspy and frail, at times stumbling over sentences. Trump,…
The Europe Question, the Rationale of Burden Shifting, and the Promise of Germany
…is necessary to match American ends to means but risks nuclear proliferation. A compromise posture is therefore needed. This essay attempts to explain the causal logic of burden shifting in…
UN Security Council Can Do More to Address Climate Change
…public discontent and unrest. In the Middle East and North Africa, there is a growing consensus from academics, government agencies, and international organizations, that more extreme and longer droughts played…