Challenges of Negotiating with North Korea
…focus on diplomacy has been a central theme so far, although with numerous questions about what that means in practice. Close consultation with U.S. allies in the region—South Korea and…
Back to Basics: Pledging Nuclear Restraint
…minimum deterrence (CMD). Pakistan, meanwhile, appears to have chosen a more ambitious nuclear posture called full spectrum deterrence. Explicitly tasked with the purpose of deterring a conventional war with India,…
4 takeaways from ‘Recurring Storms: Food Insecurity, Political Instability and Conflict’
…them better understand the issue and the process involved in addressing a crisis. “This does not mean we want to turn soldiers into farmers. It means we want them educated,”…
Sustaining Proliferation Prevention: Gaining Ground in the Global South
…other high priority issues from counter-drug and small arms trafficking, to preparedness and responsive capacities in the event of natural (and by extension, man-made) disasters, to issues of disease surveillance…
How the UN Can Combat Violence based on Religion or Belief: An Interview with Julie Gregory
…beliefs, with action not solely focused on Christianity or Islam as can be the tendency. In practice, this means adopting inclusive terminology (for instance, ‘religion and belief’ or ‘religious and…
Taking the Longer View: The Challenges of State Financing for Multilateral Climate and Environmental Organizations
…It must continue that work and extend it to support the multilateral instruments necessary for success. This means advancing through the means and methods of its own financial support a…
Vietnam’s Party Congress Endorses Ambitious Growth Agenda
…they previously had, and the centers of the new merged provinces were far away. Meanwhile, Party-backed mass organizations such as the Vietnam Women’s Union also face restructuring and budget cuts….
Middle Eastern Terrorism and Authoritarianism in an Age of Western Populism
…relevant. Yet I think they are more or less the same questions we discussed in Belfast. This doesn’t mean they are not important; on the contrary, they deal with one…