Responsibility Chains: Building Global Governance for Forest Risk Commodity Chains
…discourse of national sovereignty, and deeply entrenched economic interests have precluded internationally binding commitments. This means that international cooperation for forests, whether at the global, regional, or transregional levels, remains well…
The Domestic Factors Driving Iran-Saudi Reconciliation
…tamp down their enmities. For Iran, this second bout of “heroic flexibility” is meant to reverse the system’s current trajectory: a race to the bottom. The announcement followed months of…
Qatar and Somalia-Kenya relations: Projection of Mediation Power in the Horn of Africa
…latitude. Kenya withdrew from the court process, after the ICJ refused to delay the court hearings as requested by Kenya. The ICJ’s verdict is still anticipated. Qatar’s mediation in the…
Syria, Egypt and Arab Transitions Examined
…for newspapers and websites. The analyses and views of these individuals are their own and do not represent the views of Stimson as an institution. Here are links to the…
The Four Tyrannies of Logistical Deterrence
…which would increase both aerial-refueling requirements and on-the-ground sustainment needs (e.g., maintenance and servicing, support facilities, and weapons storage sites, etc.). Additionally, the larger force package means more risk of…
WMD Nonproliferation Regimes: An Overlooked Casualty of Russia’s War on Ukraine
…to make the world safer from potentially catastrophic events. Of note, the Washington Post reported late last year on expansion at one of the legacy sites of Moscow’s biological weapons…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, March 2021
…Materials, and Facilities Nuclear Engineering International Magazine: “Rosatom combines COVID quarantine periods with training for workers at NPP sites abroad” – “The programme of incoming qualification control and assessment of working personnel…
Iranians Debate Whether It’s Time To Develop Nuclear Weapons
…the Biden administration. However, there are proponents of hitting Iranian nuclear sites both in Israel and the U.S. Kamal Kharrazi, a veteran former foreign minister who heads an influential foreign…