Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Nature-based Solutions
A Note from the Conference Chairs The fifth Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) took place in Bangkok, Thailand from December 13-15, 2022. The Partnership Policy…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, March 2026
…the United States and Israel escalate attacks on civilian nuclear sites, with members of parliament arguing that remaining in the NPT has provided no security benefit. Reuters 28 March 2026…
Stimson Experts Analyzing Syrian Civil War
…Here are some recent examples of Stimson commentaries published in newspapers and on websites, congressional testimony and media interviews. Commentaries Reuters: A potential turning point for Syria – by Mona…
What Would Be Indicators of Regime Collapse in Iran?
…with Israel, from degrading Iran’s ballistic missile programs and further damaging nuclear sites bombed last June to sinking the Iranian navy. President Donald Trump has also invoked regime change, urging…
More Sign of Warming, but United Nations Climate Change Negotiations Still Cold
…Russia experienced searing heat and devastating forest fires. Australia experienced unprecedented floods in Queensland, flooding more than 200,000 km2. Meanwhile, China surpassed the United States as the world’s largest energy…
Unleashing the Transformative Potential of the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference on the Summit of the Future
…and creating generative spaces are prerequisites towards an Impact for the Future. The diverse stakeholder-constituted Impact Coalitions envisaged by the Conference Co-Chairs are what is needed to provide a holistic…
How to Avoid a Nuclear Crisis with Iran
…not to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities and do not provide Israel with the ordinance necessary to hit deeply buried sites. It is too late to destroy Iran’s nuclear program through…
How India is Grappling with COVID-19
…the Middle East in March, India saw a sudden spate of cases. Leaders cautioned against large gatherings, and thermal screening began at airports, trains, tourist sites, hotels, and restaurants. After…