The Karen National Union in Post-Coup Myanmar

…the local NUG-affiliated militias, the People’s Defense Forces (PDFs). The KNU provides military training to fleeing protesters, who subsequently join PDFs in other parts of Myanmar or the KNLA.68  Note:…

Barry Blechman quoted in CQ article on US-Pakistan Relations

…article entitled “US-Pakistan Relations: Is the Rocky Alliance Worth Saving?” The article, which appeared in CQ Researcher Volume 21, Number 8 on August 5, 2011 can be viewed here: https://www.stimson.org/images/uploads/cqr20110805c.pdf

Yacoubian Joins Stimson To Lead New “Pathways To Progress” Project

…Blog on Marshall Plan for Arab Spring nations.   Other analysis includes: Seismic Shift: Understanding Change in the Middle East, Stimson Center, May 2011, https://www.stimson.org/images/uploads/research-pdfs/Full_Pub_-_Seismic_Shift.pdf “Saving Syria from Civil War,”…

Ethics & Independence

…or implicitly compromise the Center’s full authority over institutional decisions or restricts scholars from promoting their research findings and recommendations. Funding Policy Stimson recognizes that as a research institution trying…