An Assessment of the Risk of Mass Atrocities in Uganda
…for building peace and avoiding future atrocities. The research questions that guide this report are as follows: What do local stakeholders in West Nile consider indicators of potential future violence,…
Semiconductors and Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield”
…microprocessor technologies, and quantum information, and sensing technology.26 Note: Ian F. Fergusson, Export Controls: Key Challenges. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, updated February 14, The stiff new U.S. export…
Environmental Security News This Week
…Google Earth features research by investigative journalist Ian Urbina on maritime security issues from IUU fishing to toxic waste dumping. On the map, illegal boats are shown to poach fish…
Nuclear Doctrine, Declaratory Policy, and Escalation Control
…Minister Vajpayee and Pakistani President Musharraf met twice during the border confrontation at multilateral summits in “third” countries – the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in…
Confidence-Building and Nuclear Risk-Reduction Measures in South Asia
…to reduce nuclear danger and to demonstrate responsible nuclear stewardship. Stimson’s workshops, research, and publications focus heavily on this agenda. Stimson has published extensively on this research agenda, including four…
No Surprise: The Bomb Has Made a Bad Situation Worse in South Asia
…summit with Nawaz. At Lahore they pledged to seek the resolution of the Kashmir dispute, refrain from intervening in each other’s internal affairs, engage in a composite dialogue on outstanding issues, negotiate…
Toward a Mature Defense Partnership: Insights from a U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue
…of objectives underneath, including basic science collaboration, public-private cooperation, supply-chain integration, and human capital development. USG agencies like DTRA, defense and energy research laboratories, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers,…
The Limits of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan under Taliban Rule
…restrictive decrees1Note: United Nations, UNAMA Human Rights Service, Human Rights in Afghanistan: 15 August 2021 to 15 June 2022, (July 2022), available from https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unama_human_rights_in_afghanistan_report_-_june_2022_english.pdf, pages 22-23, 31. Those violating the…