New Book, Dataset Offer Lessons to Policymakers for More Effective US Military Coercion
…Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Military-Coercion-and-US-Foreign-Policy-The-Use-of-Force-Short-of-War/Sisson-Siebens-Blechman/p/book/9780367459963 Purchase the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Military-Coercion-Foreign-Policy-Routledge/dp/0367459965 Co-Author and Co-Founder of the Stimson Center Barry Blechman says, “For the past three years, the Trump Administration has attempted to coerce Russia, China, and Iran through the deployments…
Cutting through the Myriad Cons about the Neocons
…cabinet is being formed, the region awaits the future course of U.S. foreign policy, as it will affect them. Not unnaturally, neoconservatives are again the subject of much scrutiny. In…
Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Foreign Trade Narrative
…profits—to justify new ideas on foreign trade. We then examine the journals’ handling of diversification, one of Kim’s key instructions related to foreign trade and the sensitivities involved in trading…
Foreign Policy Interrupted features Rachel Stohl, Lovely Umayam’s Exceptional Work
Stimson Center Senior Associate Rachel Stohl and Research Analyst Lovely Umayam had their exceptional work featured by Foreign Policy Interrupted (FPI). FPI’s Interruptor series highlights women making an extraordinary impact…
Iran’s Shrinking Oil Reserve Fund Predates the War
…Most oil-exporting countries have established foreign exchange reserve funds to diversify their economies and plan for a future not based on fossil fuels. Iran’s Foreign Currency Reserve Account (known originally…
China’s Approach to the Syrian Crisis: Beyond the United Nations
…in the lexicon of China’s foreign policy. They also underlined China’s decisions to veto the four draft resolutions that would introduce foreign intervention in Syria to varying degrees. From China’s…
In a tough neighbourhood, the UAE makes sure its voice is heard
…Saudi Arabia), and state failure at their doorstep (Iraq, and more urgently, Yemen) have made local governments mindful of the need to use foreign policy to hedge against conflict, as…
The Pathogens For Peace Initiative: Expanding Resources to Address Neglected Diseases, Promote Economic Development, and Support Sustained Scientific Engagement
When Canada hosted the G8 Summit in Kananaskis in 2002, it brought to the table a long and innovative history in the fields of foreign assistance and public international health…