Trump-Zelensky Summit Breakdown Tests Ishiba’s Foreign Policy Resolve
…and G7 partners to support ongoing efforts for peace. Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya echoed these sentiments, noting Japan would continue to “monitor with great concern”. Ishiba’s initial reaction is in…
Iraq After the Sharm el-Sheikh Meeting
…exchange of pleasantries and a brief meeting between U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. But Rice did speak to someone – Syrian Foreign…
Gordon Adams and Matthew Leatherman quoted in Politico on foreign aid
Stimson’s Gordon Adams and Matthew Leatherman were quoted in Politico Pro recently, where they discussed the vulnerability of the foreign affairs budget to sequester. Kate Brannen’s insightful article “Tough times…
Ellen Laipson quoted in Christian Science Monitor on Trump’s foreign policy
WASHINGTON — Throughout the presidential campaign, Donald Trump hammered home his rejection of the traditional American-led international order in favor of a nationalist, America-first conception of US foreign policy. Protectionism and…
Gordon Adams and Matthew Leatherman in Foreign Affairs
Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense’s Gordon Adams and Matthew Leatherman authored an article for the Jan/Feb edition of Foreign Affairs which calls for fiscal responsibility in defense spending. Read…
Stirred But Not Shaken: Sri Lanka’s Rebalancing Act
…and substantive shift in Sri Lanka’s foreign policy. During the Rajapaksa government, a number of international observers argued Sri Lanka was steadily tilting towards China as one node along its…
FMS 2023 – Questions on The Administration’s Plans for Retooling Foreign Military Sales
…10-point plan to “retool” the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process to better meet global demands for U.S. arms amidst rising geo-strategic tensions and, in short, reduce the time necessary to…
Chairman’s Forum cited in Foreign Policy
-snip- 12:15 p.m. Republican Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Ed Royce joins the Stimson Center’s board chairman Amb. Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. for a discussion of U.S. foreign…