Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, February 2023
…and major news stories. Read here. Nuclear Security News Impact: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Russia Says Protection Structures at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Near Completion—TASS: “The construction of protective structures…
Nuclear Risk Reduction Redux in South Asia
…1) Improving bilateral relations Initiating bilateral dialogue Establishing a solid bilateral relationship before a crisis occurs Sharing knowledge of decision-making processes Increasing transparency in nuclear doctrine and capabilities Developing a…
South Asian Perspectives on Critical Cyber Threats, Law, and Norms

South Asia faces a rapidly evolving landscape of cyber threats that have the potential to affect strategic stability, particularly where it intersects with cyber attribution and accountability, crisis response, nuclear…
Mali in Crisis: Tailoring Strategies to Mitigate Violence

…Mali Detain Protesters, The Associated Press, The New York Times, 14 Jul 12. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/world/africa/mali-islamists-briefly-detain-protesters.html [4] Rechenburg, ‘Africa’s Afghanistan’ – Islamist Sharia State Spreads, World Crunch, 17 Jul 12. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1669706/Africas-Afghanistan-Islamist-sharia-state-spreads …
Mekong at Crisis Point
In this online talk, Stimson Center Southeast Asia Program Director Brian Eyler discusses how the mighty Mekong River is now at a point of ecological crisis. The talk gives an…
Encouraging Signs, Continuing Dangers

…reflection on the risks of crisis escalation in South Asia. The latest crisis episode between India and Pakistan over Kashmir emerged following months of significant unrest in the Kashmir Valley….
Stimson’s “Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance” co-report cited in The Guardian
…team of 14 commissioners from all major regions in issuing the report Confronting the Crisis of Governance. Among our major reform recommendations are establishing a UN Global Partnership to harness the talents and networks of…
Red Cell: Is the West losing the Global South?

…Climate Change: A Crisis Unlike Others The current crisis affecting the developing world resembles those that occurred in the 1970s. But there is a key difference. The effects of catastrophic…