What Turkey Hopes to Gain From the HTS Offensive in Syria
…response has included a new invasion of Lebanon and missile and drone strikes that decapitated Hezbollah and destroyed nearly all of its military infrastructure. Although Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi…
The Arms Trade Treaty: Setting the Stage for U.S. Leadership in the July 2012 Negotiations
…BAE Systems, Inc. Paul O’Brien, Vice President for Policy and Campaigns, Oxfam America Moderated by: Rachel Stohl, Fellow, Managing Across Boundaries, Stimson Click here to read Stohl’s ATT spotlight. Hosted…
Girls Left Behind: How Legal Gaps and Social Norms Sustain Child Marriage
…gender equality, marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Among the many pressing issues discussed, one side event brought the persistent crisis of child marriage…
Iran’s Response To Drugs From Afghanistan
…Securing its borders will remain difficult; its Afghanistan-Pakistan border spans 1,845 km and another 1,892 km when including Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea. Often using motorized or animal caravans, smugglers…
Sarkozy courts Syria but who will benefit other than Assad?
…the spotlight, he scored a diplomatic coup with the four-party summit that included the leaders of Turkey and Qatar. Many will welcome Sarkozy’s visit to Damascus, but there are indeed…
Politicians Jockey For Position In Taiwan’s 2007–2008 Elections, While Japan Jockeys For Position
…stepping down as KMT chairman, overshadowed much else in its immediate aftermath. President Chen Shui-bian’s political and personal problems now share a crowded spotlight not only with Ma’s fate but…
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…1; and at Chiang Khan, Thailand between June 29-July 2 × June 27 – July 3 Subscribe to Weekly Update Emails Spotlight More Water is Needed to Charge the Mekong…
Matthew Leatherman’s op-ed in Breaking Defense on COCOM and military pay
…the surrounding debate: leaders spotlight the need for efficiency, and workers insist that the company not break faith with them. It’s a classic dispute between management and labor. To continue…