Expeditionary Diplomacy Could Save Lives in Sudan
…between the north and south, but the question remains whether that investment can prevent additional violence against civilians. This is the second of two Stimson spotlights on the challenges…
Risks and Opportunities in an Increasingly Multipolar Middle East
…Iran not to cross the line and build nuclear weapons out of fear that could trigger a military confrontation which would also imperil oil shipments and threaten the global economy….
A US Plan to Prevent Arms Diversion in Ukraine is Welcome But Just the First Step
…they do not monitor use, but rather, in a limited fashion, that certain weapons transferred remain in the command and control of the intended recipients. These programs can facilitate the…
Drone Warfare in Ukraine: Understanding the Landscape
…Kyiv, the strategic and tactical implications of these systems are worth considering. Background – Expanding Use of Drones in Conflict While the United States and its peers once commanded a…
Too Little, Too Late: China Steps Up Military Aid to Myanmar’s Junta
…Kelvin Wong, “Wings over Mandalay: Myanmar’s junta deploy Chinese-made CH-3A tactical UAVs to observe protest movements,” Janes, 8 April 2021, https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/latest%20analysis/myanmar-junta-deploy-chinese-made-ch-3a-tactical-uavs-to-observe-protest-movements. 47 “Resistance drone strike hits military airbase in Mandalay…
A Credible Grand Strategy: The Urgent Need to Set Priorities
…nuclear war cannot be won, and must never be fought,” which was reaffirmed by the five nuclear weapons states in January 2022, now seems in question.50The White House, “Joint Statement…
Leveraging Science for Security: A Strategy for the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories in the 21st Century
…ensure retention of core nuclear weapons competencies at the weapons Laboratories and NTS, and to expand their S&T capabilities to service a wider array of 21st century national security needs….
Taming the Vulture: Turning Distressed-Debt Investors into Agents of Social Change
By Brian Finlay – At a time when we are told that terrorist interest in acquiring nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons of mass destruction is at an all time high–and…