South-South Models for Preventing Proliferation
…itself is going up. Yet, while the threat of proliferation may be growing into new spheres of concern, the global financial downturn has caused a dramatic shift in countries’ spending…
Now Here’s a Novel Idea
…coalition. As a result, we end up with episodes like the one we are going through right now in the appropriations process. The normal process is stalled because each party thinks…
Stimson’s event on U.S.-China cooperation in space is featured in Aviation Week
…The U.S. and China are forbidden to cooperate in civil space on human-rights grounds, by language Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) attached to NASA’s appropriations bill. Military space cooperation between the…
Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Scholars, Think Tanks, and Influence on Policymaking
…ideas.”53Donald Abelson, “War of Ideas: Think Tanks and Terrorism,” [access date: 6.1.2023] http://irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/po/equalization-and-the-federal-spending-power/abelson.pdf. Excerpt from his book, A Capitol Idea: Think Tanks and US Foreign Policy, Montreal: McGill-Queen’s Press (MQUP,)…
Extended Deterrence: Cutting Edge of the Debate on Nuclear Policy
…extended deterrent in Europe requires spending money to modernize storage facilities, ensuring that the weapons themselves remain safe and reliable, and replacing the aircraft that had been planned to deliver…
Biden to Congress: Start to Restore U.S. Leadership by Paying Our Bills
…appropriators: “Global leadership includes meeting the Nation’s commitments to international peacekeeping and paying dues on time and in full.” The Administration request seeks appropriations of almost $2 billion to support current UN…
Gordon Adams’ column on the future of the aerospace defense industry is published in Foreign Policy
…AIA CEO Marion Blakey is back on the hustings, telling the Senate Defense Appropriations subcommittee that another round of sequester could cut $147 billion in defense acquisition over the next…
Don’t Miss This Opportunity To End Nuclear Testing – Once And For All
…expect more generous appropriations from a Democratic president committed to deep nuclear reductions and overwhelmingly Democratic congresses facing soaring deficits? Ratification of the Treaty provides the opportunity for a deal…