Indefensible Excess: New Op-ed on Defense Spending by Matthew Leatherman
…speech by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at Duke University. His point is clear: getting our government’s finances in order requires us to discipline Pentagon spending. Read the complete op-ed here….
Matthew Leatherman quoted on defense spending survey
…on National Defense Spending.” A number of press reports quote Stimson’s Matthew Leatherman on the survey’s results. A selection of media organizations that have featured the study includes The Atlantic,…
Pakistan’s Shocking Strategic Shift
…product on defense. When U.S. assistance dropped sharply in the 1990s, military spending reduced to 5.5 percent of GDP, but when U.S. assistance spiked again in the 2000s, defense spending…
New Security Beat Finds a New Home
…and expert communities spotlighted on the blog. The closure of the Wilson Center’s programs, including ECSP, is a profound loss. But the work we do, and the challenges we seek…
In the Blindspot: Security and Chinese EV Exports to the Global South
…intelligence-sharing agreements with trusted partner countries that can spotlight threats. Other steps include developing and continually revising import-based EV security standards, and beefing up Port-of-Entry custom inspection regimes to uncover…
The Security of Cities: Development, Environment, and Conflict on an Urbanizing Planet
…conflict, terrorism, state fragility, and global trafficking in drugs, weapons, and human beings (peonage, sex slavery, etc.). Click here to download the full working paper this Spotlight is based on….
FPI Interruptor Series, No 33: Rachel Stohl
…that FPI is doing in helping spotlight and spread the word about female experts is so important. Find women whose work you admire, follow their efforts, and get to know…
Soviet Collapse and Nuclear Dangers: Harvard and the Nunn-Lugar Program
…the spotlight on an issue that had been increasingly troubling over the previous year as the Soviet Union more and more came to be marked by internal instability: What was…