Using the World Cup to Put a Spotlight On Qatar’s Abuses
…attempting to launder its world image through sports. Qatar is betting big that this will be a successful rebranding for the country, spending an estimated $220 billion on the tournament. But its…
2010 Stimson Spotlight by Andrew Houk cited in The Washington Institute on Afghan militants in Syria
Iran’s Afghan Shiite Fighters in Syria On May 22, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was recruiting Afghan Shiite refugees to fight in Syria,…
Spotlight on Japan’s seventy-year old constitution
There is more than the usual interest in the seventieth birthday of Japan’s constitution, importantly because of a move to revision of its most unusual and distinguishing feature — Article…
Keys to Developing a More Efficient, Effective Defense at Lower Cost
…estimates that cutting spending on private contractors by 15 percent would save up to $26 billion per year.31“Spending Less, Spending Smarter: Opportunities to Reduce Excessive Pentagon Spending.” Project on Government…
Following the Money
…fiscal year 2003 (FY03) and the FY02 (March) supplemental request. The FY02 budget request, which Congress will consider in the next few weeks, is a $27 billion emergency supplemental request…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates, October 2024
Dear Friend, October was a big month for U.S. nuclear energy news, with both Amazon and Google announcing deals with small modular reactor (SMR) technology companies for emission-free energy to…
Top Ten Global Risks for 2024
…commitment to Article 5 of the NATO Treaty) if demands for much greater European spending are not met and similarly try to pull U.S. troops out of South Korea and…
Dialogue Summary: UN75 Regional Dialogue for the Americas (20 March–26 April 2020)
…by the rule of law, the Community of Democracies partnered with the United Nations Development Program to create a set of Voluntary Global Supplemental Indicators for Goal 16. The indicators…