United for Water: Inside the 9th World Water Forum
…the international water community to come together and highlight the gravity of water issues which are affecting the lives and livelihoods of billions around the world. Sall’s sentiments were also…
Coping with Scarcity: Saudi Arabia and Water
…its national subsidies on water consumption. Due to its scarcity, the allocation of the Kingdom’s water resources is an important part of an efficient water policy. Because of a 1970s…
Using the World Cup to Put a Spotlight On Qatar’s Abuses
This month, the World Cup will kick off in Qatar, the first Middle Eastern country to host the event. This is a historic moment of pride for both Qatar and the Middle East,…
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
…over the past 70 years. But times change and there are also other aspects of the constitution that some think are also due for an update. While debate revolves around…
COVID-19 and the Coming Challenges for Sino-Indian Ties
…have conventionally relied on economic integration and interdependence to constrain conflictual aspects of their bilateral ties, declining trade volume indicates falling economic exchange that in turn could reduce the incentive…
From the Mountains to the Seas: India-China Competition in the Wake of Galwan
…on dual-use port presence and developing infrastructure such as submarine jetties in Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Maldives, which Indian analysts see as a part of China’s ploy to encircle India….
The Geopolitics of India’s Refugee Policy
…due both to conflict and climate change, India must find the political will to create renewed refugee legislation for a uniform, unbiased, and predictable administrative policy towards refugees. Strategic Ambiguity…