Topic: South Asia

Policy Paper

Assessing Indian Nuclear Attitudes: An SAV Visiting Fellow Working Paper

The South Asian Voices (SAV) Visiting Fellowship brings on a biannual basis rising analysts from India and Pakistan to Washington, DC for

January 26, 2017
Commentary

The Second Coming of MIRVs

By Michael Krepon and Travis Wheeler Pakistan’s first flight test of the Ababeel missile was accompanied by a military press release advertising its ability

January 26, 2017
Commentary

A Time Out for New NSG Membership

The changing of the guard from the Obama to the Trump Administration might be a good time to pause and reflect on

January 24, 2017
Commentary

Rising Tensions in Kashmir

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will inherit rising nuclear dangers in five regions of the globe. Every one of them could get worse

January 16, 2017
Commentary

Taking Stock

The advent of a New Year and a new administration are as good a time as any for taking stock. Decades of

January 9, 2017
Commentary

Year End Blues

The year ends on many somber notes – the election of Donald Trump, his modus operandi and appointments to senior positions, the

December 28, 2016
Commentary

Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

Ages ago, I was a Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill, working for a member of the House Armed Services Committee. The most

December 8, 2016
Commentary

Rachel Stohl’s Influential Drones Work Recognized by Prospect Magazine

Prospect magazine in the United Kingdom recognized Stimson Senior Associate Rachel Stohl’s innovative work on drone policy in their 16th annual Think

December 1, 2016
Commentary

Trump and the Bomb: U.S. Nuclear Policy Under the Next Administration

When U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he will face a global nuclear order that is increasingly unstable. North Korea,

November 20, 2016
Commentary

Donald Trump and South Asia

What can the subcontinent expect from President Donald Trump? Bewilderment, for starters. If the new occupant in the Oval Office is unfamiliar

November 18, 2016
Commentary

Bombs, Bans, and Norms

Early drafts of the Nuclear Ban Treaty green-lighted by the UN First Committee seek to prohibit the development, production, testing, acquisition, stockpiling,

November 6, 2016
Commentary

Encouraging Signs, Continuing Dangers

India and Pakistan have experienced numerous militarized engagements and three wars over the disputed territory of Kashmir. Of particular note is that

November 2, 2016