Is Obama’s Transparency on Drone Policy Too Little, Too Late? (Ellen Laipson, Stimson Center)

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles for lethal purposes has generated passionate debates about how this not-so-new technology has changed the rules of war, creating a demand for new global norms. On the domestic front, drone technology raises difficult public policy issues related to commerce, ethics, air safety and good government. The Obama administration’s recent decisions to release its policy guidance for drone use and civilian casualty data will help temper public misgivings, but the debate will continue.

http://www.stimson.org/content/obamas-transparency-drone-policy-too-little-too-late

Let Russia’s Planes Keep Flying Over US, Just Like Ike Wanted (Michael Krepon, Stimson Center)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a decision to make after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. He could accept the Kremlin’s right to traverse space above the United States or resolve to deny this form of intelligence gathering through military means. Ike chose to accept increased transparency rather than place future leaders of both countries on a collision course toward warfare in space.

http://www.stimson.org/content/let-russias-planes-keep-flying-over-us-just-ike-wanted

Can Japan Be A “Peace Enabler”? (Yuki Tatsumi, Hana Rudolph, Stimson Center)

The evolution of Japan’s contribution to international peace through the United Nations has been remarkable. Today, Japan engages with the U.N. through peacekeeping operations and collective security measures, diplomatic efforts, and humanitarian assistance and relief. Japan now seeks to be an active, permanent member of the U.N. Security Council too, to aid in the decision-making. Seventy years after the end of World War Two and sixty years since Japan’s accession into the U.N., the remarkable post-war development of Japan into a peace-loving nation could not be more evident.

http://www.stimson.org/content/can-japan-be-peace-enabler

As Trudeau Leaves Washington, Canada Eyes Return to Peacekeeping (Aditi Gorur, Stimson Center)

When President Barack Obama met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week, the two leaders had a lot to discuss. Both are confronting violent extremism, refugee crises, and attacks on civilians that demand international responses. Both Trudeau and Obama have also made United Nations peacekeeping a policy priority – ensuring that these international forces, deployed to protect civilians and support political settlements in some of the world’s deadliest conflicts, are fit for purpose. It is time for Canada to return to its global peacekeeping leadership role.

http://www.stimson.org/content/trudeau-leaves-washington-canada-eyes-return-peacekeeping

Linking Security And Governance (Stimson Center)

http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/linking-security-and-governance/

Tackling Extreme Poverty In The Shadow Of Violence (Stimson Center)

http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/tackling-extreme-poverty-in-the-shadow-of-violence/

Protecting US Security By Minimizing The Role Of Nuclear Weapons (Stimson Center)

http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/testimony-before-the-strategic-subcommittee-of-the-house-armed-services-committee/

Gottemoeller On Reducing Risk Of Landmines And Remnants Of War (Stimson Center)

http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/keynote-from-under-secretary-of-state-for-arms-control-and-international-security-rose-gottemoeller/

Shwe Mann’s Ouster, Military Involvement, And Implications For Myanmar’s Elections (Stimson Center)

http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/shwe-manns-ouster-military-involvement-and-implications-for-myanmars-elections/