Security

Northeast Asia’s Nuclear Future

April 1, 2012 by James E. Platte

[Backgrounder on the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit]

Jim Platte provides an overview of the nuclear dynamics of Northeast Asia and the future of the nuclear industry in this region. He states that northeast Asia exemplifies both the peril and promise of the nuclear industry, with the negative impact of Fukushima and North Korea’s dangerous nuclear politicking standing in stark contrast to the promise of growing nuclear sectors in China and South Korea. Against this backdrop, the world gathered in Seoul, South Korea for the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit on March 26 and 27 to explore the nexus between nuclear security and nuclear safety.

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Flight is Not Always an Option: A Reply to de Waal, Meierhenrich, and Conley-Zilkic

March 27, 2012 by Dr. Phil Orchard

One way that mass atrocities end is through flight and asylum, argue Alex de Waal, Jens Meierhenrich, and Bridget Conley-Zilkic in a recent article for The Fletcher Forum and in a follow-up New York Times editorial, “How to End Mass Atrocities.” In particular, they write that, “the target population gets itself out of harm’s way, [...]

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Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” Campaign Misses the Mark

March 24, 2012 by Michele Wehle

Instead of focusing on Kony, Invisible Children should concentrate its energy on advocating that the Obama administration apply diplomatic pressure on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, the true enabler of the LRA’s reign of terror.

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The End of Iranian Democracy

March 23, 2012 by Reza Pakravan

Iran’s March 2 Parliamentary elections represented a high point in government-sponsored voting manipulation and a low point in the Iranian people’s enthusiasm for their government. More importantly, it illustrated how Ayatollah Khamenei has achieved a virtual stranglehold on the Iranian state. Khamenei had pushed for a strong turnout. “The Iranian nation will display their firm [...]

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Amb. Pickering on Afghanistan, Diplomatic Careers and More

March 17, 2012 by Thomas R. Pickering
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On March 12th, 2012, Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering spoke to The Fletcher Forum about his extensive experience as an American Ambassador to the United Nations, Israel and elsewhere. He commented on current diplomatic crises, including the shooting of civilians in Afghanistan by an American serviceman, and also offered advice and reflections for future diplomats. To [...]

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Taking the Next Step in Refugee Aid

February 18, 2012 by Emily Ginsberg

The word “refugee” usually conjures up images of teeming tent camps in barren fields, makeshift communities kept far from the rest of society. But there is a growing population of displaced people around the world who have relocated to cities in refugee recipient countries – and who have no foreseeable plans for returning to their [...]

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