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Assessment of Recent Pakistani Elections
Writing for The News International, EWI Board Member Ikram Sehgal discusses the outcome of Pakistan’s recent elections. He states that despite continued challenges to voters, this past election was the best electoral exercise conducted in Pakistan’s history.
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Uranium Extraction in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Cindy Vestergaard, visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, discussed the complexities and implications of uranium mining in Greenland at EWI’s New York Center.
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Pakistan's Imminent Election
Writing for The News International, EWI Board Member Ikram Sehgal discusses Pakistan’s upcoming elections. He argues that a new more conciliatory political atmosphere, triggered in part by the injury sustained by candidate Imran Khan, could generate strong voter turnout. It may also encourage much needed cooperation among the politicians after the elections.
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Jaws, Nuclear Weapons and Cyber War
Writing for foreignpolicyblogs.com, EWI's Franz-Stefan Gady discusses the fear surrounding the words "cyber attacks" and their implications.
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Kathryn W. Davis: 1907-2013
Kathryn W. Davis, an inspirational figure for several generations of activists engaged in a broad array of causes, died on April 23, 2013 at the age of 106.
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EastWest Direct: U.S.-China Cyber Tensions
EWI's Michael McShane interviews Piin-Fen Kok, director of EWI's China program, about heightened discord on cybersecurity issues in the U.S.-China relationship.
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U.S. and Russia Fight Drug Flow
Writing for the World Policy Journal, former DEA Administrator John Lawn discusses U.S.-Russia cooperation on Afghan narcotrafficking and the EWI-led Joint Threat Assessment.
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Pakistan at the Crossroads
Writing for The News International, EWI Board Member Ikram Sehgal argues that Pakistan is undergoing a crisis in governance.
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EastWest Direct: The UN Arms Trade Treaty
EWI’s Alex Schulman spoke with Davis Fellow for WMD Kevin Ching on the impact of the UN Arms Trade Treaty, which was passed in the UN General Assembly on April 2.
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EastWest Direct: North Korea’s Cacophony of Threats
James Creighton, former Chief of Staff of the Eighth U.S. Army in South Korea, discusses the escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.