Stimson Center
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Abbreviation | Stimson |
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Formation | 1989 |
Type | Think tank |
Legal status | 501(c)3 |
Headquarters | 1211 Connecticut Avenue NW, 8th Floor |
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President | Brian Finlay |
Budget | Revenue: $12.6 million Expenses: $10.7 million (FYE 2021)[1] |
Website | stimson.org |
The Stimson Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that analyzes issues related to global peace. It is named after the American lawyer and politician Henry L. Stimson.
Stimson analyzes issues such as nuclear proliferation, arms trafficking, water management, wildlife poaching, and responses to humanitarian crises. It also provides consulting for US and international institutions and publishes articles for the general public.[2]
In 2013, Stimson received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.[3] Stimson was ranked 10th best U.S. think tank in the University of Pennsylvania's 2020 Global Go To Think Tanks Report.[4]
History
The Stimson Center was founded in 1989 by Barry Blechman and Michael Krepon.[5][6] It is currently led by Chairman of the Board Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle and President and CEO Brian Finlay.[7][8]
The center is funded by research contracts, grants from foundations and other donations. It publicly discloses funding sources on an annual basis.[9]
Programs and Areas of Research
The Stimson Center conducts research, engagement, and solutions building across five thematic areas: Trade and Technology, Security and Strategy, Human Security and Governance, Climate and Natural Resources, and Pivotal Places, a geographic topic that largely covers work on Asia and the Indo-Pacific.[10]
The organization has about twenty different policy programs,[11] including:
38 North
The 38 North program cultivates public policy debate about North Korea, emphasizing hands-on experience and expertise with the authoritative
East Asia
The East Asia program conducts research on regional security issues and offers recommendations for policymakers in the U.S. and in the region on a variety of issues.
Environmental Security
The Environmental Security program explores how increased stress on global
Middle East
The Middle East program explores issues that affect regional security from the
South Asia
The South Asia program seeks to reduce nuclear dangers in
Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asia program
Publications
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A selection of recent publications includes:
- "Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance"[22] – A report from the Commission on Global Security, Justice and Governance that details a practical action plan for innovating global governance, as well as offering ways to mobilize diverse actors to advance reform to better respond to 21st century threats, challenges, and opportunities.[23]
- "Recommendations and Report of the Task Force on US Drone Policy"UAV strategy, improving oversight, accountability and transparency, developing forward-looking international norms relating to the use of lethal force in nontraditional settings, and devising sound UAV export control and research and development policies.[25]
- "A New US Defense Strategy for a New Era: Military Superiority, Agility and Efficiency"[26] – This report sets out ten key operating principles that emphasize greater efficiency and effectiveness throughout the Defense Department and finds that a successful defense strategy could be achieved at budget levels significantly lower than present.[27]
Awards and honors
- Ranked 10th of the "Top Think Tanks in the United States" in the University of Pennsylvania's "2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report".[4]
- Winner of the MacArthur Foundation’s Award for Creative and Effective Institutions in 2013.
- Given 5-Star (Highly Transparent) rating by Transparify’s 2015 report, "How Transparent are Think Tanks about Who Funds Them 2015?"[28]
Key people
- Brian Finlay (President & CEO, 2015–Present)
- Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle (Chairman, 2022–Present)[7]
- Barry Blechman (Co-Founder/Emeritus, 1989–Present, Chairman 1989–2007, Board 2014–Present)
- Michael Krepon (Co-Founder/Emeritus, 1989–2022)[29]
Board of directors
- legislative director to Senator Hillary Clinton) (2016–Present)
- John B. Bellinger, III(Former Legal Adviser for the U.S. Department of State) (2017–Present)
- Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.(Former Ambassador) (Emeritus, 2005–Present)
- Kenneth C. Brill (Retired Ambassador) (2012–Present)
- Susan Chodakewitz (Nathan Associates, Inc.) (2015–Present)
- Lansing Crane (Crane & Company) (1995-2007)
- Bowman Cutter (Roosevelt Institute) (2016–Present)
- Lori Fisler Damrosch (Columbia Law School) (2014–Present)
- Alton Frye (Emeritus, 1990–Present)
- Robert Gallucci (retired U.S. Diplomat)
- Gary R. Gregg (Retired insurance executive) (2012–Present)
- Francis Q Hoang (Momentum Aviation Group) (2015–Present)
- Michelle Howard (retired U.S. Navy Admiral)
- Leslie Ireland (Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury) (2017–Present)
- Andrea Koppel (Mercy Corps) (2008–Present)
- Brett B. Lambert (Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense) (2014–Present)
- Alice Maroni (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) (2011–Present)
- Richard Morrissey (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)
- John V. Parachini (RAND Corporation) (2016–Present)
- Nicole Piasecki (Boeing Commercial Airplanes) (2016–Present)
- Thomas R. Pickering (Former Ambassador) (Emeritus, 2001–Present)
- Zack Porter (Proteus Environmental Technologies) (2016–Present)
- Mary Speiser (Former intelligence analyst) (2016–Present)
- Fred Whitridge, Jr. (Archipelago Corporation) (2013–Present)
Former board members
- Duane Andrews (retired CEO, Qinetiq North America) (2014–Present)
- Les Aspin (1994–1995)
- Zoë Baird (1990–1991)
- Charles Bailey II(Emeritus, 1991–2004)
- Courtney Banks Spaeth (Growth) (2014–Present)
- Linda Banton (2001–2010)
- Retired US Navy Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff (Vice Chairman)
- Andrew J. Czekaj (Cambridge Holdings) (2012–Present)
- Barbara Davis Blum(2001–2010)
- Avis Bohlen(2004–2013)
- K. David Boyer (2001–2002)
- Richard Clarke (1997–2010)
- Elmer Cooper (1991–1995)
- Carlos Del Toro (SBG Technology Solutions) (2019-2021)
- William Harrop(2001–2011)
- W. Bradford Gary (2010-2013)
- Arnold Kanter (1994–2005)
- Farooq Kathwari (2003–2014)
- Peter Lavoy (2014)
- Roger Leeds (1990–2005)
- Frank Loy(1990–1998, 2002–2005)
- Jane Holl Lute (2013–2014)
- Leo Mackay, Jr.(Director, 1998–2001)
- Norman P. Neureiter (2005–2012)
- Kathleen Newland (Migration Policy Institute)
- Philip Odeen (2001–2014)
- Anne Richard (2006–2011)
- Condoleezza Rice (1991–2001)
- Rozanne L. Ridgway (1997–2001)
- Enid Schoettle (1992–2010)
- Jeffrey Smith (1990–2010)
- Leonard Spector (1989–1997)
- Howard Stoertz (1991–1997)
- Richard Thornburgh(1994–1997)
- Larry Welch (1997–2009)
- Carroll Wetzel (2000–2011)
- John Wickham (1992–1998)
- Susan Williams (1990–2002)
- Willard Wirtz(1991–1993)
- Robert O. Boorstin (2007–2015)
- Laurie S. Fulton (2014–2016)
- Jean-Francois Seznec(2009–2016)
References
- ^ "Henry L. Stimson Center". Candid. 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Mission & Vision • Stimson Center". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ "MacArthur Award". Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ a b "2020 Global Go To Think Tank Report". Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Experts: Barry Blechman". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Experts: Michael Krepon". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ a b "Board of Directors • Stimson Center". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "The Stimson Center approach". On Think Tanks. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Funding & Finances • Stimson Center". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Home • Stimson Center". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Programs • Stimson Center". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "East Asia". The Stimson Center. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "China's Perspectives Towards the Korean Peninsula". The Stimson Center. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "East Asia - Japan". The Stimson Center. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Environmental Security Program". Stimson Center. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ "Sectarianism". The Stimson Center. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Gulf Security". The Stimson Center. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Grand Strategy in Pivotal Places - South Asia". The Stimson Center. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "South Asian Voices". The Stimson Center. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Interview: Brian Eyler, director of the Stimson Center's Southeast Asia Program". VoA Cambodia. Voice of America. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Grand Strategy in Pivotal Places - Southeast Asia". The Stimson Center. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Global Governance publication PDF" (PDF). Stimson Center. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ "Global Governance". Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ "Drone Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ^ "Book Report". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ^ "New US Defense PDF" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ^ "Book Report 2". Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ^ "2015 Transparify Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ^ "Remembering Michael Krepon". Retrieved 2022-07-21.