Rachel Stohl
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An "Emergency" Arms Deal: Will Congress Acquiesce in Another Blow to Its Authority?
The Trump administration is claiming that the situation with Iran is so tense, there is no time for Congress to review these controversial sales. → Read More
The Trump Administration is Failing to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
The Trump administration continues to send the wrong message and fails to emphasize that abuse of children will not be tolerated. → Read More
America Must Update Its Lethal Drone Policy—Here's How
Washington has a chance to set the tone for drone use around the world. It should use it. → Read More
Child Soldiers Pose a National Security Threat
The United States must recognize that the issue of child soldiers is a security concern—not just a moral and ethical dilemma. → Read More
What America Can Do to Stop the Practice of Child Soldiers
The Trump administration appears poised to carry on the Obama administration’s unfortunate legacy as it pertains to preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers. → Read More
Examining US Arms Sales to Qatar
By Eli Enos and Rachel Stohl Less than a month after President Trump visited Saudi Arabia and praised members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stating his intention to halt new sales of lethal military equipment to the Gulf until the dispute in the region is… → Read More
As Civilian Causalities Mount in Yemen, US Senate Puts Trump Arms Sales on Notice
By Rachel Stohl On June 13, U.S. lawmakers voted on a joint resolution to block a proposed U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about the mounting humanitarian crisis resulting from the war in Yemen. The Senate voted 53-47 against the bipartisan resolution, led by Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Al Franken (D-MN). Senate Joint Resolution 42 aimed to block part of the… → Read More
Confronting the Tragic Reality of the Use of Child Soldiers
By Rachel Stohl and Shannon Dick Editor’s note: This analysis is part of Impact — an ongoing Stimson Center series examining the innovative approaches being used to help solve the world’s major global challenges. Contributions to this series are from leading experts at the nonpartisan Stimson Center. Click here to read the full series. THE CHALLENGE: Children are among the most vulnerable… → Read More
Shedding Light on the Global Arms Trade
By Rachel Stohl and Shannon Dick Editor’s note: This analysis is part of Impact — an ongoing Stimson Center series examining the innovative approaches being used to help solve the world’s major global challenges. Contributions to this series are from leading experts at the nonpartisan Stimson Center. Click here to read the full series. THE CHALLENGE: The international trade in conventional… → Read More
Advancing a Smarter US Drone Strategy
By Rachel Stohl and Shannon Dick THE CHALLENGE: Drones have become a dominant feature of U.S. national security policy, even as they have been a topic of significant debate, with critics calling into question the overall efficacy of targeted drone strikes and highlighting the threat posed to innocent civilians. Continued secrecy surrounding the U.S. drone program makes it difficult to undertake… → Read More
Child Soldiers
By Rachel Stohl and Shannon Dick Editor’s note: This analysis is part of Impact — an ongoing Stimson Center series examining innovative approaches being used to help solve the world’s major global challenges. Contributions to this series are from leading experts at the nonpartisan Stimson Center. Click here to read the full series. THE CHALLENGE: Children are among the most vulnerable… → Read More
Trump’s Opportunity to Support Transparency, Accountability on the Conventional Arms Trade
Editor’s note: This analysis is part of 2017 Presidential Inbox — an ongoing Stimson Center series examining the major global challenges and opportunities the Trump administration faces during its first 100 days in office. Click here to read the full series By Rachel Stohl THE CHALLENGE: As President Trump takes office, there has been a renewed focus on nuclear weapons — particularly with regard… → Read More
Defense Department Releases Second Round of Revisions for Law of War Manual
The Defense Department published new revisions to its Law of War Manual this evening. This is the second time the document has been changed since it → Read More
The Drone Memos Offers a Critique of Obama Administration’s ‘Shortsighted’ Policies on Targeted Killing
There are a lot of books about drones. In addition to fictionalized accounts of drone use and technical manuals, numerous policy books have been → Read More
Obama’s Lost Opportunity on Child Soldiers
Millions in U.S. military assistance flow to countries known to use child soldiers. → Read More
Grading the Obama Administration's Progress on Drone Policy
In his May 2013 speech at National Defense University, President Obama called for new ways to think about drones and the United States’ policy on using these systems in counterterrorism operations. Now, nearly 3 years later, the Obama administration is in danger of leaving a legacy on drones that is long on rhetoric but short on substance. The Stimson Center heeded President Obama’s call and in… → Read More
Rocky or Rock Solid? The U.S.-Philippine Military Relationship
By Rachel Stohl and Max Estevao: The June 2016 election of Rodrigo Duterte as president of the Philippines has generated surprising new hostilities between the island nation and its former colonizer-turned-ally, the United States. Between insulting President Obama’s mother and calling for the departure of American troops from Mindinao, Duterte seems to be advocating a radical departure from… → Read More