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Stimson

American  
[stim-suhn] / ˈstɪm sən /

noun

  1. Henry L(ewis), 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.


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“Colombia’s institutions were able to withstand the challenge of Petro,” Stimson Center’s Gedan says.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The wording has a back story, said Yun Sun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Evolutions in technology and the way wars are fought -- notably with drones -- are also making the global arms market more diffuse, which could benefit Japan, according to analysts at the Stimson Center.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

“Argentines have been uncharacteristically patient, but that patience is running low,” said Benjamin Gedan, the director of the Latin America Program at the Stimson Center.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Not long afterward, Stimson named a scientific panel to advise the committee: Ernest Lawrence, Robert Oppenheimer, Arthur Compton, and Enrico Fermi.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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