RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Shadi Hamid, February 06, 2012, CNN.com
Shadi Hamid says with Russia and China vetoing the U.N. Security Council’s resolution against Syria, despite support from the Syrian population for international aid, the civil war there will only intensify. Hamid argues that the international community must plan how to best end the stalemate. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, January 19, 2012
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC
Twenty years after the signing of the Chapultepec Accords, which brought an end to civil war in El Salvador, a panel of experts will look back on the implementation of the peace agreements to examine where they succeeded and where significant problems still remain. On January 19, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings will host the launch of Seeking Peace in El Salvador: The Struggle to Reconstruct a Nation at the End of the Cold War (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) featuring author Diana Negroponte, Brookings nonresident senior fellow, and Ambassador Francisco Altschul. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 24, 2011, CNN.com
Michael O'Hanlon writes with the possibility of a return to sectarian strife if not all-out civil war, Iraq is in a serious crisis that cannot wait until the holidays are over for high-level U.S. attention. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth M. Pollack, August 24, 2011, The National Interest
Kenneth Pollack offers perspective on political conflicts and civil wars from the recent past in Iraq. Pollack argues that similar problems could reemerge as U.S. troops withdraw from the country. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ezra Suruma and Brandon Routman, March 28, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Hundreds of thousands have fled the Ivory Coast due to escalating conflict stemming from December's disputed presidential elections, and with no resolution in sight, political stalemate has set in. Ezra Suruma and Brandon Routman examine the road to democracy in this war-torn country – a journey they say will be long, but well worth the effort. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, March 2011, The Brookings Institution
Between civil war in Libya and natural disasters in Japan, humanitarian efforts have moved to the top of the international agenda. Elizabeth Ferris urges the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies to reevaluate what protection means in the context of today’s conflicts and to recognize their own limitations in keeping people safe. She suggests that the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs offer guidance on how to translate the principles of protection into action. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
On February 15, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a discussion to explore the challenges of access during humanitarian crises. Ambassador Claude Wild with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs offered introductory remarks from the perspective of a government that has emphasized the importance of ground-level humanitarian engagement and has worked to address the critical issue of access. Representatives from the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Rescue Committee, and the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered their perspectives on the challenges of protecting and assisting vulnerable people when access is difficult—or impossible. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
John Mutenyo and Ezra Suruma, July 23, 2010, The Brookings Institution
After the terrorist attacks in Uganda on July 11, Ugandans are asking why their national troops are in Somalia. John Mutenyo and Ezra Suruma examine the spillover effects of the war in Somalia and discuss what actions are required by the African Union and the United Nations to prevent defeat by terrorist groups. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Washington, DC
Over the last two decades, no wars anywhere in the world have been more deadly than those in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan. On July 20, Brookings hosted a discussion of these ongoing conflicts. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mauricio Cárdenas, April 2010, The Brookings Institution
In a paper, based on the Presidential Lecture of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) delivered in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 3, 2009, Mauricio Cárdenas analyzes four possible factors that could potentially explain exceptionally low state capacity in Latin America. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Johannes F. Linn, April 14, 2010, The Brookings Institution
Following a deadly uprising in Kyrgyzstan, President Bakiyev fled Bishkek and Roza Otunbayeva has been installed as interim leader by the opposition. The risk of continued instability and further unrest could damage the country's economy. Johannes Linn discusses how the instability could affect other Central Asian countries and what role the U.S. and Russia might play. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Washington, DC
Over the past seven years, Colombia has taken significant strides toward building peace and reconciliation. On March 9, the Latin America Initiative at Brookings hosted Frank Pearl, high commissioner for peace and high presidential counselor for social and economic reintegration in Colombia, who discussed the key aspects and challenges of the peace-building process in this South American nation. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, February 22, 2010
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
Brookings hosted the launch of Toughing it Out in Afghanistan, by Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon and Hassina Sherjan, an Afghan activist, educator and businesswoman. The authors debunk commonly held myths and misimpressions about the state of Afghanistan today while offering concrete recommendations for future policy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mwangi S. Kimenyi, February 03, 2010, The Brookings Institution
For the last few years, Somalia has held the top spot in both the Index of Failed States and the Fragile States Index. Mwangi Kimenyi discusses the number of factors that make Somalia an increasingly volatile country and urges for a broad international mandate to build a new state. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, January 25, 2010
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC
For many policymakers, counterinsurgency and counternarcotics policy are two sides of the same coin. However, eradication-focused counternarcotics campaigns typically fail to bankrupt belligerent groups and may even strengthen insurgents. On January 25, the 21st Century Defense Initiative hosted Vanda Felbab-Brown and Dr. Wendy Chamberlin for a discussion of Felbab-Brown’s new book Shooting Up: Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs. Read More