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Save to My PortfolioThe Battle for Baghdad

Kenneth M. Pollack, August 25, 2009, The National Interest

With renewed violence striking Iraq, Ken Pollack writes that the United States is still all that stands between the war-torn country and anarchy. Pollack argues that the United States should use its power and influence within Iraq to ensure that the country does not slide back into civil war. Read More

Iraq, Foreign Policy, Middle East, U.S. Military, Civil War

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Save to My PortfolioAt Long Last: Finally Peace for Sri Lanka

Elizabeth Ferris, July 07, 2009, Journal of International Peace Operations

At Long Last: Finally Peace for Sri LankaOn May 16, 2009, the Sri Lankan government announced that it had overrun the last insurgent stronghold and that 26 years of civil conflict had finally come to an end. Despite the end of the war, the humanitarian emergency continues. And, as Elizabeth Ferris argues, the underlying causes of the Tamils' demands—whether for autonomy or simply greater respect for their human rights—have yet to be addressed. Read More

South Asia, Internal Displacement, Asia, Human Rights, Migration

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Save to My PortfolioMass Displacement Caused by Conflicts and One-Sided Violence

Roberta Cohen and Francis M. Deng, June 08, 2009, International Security, Armaments and Disarmament in 2008, SIPRI Yearbook 2009

Mass Displacement Caused by Conflicts and One-Sided ViolenceMassive displacement of people within and across borders has become a defining feature of the post-cold war world. It is also a major feature of human insecurity in which genocide, terrorism, egregious human rights violations and appalling human degradation wreak havoc on civilians. Though there has been a critical shift in thinking at the international level with regards to forced displacement, Cohen and Deng argue that concepts of sovereignty as responsibility and the responsibility to protect remain far ahead of international willingness and capacity to enforce them. Read More

Internal Displacement, Human Rights, Migration, Global Governance, United Nations

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Save to My PortfolioThe Deepening Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Update from the Field

Monday, April 20, 2009
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

On April 20, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement will host a discussion offering different perspectives on the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka, moderated by Project co-director Elizabeth Ferris, and including representatives from the United Nations, US Department of State, Human Rights Watch, and the Point Pedro Institute. Read More

South Asia, Internal Displacement, Civil War, Human Rights

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Save to My PortfolioSomalia's Civil War

Vicki Huddleston, May 09, 2008, The Washington Times

Somalia's Civil WarFollowing the recent U.S. air strike targeting a Somali militant, Vicki Huddleston warns that in order for the U.S. not to lose support of the African and international community "we must consider the costs and the benefits of our actions."  Read More

Africa, Transnational Security Threats, Civil War, Terrorism, Islamic World

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Save to My PortfolioAvoiding the Emergence of Two Lebanons

Hady Amr, September 09, 2007, The Daily Star

Opinion by Hady Amr, The Daily Star (9/10/07 Read More

Middle East, Israel, Arab-Israeli Relations, Foreign Policy, Lebanon

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Save to My PortfolioThe Iraq War and the New Terrorist Threat Facing the Middle East and U.S.

Daniel Benjamin, July 31, 2007, House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Testimony by Daniel Benjamin before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Armed Services Committee (7/31/07) Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Terrorism, Islamic World, U.S. Military

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Save to My PortfolioStability in Iraq: A War We Just Might Win

Kenneth M. Pollack and Michael E. O'Hanlon, July 30, 2007, The New York Times

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon and Kenneth M. Pollack (7/30/07) Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Islamic World, U.S. Department of Defense, Executive Branch

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Save to My PortfolioAmerica Must Pull Out of Iraq to Contain Civil War

Bruce Riedel and Samuel Berger, July 23, 2007, Financial Times

Opinion by Bruce Riedel and Samuel Berger, Financial Times (7/23/07) Read More

Iraq, Civil War, Middle East, Terrorism, U.S. Military

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Save to My PortfolioA Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future

Daniel L. Byman, July 18, 2007, House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Testimony by Daniel L. Byman before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Armed Services Committee (7/18/07) Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Terrorism, Islamic World, National Security

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Save to My PortfolioWhy the Iraq War Won't Engulf the Mideast

Ray Takeyh, Steven A. Cook and Suzanne Maloney, June 28, 2007, International Herald Tribune

Opinion by Suzanne Maloney, Steven A. Cook and Ray Takeyh, International Herald Tribune (6/28/07) Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Islamic World, Civil War

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Save to My PortfolioCoping with Failure in Iraq

Ivo H. Daalder, June 16, 2007, Vrij Nederland

Thursday, May 24, was a good day for George W. Bush. After four months of trying stare each other down over the Iraq War, Bush got his way when the Democratically controlled Congress passed a war funding bill without a deadline or timetable to begin the withdrawal of American troops. And at hastily called press conference to celebrate Bush's victory that day, a bird relieved himself on the president's jacket sleeve—a sign, many believe, of good luck. Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Terrorism, Islamic World, Force and Legitimacy

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Save to My PortfolioA Diplomatic Offensive for Iraq

Carlos Pascual and Larry Diamond, June 15, 2007, The Brookings Institution

In the spirit of a unified U.S. security strategy, Carlos Pascual and Larry Diamond offer a framework for near-term congressional action on hearings and appropriations to support a policy toward Iraq that is comprehensive and responsible. Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Displacement in Iraq, Islamic World, Internal Displacement

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Save to My PortfolioThe State of Iraq: An Update

Jason Campbell and Michael E. O'Hanlon, June 10, 2007, The New York Times

While the American and Iraqi troops for the so-called surge are nearly all in place, it's far too early to judge the effect. Still, given America's waning patience with the war and the bad circumstances that prevailed in Iraq when the surge began, optimism is hard to come by. Our latest chart of leading indicators, based on American and Iraqi government data and news reports, doesn't brighten the picture much. Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Terrorism, Islamic World, Democracy Promotion

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Save to My PortfolioDefeat's Killing Fields

Peter W. Rodman and William Shawcross, June 07, 2007, The New York Times

Some opponents of the Iraq war are toying with the idea of American defeat. A number of them are simply predicting it, while others advocate measures that would make it more likely. Lending intellectual respectability to all this is an argument that takes a strange comfort from the outcome of the Vietnam War. The defeat of the American enterprise in Indochina, it is said, turned out not to be as bad as expected. The United States recovered, and no lasting price was paid. Read More

Iraq, Middle East, Islamic World, Civil War

Featured Experts

Kenneth M. Pollack

Kenneth M. Pollack

Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Ken Pollack is an expert on national security, military affairs and the Persian Gulf. He was Director for Persian Gulf affairs at the National Security Council. He also spent seven years in the CIA as a Persian Gulf military analyst. He is the author of A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East.
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Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Michael O’Hanlon specializes in U.S. national security policy. He is senior author of the Iraq Index. A former defense budget analyst who advised members of Congress on military spending, he specializes in Iraq, North Korea, homeland security, the use of military force and other defense issues.
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Daniel L. Byman

Daniel L. Byman

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Dan Byman focuses on counterterrorism and Middle East security. He also directs Georgetown University’s Center for Peace and Security Studies.
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