RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth M. Pollack, November 08, 2009, The Brookings Institution
In October, Kenneth Pollack travelled to Iraq as part of an evaluation team for the Iraq Joint Campaign Plan - the fully integrated political, military, economic and diplomatic approach to be pursued there. During his trip, Pollack witnessed a growing sense of security and normalcy, but also a continued need for U.S. presence to stem the threat of renewed civil war. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, October 21, 2009, Newsweek
Political violence in Pakistan is at its highest level in decades, with insurgent attacks on the rise and intensive government clashes with the Taliban in the country’s western provinces. In recent weeks in particular, attacks by Punjabi militant groups have increased dramatically. Bruce Riedel spoke with Newsweek's Andrew Bast and outlined this increasingly precarious situation in Pakistan as well as the prospects for future stability. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, July 07, 2009, Journal of International Peace Operations
On 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen and Francis M. Deng, June 08, 2009, International Security, Armaments and Disarmament in 2008, SIPRI Yearbook 2009
Massive 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
PAST EVENT
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vicki Huddleston, May 09, 2008, The Washington Times
Following 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Hady Amr, September 09, 2007, The Daily Star
Opinion by Hady Amr, The Daily Star (9/10/07 Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel and Samuel Berger, July 23, 2007, Financial Times
Opinion by Bruce Riedel and Samuel Berger, Financial Times (7/23/07) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
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