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Save to My PortfolioPurposes of a League of Democracies

Ivo H. Daalder, May 29, 2008, Fora.tv

In this video clip of a discussion held by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Ivo Daalder explains what he sees as the four purposes of a proposed league (or concert) of democracies. Read More

Force and Legitimacy, Democracy Promotion, United Nations, Diplomacy, International Organizations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe United Nations Can Save Burma

Ivo H. Daalder and Paul Stares, May 13, 2008, The Boston Globe

The United Nations Can Save BurmaIn the aftermath of tropical cyclone Nargis, Ivo Daalder and Paul Stares note "the military junta in Burma is failing the most basic responsibility of any government to take care of its citizens." They suggest that the United Nations must pass a resolution demanding the Burmese government to immediately accept offers of international aid without interference. Read More

Force and Legitimacy, United Nations, Foreign Policy, Southeast Asia

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Save to My PortfolioAfghanistan and NATO: Forging the 21st Century Alliance

Friday, February 29, 2008
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Sebastian DerungsThe NATO-led operation in Afghanistan is challenging an alliance born in the Cold War to face twenty-first century security issues. Brookings welcomed NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer for a discussion on the effectiveness of the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan and what is needed for NATO and the international community to achieve success. Read More

NATO, Afghanistan, Peacekeeping, Transatlantic Relations, Force and Legitimacy

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Save to My PortfolioAfghanistan and NATO: Forging the 21st Century Alliance

Carlos Pascual and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, February 29, 2008

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDetention Retention: Are Guantanamo Detainees All Innocent?

Benjamin Wittes, December 07, 2007, The New Republic

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Legal Framework for Detaining Terrorists: Enact a Law to End the Clash over Rights

Benjamin Wittes and Mark Gitenstein, November 15, 2007, Opportunity 08

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIran's Influence in Iraq Under Increased Scrutiny

Peter W. Rodman, October 08, 2007, PBS

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioFrom the Middle East to the Pacific: The Military's Shifting Focus

Wednesday, September 05, 2007
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRestore Trust in America's Leadership

Ivo H. Daalder and James Lindsay, Fall 2007, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHow to Tackle Rising Instability and Insurgency in Afghanistan

Bruce Riedel, August 23, 2007, World News Network

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Save to My PortfolioTake Some Cues From the Cold War, Mr. President

Philip H. Gordon, August 19, 2007, The Washington Post

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Save to My PortfolioThe Next Intervention: Legitimacy Matters

Ivo H. Daalder and Robert Kagan, August 06, 2007, The Washington Post

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIraq Trip Report

Michael E. O'Hanlon and Kenneth M. Pollack, August 2007, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.S. Assuring Arab States It Will Remain a Force in Mideast Post-Iraq

Tamara Cofman Wittes, August 01, 2007, Council on Foreign Relations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

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

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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAttack on a Fundamental Right

Roberta Cohen, July 22, 2007, The Washington Post

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPakistan and the War on Terror

Carlos Pascual, July 19, 2007, The Brian Lehrer Show

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Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo H. Daalder

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

Ivo Daalder, a former director for European Affairs on the National Security Council, is an expert on national security affairs, the use of force, nonproliferation and nuclear weapons, transatlantic relations and the policy-making process.
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