RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth M. Pollack, February 01, 2012, The National Interest
Despite the decision by Iraq’s Iraqiya party to end its boycott of parliament, Ken Pollack argues the crisis is not at an end. Examining Prime Minister Maliki’s unwillingness to compromise, U.S. influence and interests in Iraq, and the unity of the Iraqiya party, Pollack describes potential political scenarios and offers a way forward for the U.S. and Iraq governments. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth M. Pollack, January 31, 2012, The Daily Beast
Kenneth Pollack warns that by compartmentalizing issues in the Middle East by country, we may underplay the potential for widespread problems. Pollack argues that problems in Iraq, Syria, the Gulf, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel-Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and beyond could interact to produce a whole that is worse than the sum of its parts. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Robert Kagan, January 23, 2012, Foreign Policy
Robert Kagan assesses President Obama's record on foreign policy. Kagan writes that Obama has created successful policies for dealing with Asia and the Arab awakening, but has had defense-related failures—including the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and cuts in defense spending. 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, December 24, 2011, The Brookings Institution
The future of Iraq is hanging by a thread, writes Kenneth Pollack. A new political crisis—manufactured largely by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki—grows more dangerous just as the last U.S. troops leave the country. Pollack examines the causes for the current danger and potential scenarios, most of the them bad news for Iraq, the region and the United States. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth M. Pollack, December 23, 2011, The Daily Beast
Kenneth Pollack analyzes the political crisis in Iraq after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki mounted a coup against his primary political foes. Pollack says that although American interests are clearly threatened, events so far suggest that the United States has almost no ability to guide the outcome of the crisis. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ian Livingston and Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 22, 2011, Foreignpolicy.com
As students of counterinsurgency know, it is difficult to find the right metrics to evaluate how a war effort is going. Michael O'Hanlon and Ian Livingston take a look back at how the Iraq Index evolved over the course of the Iraq war and examine 10 categories of key indicators, what they meant to the war effort and where they place Iraq on its path forward. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ian Livingston and Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 19, 2011, The New York Times
As U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq, Michael O'Hanlon and Ian Livingston offer a look at gains and challenges in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the final "States of Conflict" installment. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, December 07, 2011, House Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigations and on the Middle East and South Asia, Committee on Foreign Affairs
Testifying before the House Subcommittees on Oversight and Investigation and on the Middle East and South Asia, Elizabeth Ferris provided an overview of the situation of Camp Ashraf in Iraq, including the issue of classifying the residents as refugees from Iran, and offered possible solutions to the issue.
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Monday, December 05, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
It is a tenet of international law that states are responsible for protecting the rights of persons within their borders, including the internally displaced. On December 5, 2011, the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement held a private launch event for its report, From Responsibility to Response: Assessing National Approaches to Internal Displacement, which examines government response to internal displacement in fifteen of the twenty countries most affected by internal displacement due to conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations.
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Itamar Rabinovich, November 21, 2011
In The Lingering Conflict, Itamar Rabinovich, a former chief negotiator for Israel, provides a detailed history and analysis of Arab-Israel relations, adding his own unique and authoritative insight into the prospects for genuine peace in the Middle East. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth M. Pollack, November 15, 2011, Senate Committee on the Armed Services
In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, Kenneth Pollack discusses the current situation in Iraq and how the United States can work to ensure a positive outcome for efforts in the region after the U.S. military leaves the country. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kenneth M. Pollack, November 15, 2011, House Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations
In testimony before the U.S House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, Kenneth Pollack discusses how the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq will affect Iraq’s future security and Iran’s influence in the region. Read More
VIDEO
Michael E. O'Hanlon, November 11, 2011
President Obama is withdrawing American troops from Iraq--though, as Michael O'Hanlon explains, a continued U.S. presence as advisors to Iraq on building a democracy would have been preferable.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Elizabeth Ferris, Erin Mooney and Chareen Stark, November 01, 2011, The Brookings Institution
It is a tenet of international law that states are responsible for protecting the rights of persons within their borders, including the internally displaced. Elizabeth Ferris, Erin Mooney and Chareen Stark examine government response to internal displacement in fifteen countries affected by internal displacement due to conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations.
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