PAST EVENT
Friday, June 27, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
On June 27, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement hosted a discussion with representatives from the Sudanese government; Lynn Fredriksson, Africa advocacy director for Amnesty International USA; and Pamela Fierst, a member of the Sudan policy group at the State Department, to examine Sudan’s 2005 peace agreement and to explore the ways in which it has been successfully implemented and the areas in which challenges still exist. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, February 29, 2008
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC
The 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
VIDEO
Carlos Pascual and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, February 29, 2008
The Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted 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 to achieve success for NATO and the international community as a whole. The NATO secretary general also previewed the upcoming Bucharest summit, which will be crucial to the future of the international effort in Afghanistan, as well as a milestone in NATO's ongoing transformation.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen and Stephanie Hanson, February 06, 2008, Council on Foreign Relations
Despite the UN resolution creating an international peacekeeping force for Darfur with 26,000 troops, the force has been unable to fully deploy into the region. Brookings expert Roberta Cohen discusses the difficulties surrounding the deployment with Stephanie Hanson of the Council on Foreign Relations. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
Gonzalo Vargas-Llosa, a senior policy adviser from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, participated in a discussion on the current realities in Darfur. He was joined by experts Colin Thomas-Jensen, a policy adviser with the ENOUGH Project, and Paul Miller, Africa adviser with Catholic Relief Services. Elizabeth Ferris, senior fellow and co-director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement, moderated the discussion. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, January 27, 2008, The Washington Times
Michael O'Hanlon discusses the most recent gains in Iraq and the overall increase in progress being made on both the political and military sides in the country. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ivo H. Daalder and James Lindsay, Fall 2007, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Article by Ivo H. Daalder and James Lindsay, Democracy Journal (Fall 2007) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Brian D. Perkins, July 2007, The Brookings Institution
Paper by Brian Perkins (July 2007) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, October 10, 2006, Council on Foreign Relations
Interview with Roberta Cohen, Council on Foreign Relations (10/10/06) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William G. O'Neill, September 28, 2006, The Christian Science Monitor
Op-ed by William G. O'Neill, Christian Science Monitor (9/28/06) Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Carlos Pascual, April 13, 2006, The Brookings Institution
Carlos Pascual discusses future U.S. policy in Darfur. He asserts the U.S. needs to continue to support AU and U.N. peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts, as well as place pressure on China to divert their economic interests from Sudan. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen and William G. ONeill, March/April 2006, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The African Union has been struggling in Darfur to alleviate what has been called the world's "worst humanitarian disaster." Brookings expert Roberta Cohen and William G. O'Neill argue that the efforts aimed at protecting the 3.5 million people considered by the UN to be at risk--half the population of Darfur--has become a test case for African peacekeeping. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, November 03, 2003, The Washington Post
Opinion by Roberta Cohen, The Washington Post (11/3/03) Read More