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Peacekeeping

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Save to My PortfolioPeace in Sudan: Implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement

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

Darfur, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping, Migration

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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

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.

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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My Portfolio'Hard Bargaining' Necessary with Sudan on Darfur Peacekeeping Force

Roberta Cohen and Stephanie Hanson, February 06, 2008, Council on Foreign Relations

'Hard Bargaining' Necessary with Sudan on Darfur Peacekeeping ForceDespite 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

Darfur, Africa, Peacekeeping, United Nations, Internal Displacement

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Save to My PortfolioProtecting Darfur’s Internally Displaced

Tuesday, February 05, 2008
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

Protecting Darfur’s Internally DisplacedGonzalo 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

Darfur, Africa, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping, Migration

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIraq's Progress Report

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

Iraq, Politics, Peacekeeping, U.S. Military

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

Article by Ivo H. Daalder and James Lindsay, Democracy Journal (Fall 2007) Read More

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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioShaping DHS Doctrine for Operational Success

Brian D. Perkins, July 2007, The Brookings Institution

Paper by Brian Perkins (July 2007) Read More

Defense, Homeland Security, U.S. Military, Peacekeeping

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioExpanded AU Force in Darfur Not a Permanent Solution

Roberta Cohen, October 10, 2006, Council on Foreign Relations

Interview with Roberta Cohen, Council on Foreign Relations (10/10/06) Read More

Darfur, Africa, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Responsibility to Protect Darfur: The UN Should Send a Peacekeeping Force to Darfur - Even without Sudan's Consent

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

Africa, Peacekeeping, United Nations, Sudan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNation Building: Not for the Fainthearted

Michael E. O'Hanlon, June 05, 2006, Newsweek International

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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRemarks on the Current Policy Options for Darfur

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

Africa, Human Rights, NATO, Peacekeeping, United Nations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLast Stand in Sudan?

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

Darfur, Africa, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioJapanese Troops Might be of More Benefit Elsewhere

Michael E. O'Hanlon, 3-Mar-04, The Japan Times

Opinion by Michael E. O'Hanlon, The Japan Times (3/3/04) Read More

Japan, Defense, Iraq, Middle East, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioSafety for Those Who Bring Help

Roberta Cohen, November 03, 2003, The Washington Post

Opinion by Roberta Cohen, The Washington Post (11/3/03) Read More

Human Rights, Defense, Internal Displacement, Peacekeeping

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Michael E. O'Hanlon

Michael E. O'Hanlon

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. He is also director of Opportunity 08.
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