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Save to My PortfolioEurope’s Role in Nation-Building

Tuesday, July 08, 2008
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Washington, DC

Despite ample experience over the past decade, Western nations are still learning difficult lessons when it comes to nation-building and are still developing the skills needed to address this dauntingly complex task. On July 8, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosts James Dobbins, one of the foremost practitioners in the field, for a discussion of a new RAND Corporation study, Europe’s Role in Nation Building: From the Balkans to the Congo. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioScore One for the NGOs

Ted Piccone, July 05, 2008, Washingtonpost.com

Ted Piccone explores the Nigerian presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council and recent U.S. reluctance to work with international organizations. In this piece for washingtonpost.com's Think Tank Town, Piccone argues that recent events prove "how much NGOs can achieve by persuading democratic countries in the developing world to stand up for human rights." Read More

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Save to My PortfolioL’Italia, attore centrale nei negoziati con l’Iran?

Federiga Bindi, June 17, 2008, Benecomune.net

Federiga Bindi discusses Italy’s inclusion in the 5+1 Group and negotiations with Iran. (Italian with translation available) Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDisaster Standards Needed in Asia

Roberta Cohen, June 2008, Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary

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Save to My PortfolioA League of Democracies: Doomed to Fail?

Ted Piccone and Morton H. Halperin, June 05, 2008, International Herald Tribune

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Save to My PortfolioPurposes of a League of Democracies

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

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Save to My PortfolioCyclone Nargis: Catalyst for Change in Myanmar?

Elizabeth Ferris and Lex Rieffel, May 16, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioThe United Nations Can Save Burma

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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAid Strategy for Burma's Cyclone Victims

Michael E. O'Hanlon, May 13, 2008, The Washington Times

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioGlobal Displacement and the Implications for Refugees

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRising Food Prices: a Global Crisis

Homi Kharas, April 23, 2008, Newshour with Jim Lehrer

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Save to My PortfolioIraq 2012: What Can It Look Like, How Do We Get There?

Carlos Pascual, April 03, 2008, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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Save to My PortfolioDurable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons: An Essential Dimension of Peacebuilding

Walter Kälin, March 13, 2008, United Nations Peacebuilding Commission

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDurable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons: An Essential Dimension of Peacebuilding

Walter Kälin, March 13, 2008, UN Peacebuilding Commission, Working Group on Lessons Learned

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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

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Save to My PortfolioWarning Light on Kosovo

Peter W. Rodman, John Bolton and Lawrence Eagleburger, January 31, 2008, The Washington Times

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change in the Overall Development Context

Thursday, January 31, 2008
12:00 PM to 12:00
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBuilding Capacity for Stabilization & Reconstruction

Carlos Pascual, January 29, 2008, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations

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