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Why are Syrian Kurds pivoting toward Moscow?
February 2016
An affiliate of the largest and most powerful Kurdish party in Syria, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), opened its first official mission abroad — in Moscow.
Should we be using the G-word in Burundi?
November 2015
The political crisis in Burundi is serious, but analogies to the Rwandan genocide are counter-productive.
Will Sri Lanka's New Government Provide Justice for Civil War Atrocities?
November 2015
Sri Lanka's new government has promised progress on transitional justice. Will it deliver?
Sarin Over Aleppo
January 2013
CISAC Predoctoral Fellow Jonathan Hunt illustrates how American military power can be used to limit the spread and use of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, particularly in Syria....
Ask the Experts: Preventing Sexual Violence
June 2012
Former CISAC fellow Dara Cohen, currently an assistant professor at Harvard University, wrote a co-authored blog post for the Council on Foreign Relations, discussing how to prevent sexual violence...
The false promise of the nation-state
September 2011
Emerging nation-states like Libya and Palestine are constrained by local elites integration in socio-economic networks.
9/11 and the makers of history
September 2011
After 9/11, the administration of US President George W Bush initiated the era of the global war on terror. For many, this was a misguided response to terror attacks.
Conjuring Spirits from the Vasty Deep: A User's Guide to Proposals for Strengthening UN Civilian Capacity in Peace Operations
May 2010
This report examines the civilian capabilities that must be deployed early in a United Nations peace operation.
Negotiation and Strategy: Understanding Sanctions Effectiveness
January 2010
Despite extensive and ongoing debate about economic sanctions, policy makers disagree about their effectiveness.
Managing Global Insecurity: A Plan for Action
September 2008
The 21st century will be defined by security threats unconstrained by borders--from climate change, nuclear proliferation, and terrorism to conflict, poverty, disease, and economic instability.
Situation in Iraq and the Administration's Strategy, The
January 2007
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 27, 2007, on the situation in Iraq and the Bush administration's strategy.
Alternative Perspectives on Iraq
January 2007
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee on alternative perspectives on the president's strategy for Iraq.
Learning about World Religions in Public Schools: The Impact on Student Attitudes and Community Acceptance in Modesto, Calif.
December 2006
Since 2000, the Modesto City school district in Modesto, Calif., has been engaged in one of the nation's most direct experiments in using the public school curriculum to promote respect for...
Iraq Study Group Report, The
December 2006
The Iraq Study Group, convened at the urging of Congress with White House agreement, made a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq...
U.S and Turkey: Rebuilding a Fractured Alliance, The
July 2006
As a model of a democratizing and secular Muslim state that has been a stalwart ally for more than 50 years, Turkey is of enormous strategic importance to the United States and Europe, especially...
Torturer's Dilemma: The Math on Fire with Fire, The
January 2006
You burst into the room. Sitting on a chair, blindfolded, his hands tied behind his back, is your prisoner. The room is dark, except for a lonely naked bulb hanging from the ceiling.
More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility, A
December 2004
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan created the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change in September 2003 with SIIS and CISAC senior fellow Stephen J.
Lessons of Okinawa
July 2003
As the American military extends its stay in postwar Iraq, the risks of political and social friction will rise.
Democracy as a New International Norm?
June 2003
As the going gets rough in Iraq and budgets deficits bloat in this country, the president may be tempted to let his doctrine of liberty morph into a smaller doctrine of stability.
Reshaping the Middle East: Winning a Lasting Peace in Iraq Will Take More than Tanks
February 2003
Protesters who marched around the world last week were wrong to assume that American inaction against Iraq will make their children safer or the Iraqi people better off.
Verifying the Agreed Framework
April 2001
A joint Stanford University-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory team of scientists, nuclear engineers and arms control experts has concluded in a new study that North Korea's compliance with the...
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