RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Carlos Pascual, January 15, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The 44th president will face a world of transnational threats and multiple crises. The United States cannot succeed alone. Task 1 is to rebuild U.S. credibility. We must forge positions on nuclear security and climate change, or watch these issues shaped without us. This memorandum sets an agenda to lead internationally. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, December 18, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The Afghanistan-Pakistan border region has become the central front in the war on terror. Pakistan is suffering from social, political and economic turmoil, while Afghanistan’s security situation continues to deteriorate with a resurgent Taliban. Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, these two countries may present the greatest foreign policy challenge facing the next president. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, November 30, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The attacks on multiple targets in downtown Mumbai in late November is only the latest in a long series of horrific terrorist operations in India. Brookings senior fellow Bruce Riedel examines the complex phenomenon of terrorism in India and its connections to the global jihad. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, November 30, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Brookings fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown writes that the bloody terrorist attacks in Mumbai have serious repercussions for NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and defeat the Taliban insurgency. Among other recommendations, Felbab-Brown believes the U.S. and NATO must discourage Afghanistan's political leaders from exploiting regional tensions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Stephen P. Cohen, November 27, 2008, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Stephen Cohen joined PBS's NewsHour to discuss the terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Cohen offered clues into who may be behind the attacks, what the reaction from the Indian government could be, and he noted possible effects for the broader region. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bilal Y. Saab, November 2008, CTC Sentinel
Bilal Saab examines the Salafi-jihadi movement in Lebanon which he believes has no operational ties to the tribal areas of Pakistan-Afghanistan. He writes that the movement in Lebanon is neither fictional nor a creation of Syrian intelligence services, and instead has a Lebanese constituency not entirely made up of Palestinians. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, November 20, 2008
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
To face the daunting problems of the global financial crisis to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and transnational threats such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism and global climate change, the new Obama administration will need to forge global partnerships and usher in a new era of international cooperation. On November 20, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) Project released "A Plan for Action,” a comprehensive set of foreign policy recommendations for the next U.S. president—and other world leaders—to address the most critical challenges facing the world today. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, November 14, 2008, The Wall Street Journal
The war in Afghanistan is not going well, but that does not mean the U.S. should give up. Michael O'Hanlon argues it is imperative that the U.S. help the Afghanistan government recruit, vet, train, and equip 300,000 to 400,000 new Afghan troops. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, November 13, 2008
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Stanford, CA
On November 13, 2008, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) co-directors launched “A Plan for Action: A New Era of International Cooperation for a Changed World- 2009, 2010, and Beyond” at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) Transitions 2009 International Conference. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Managing Global Insecurity, November 2008, The Brookings Institution
American and global leaders face a choice: they can either use this moment to help shape an international, rule-based order that will protect their global interests, or resign themselves to an ad hoc international system where they are increasingly powerless to shape the course of international affairs. The longer the delay in new approaches and new cooperation against today’s threats, the more difficult the challenges will become. Global leaders must chart a shared path forward that marries power and responsibility to achieve together what cannot be achieved apart: peace and security in a transnational world. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, November 2008, Current History
In the global struggle against terrorism, Pakistan poses paradoxes and enigmas. Bruce Riedel believes understanding these issues—and developing a strategy to deal with them—may constitute the single most important foreign policy challenge facing the United States. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Daniel L. Byman, November 05, 2008, Slate
Terrorism analysts repeatedly warned that al-Qaeda might strike in the days leading up to the election, but November 4th came and went without incident. Daniel Byman explains why the U.S. did not witness any acts of terrorism in the run-up to this years election. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Moeed Yusuf, October 2008, The Brookings Institution
Moeed Yusuf analyzes Pakistan's high potential for youth radicalization. He writes that the situation is marked by a poor education system stratified along socio-economic lines and disparate economic opportunities across segments of society, and he offers several policy suggestions for addressing the problem. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, October 28, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Violence in Afghanistan has increased dramatically and now paralyzes much of the country. Vanda Felbab-Brown explores the current options for dealing with the growing crisis and makes recommendations for creating sustainable security. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, October 27, 2008, Newsweek
Bruce Riedel joined Newsweek to discuss the continuing threat from Al Qaeda, their successes and failures, and options for fighting the organization now and in the future. Read More