Sarah Kenyon Lischer
Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2002-2003
Experience
Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2002-2003
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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Fall 2008
"Security and Displacement in Iraq: Responding to the Forced Migration Crisis"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 2, volume 33
By Sarah Kenyon Lischer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2002-2003
Since the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari Mosque, 4.5 million Iraqis have fled their homes, and displacement has become a central strategy in the civil war. To prevent the wide-scale militarization of the displaced Iraqis, donors and host states should heed the following policy recommendations. First, provide a massive infusion of humanitarian aid. Second, resist the temptation to build camps to house the displaced. Third, do not return the displaced people home against their will. Fourth, expand and expedite the resettlement process, especially for vulnerable Iraqis such as those who were once coalition employees.
Summer 2003
"Collateral Damage: Humanitarian Assistance as a Cause of Conflict"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 1, volume 28
By Sarah Kenyon Lischer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2002-2003
Can international humanitarian assistance organizations that provide refugee relief truly claim to be impartial? What happens when such agencies--knowingly or not--offer succor to militants dispersed among refugee populations receiving humanitarian aid, becoming in effect "tools of conflict"?
April 15, 2003
Humanitarian Aid Is Not a Military Business
Op-Ed, Christian Science Monitor
By Sarah Kenyon Lischer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2002-2003 and James M. Lindsay, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, Spring 1986
