Debbie West
Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
Experience
Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
Spring 2007
"Program on Intrastate Conflict Links Human Trafficking/Illicit Trade"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
"Trafficking in humans will forever be one of the most egregious violations of human rights. Dealing with it is a necessity, not a luxury," actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Against Slavery Julia Ormond said at the opening of a conference organized by the Belfer Center's Program on Intrastate Conflict (ICP). "Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling: New Perspectives on an Old Problem" took place at the Kennedy School in December.
March, 2005
Combating Terrorism in the Horn of Africa and Yemen
Report
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
Winter 2004-05
"Examining the Bastions of Terror"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan-the countries constituting the "Horn of Africa"-together with Yemen, are potential hostages to terrorism. Their largely unsecured territories provide a platform for terrorists, and their internal conflicts and weaknesses create potential breeding grounds for current and future anti-American terrorism.
Fall 2004
"Conflict Program Looks at Worst Regimes"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
The Belfer Center's Program on Intrastate Conflict assembled diplomats, academics, NGO leaders, and regional experts in mid-October for a three-day conference entitled, "Winning the Prize for Repression: The ‘Real' Rogue States?"
July, 2004
The Good Governance Problem: Doing Something About It
Report
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program and Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Fall/Winter 2003-2004
"Program on Intrastate Conflict Promotes African Leadership Development"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
With the assistance of the Belfer Center's Program on Intrastate Conflict, prominent African leaders met in Gaborone, Botswana in late October to craft a Code of African Leadership, create a mission statement for a Council of African Leadership and develop a preliminary curriculum for a capacity building program for current and future African leaders.
June, 2003
Governing Nigeria: Continuing Issues after the Election
Report
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
The Sudan: Saving Lives, Sustaining Peace
Report
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
Sudan: Policy Options Amid Civil War
Annual Report
By Debbie West, Former Program Coordinator, Intrastate Conflict Program
