NORTH AFRICA
September 6, 2006
"Conclusion: Seven Lessons Learned from the Fog of Peace"
Book Chapter
By Talbot C. Imlay and Monica Duffy Toft, Associate Professor of Public Policy
"...the fog of peace can never be entirely pierced. Flexibility and constant cultivation of the ability to question received wisdom and to reconsider assumptions are the best security against catastrophic failure in a future war, regardless of whether that war resembles a more traditional interstate war or the current war on terror."
Summer 2006
"Sudan Leaders, Experts Recommend Steps for Peace"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
In March, Robert Rotberg hosted "Sudan at the Crossroads: Transforming Generations of Civil War into Peace and Development," a two-day conference to determine the best steps for confronting the challenges ahead for Sudan and Darfur. He convened a number of Sudanese leaders and experts in the fields of diplomacy, human rights advocacy, foreign aid, international business, and conflict prevention. Their task was to produce a "report card" on the issues in Sudan and come up with a workable plan for peace.
July 2006
"Religion, Civil War, and International Order"
Discussion Paper
By Monica Duffy Toft, Associate Professor of Public Policy
This article addresses the question of why religion becomes a central issue in some civil wars whereas in others—even many of those whose primary combatants identify strongly with a particular religion—it has not.
April 23, 2006
"Peace Corp."
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Boston Globe
By Rebecca Ulam Weiner, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2005-2007
As the international community dithers over Darfur, private military companies say they've got what it takes to stop the carnage, if only someone would hire them.
AP Photo
April-June 2006
"Turkey's Energy Policies in a Tight Global Energy Market"
Journal Article, Insight Turkey, issue 2, volume 8
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
Despite this extensive activity in the energy sphere, it seems, however, that Ankara's energy policy has been undertaken without a strategic plan and with little integration of energy issues into Turkey's overall foreign and security policies.
February, 2006
"Egypt: The Year of the Elections and Elusive Political Reforms"
Journal Article
By Emad Shahin, Former Faculty Affiliate, The Dubai Initiative
The year 2005 was a momentous, yet turbulent one for Egypt. The country witnessed two major elections, presidential
and parliamentary, a vibrant movement towards political reform,
and a remarkable political mobility. All this came against a background of internal domestic pressures on the regime to expand the scope of pluralism,and amidst concerns that President Mubarak would run for office for a fifth term, thus ruling Egypt for 29 years.The increased interest of external actors, particularly the US and the EU, in
political reforms has also prompted the regime to introduce a series of
measures that allowed the country, for the first time since it became a republic, to have a multi-candidate presidential elections and a relativelymore contested legislative elections.
January 27, 2006
"When Terrorists Go Mainstream"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Monica Duffy Toft, Associate Professor of Public Policy
"Hamas has historically done much better at providing for the basic needs of Palestinian Arabs than the Palestinian Authority (Fatah). That's why Hamas won...."
Winter 2005/06
"Who 'Won' Libya? The Force-Diplomacy Debate and Its Implications for Theory and Policy"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 3, volume 30
By Bruce Jentleson and Christopher Whytock
When Libya announced in December 2003 that it was abandoning its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and settling the Pan Am flight 103 terrorism case, the United States government was quick to claim credit for bringing a "rogue state" to heel. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney argued that Libya was influenced by the U.S. use of force to topple regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. Others claimed that diplomacy and economic incentives were more important than the threat of force. Who and what actually "won" Libya? Bruce Jentleson and Christopher Whytock offer a comprehensive analysis that reveals that deft diplomacy played a major role in changing Libyan policies.
Winter 2005-06
"International Security Journal Highlights"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
International Security is America's leading journal of security affairs. It provides sophisticated analyses of contemporary security issues and discusses their conceptual and historical foundations. The journal is edited at the Belfer Center and published quarterly by the MIT Press. Questions may be directed to: IS@harvard.edu
May 7, 2005
"Nuclear Pact in Real Trouble"
Op-Ed, The Irish Times
By Thomas J. Wright, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2004-2007
Could the World Be on the Path to a New Nuclear Crisis?
