Books - July 13, 2007

Iraq: Preventing a New Generation of Conflict

This book seeks to move the debate on Iraq toward a consideration of how Iraqis, with the help of the international community, can build an inclusive and enduring social contract amongst themselves.  

Meeting Notes - June 02, 2007

2007 Vienna Seminar: The Middle East

Under the theme "The Middle East: Fragility, Crisis, and New Challenges for Peace Operations," participants drawn from the policymaking community, academia, military staff, and the diplomatic community in Vienna explored the various facets and evolving nature of third-party engagement in the Middle East.  

Policy Papers - February 14, 2007

The Middle East: Fragility and Crisis

In the coming five to ten years, the highest number of key global security challenges is likely to be concentrated in the Middle East, or be related to it.

Books - October 13, 2006

The Iraq Crisis and World Order: Structural, Institutional and Normative Challenges

The Iraq war was a multiple assault on the foundations and rules of the existing UN-centered world order.

Books - August 13, 2006

The International Struggle Over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council, 1980-2005

Drawing on unparalleled access to UN insiders, this book is essential to understanding the various roles played by the world's central peace-making forum in one of the most persistent crises in international affairs. 

Meeting Notes - February 13, 2005

Managing Nuclear Threats after Iraq

The workshop addressed nonproliferation policies and trends in Iraq.  

Meeting Notes - December 13, 2004

The Iraq Crisis and World Order: Structural and Normative Challenges

This report summarizes the Bangkok meeting discussions, focusing on insights relating to UN reform.  

Policy Papers - July 14, 2003

The Future of UN State-Building: Strategic and Operational Challenges and the Legacy of Iraq

Whether by accident or design, the United Nations increasingly finds itself in operations that seek to build or re-build the institutions of a state.  

Books - October 15, 1978

The Sinai Blunder

The history of the Middle East since World War I is a recapitulation of blunders - blunders which caused and prolonged the turmoil and bloodshed of the past 60 years, blunders by the great powers, by the Arabs and the Jews.