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October 6, 2006
Interview
Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, says the failure of the Bush administration to press Pakistan to halt its support for the Taliban has put Afghanistan into a very precarious situation. He says people in Afghanistan “really see the Taliban as having the initiative and being on the way to victory.”
See more in Afghanistan, Wars and Warfare, Nation Building, Terrorism
September 21, 2006
Testimony
See more in Afghanistan, NATO, Wars and Warfare, Civil Reconstruction
April 10, 2006
News Release
Stabilization and reconstruction operations in Afghanistan have been overshadowed by developments in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, says the report, Afghanistan’s Uncertain Transition From Turmoil to Normalcy , by Afghanistan expert and New York University Professor Barnett R. Rubin.
See more in Afghanistan, Civil Reconstruction
March 2006
Council Special Report No. 12
Council Special Report
This Council Special Report argues that Afghanistan is still far from stability and that the United States should take the lead in ensuring full funding and implementation of the Afghanistan Compact, and develop a coherent strategy toward the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship. This report is also available in Spanish.
See more in Afghanistan, Civil Reconstruction
September 16, 2005
Interview
See more in Afghanistan, Elections
December 10, 2002
Transcript
See more in Conflict Prevention
November 2002
Book
In Blood on the Doorstep: The Politics of Preventive Action, Barnett R. Rubin concludes that preventive action should be a much higher priority for the United States, other governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) than it currently is.
See more in Conflict Prevention
May 13, 1999
Transcript
See more in Burundi, Rwanda, Conflict Prevention
April 8, 1999
Transcript
See more in Burundi, Conflict Prevention
November 5, 1998
Transcript
See more in Sub-Saharan Africa, Conflict Prevention
October 8, 1998
Testimony
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October 8, 1998
Testimony
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June 1998
Book
This conference volume is the second book in CPA's series of Preventive Action Reports. It uses CPA's case studies to examine the effectiveness of the tools of preventive action, and draws on comparative studies to guide the analysis of the case studies.
See more in Conflict Prevention
January 1998
Book
To investigate Nigeria and consider various strategies to meet iproblems the country is currently facing, the Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Preventive Action (CPA) established a working group on Nigeria.
See more in Sub-Saharan Africa, Conflict Prevention
June 1995
Book
This report, the first in a series on conflict prevention by the Center for Preventive Action (CPA) at the Council on Foreign Relations, presents recommendations to avert the spread of the ex-Yugoslav conflict into the South Balkans and to create a more enduring framework for peace and security in the region.
See more in Balkans, Southeastern Europe, Conflict Prevention
— Richard N. Haass
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