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General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Center for Preventive Action
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E-mail: pstares@cfr.org
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Washington, DC
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Expert on emerging regional and international security challenges. Led the Iraq Study Group's Strategic Environment Expert Working Group. Currently focusing on conflict prevention strategies for regions of concern.
Expertise:U.S. national security policy, conflict prevention strategies, U.S. counterterrorism policy, Northeast Asia security
Experience:Vice President, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, United States Institute of Peace (2002-07); Associate Director and Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University (2000-02); Senior Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs and Director of Studies, Japan Center for International Exchange (1996-2000); Senior Fellow and Research Associate, Foreign Policy Studies Program, Brookings Institution; NATO Fellow; Scholar-in-Residence, MacArthur Foundation – Moscow Office; Rockefeller International Relations Fellow; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University.
Selected Publications:“Rethinking the ‘War on Terror:’ New Approaches to Conflict Prevention and Management in the Post-9/11 World (USIP Press 2007), Rethinking Energy Security in East Asia (JCIE, 2000), The New Security Agenda: A Global Survey (JCIE, 1998), Global Habit: The Drug Problem in a Borderless World (Brookings, 1996).
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Past Research Projects
May 13, 2008
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
In response to the devastating typhoon that has ravaged Burma, Ivo Daalder and Paul Stares argue that the UN must invoke its “responsibility to protect” clause and intervene.
See more in Burma/Myanmar, International Organizations, Humanitarian Intervention
March 28, 2008
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Concerns are increasing about the consequences of global climate change, rising consumption rates, and population growth on the availability of natural resources, including water, land, forests, oil, gas, and a variety of minerals. In the face of scarcity, are we likely to see a rise in violent conflict over valuable resources? Or is the probability of 'resource wars' much less than feared? Speakers discuss these issues at a meeting cosponsored with the Council’s Center for Preventive Action.
See more in Energy/Environment, Natural Resources Management
February 19, 2008
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February 19, 2008
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Listen to CFR Senior Fellow Daniel Markey review the Pakistani election results and disuss implications for the future.
See more in Pakistan, Elections
January 4, 2008
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Michelle D. Gavin, International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the post-election situation in Kenya, its potential development, and possible solutions.
See more in Kenya, Elections, International Peace and Security
December 14, 2007
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Four speakers discuss the consequences of an independent Kosovo.
See more in Kosovo, Serbia, Nationalism, Peacekeeping
December 10, 2007
Video
Watch experts discuss strategies for preventing conflict in the years ahead, with particular regard to weak or failing states.
See more in International Peace and Security, Conflict Prevention
December 10, 2007
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Watch Terje Roed-Larsen, president of the International Peace Academy, discuss the challenges facing conflict prevention efforts in the Middle East.
See more in Middle East, International Peace and Security, Conflict Prevention
December 10, 2007
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A transcript of the CFR session three symposium on the future of conflict prevention.
See more in Conflict Prevention
December 10, 2007
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A transcript of the CFR Conflict Prevention Symposium, Session 1.
See more in United States, Conflict Prevention
December 10, 2007
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Listen to experts discuss strategies for preventing conflict in the years ahead, with particular regard to weak or failing states.
See more in International Peace and Security, Conflict Prevention
December 10, 2007
Audio
Listen to Terje Roed-Larsen, president of the International Peace Academy, discuss the challenges facing conflict prevention efforts in the Middle East.
See more in Middle East, International Peace and Security, Conflict Prevention
In The Closing of the American Border, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration’s struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
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In this report, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi analyzes the potential use of deterrence in preventing terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons and recommends a new approach to U.S. declaratory policy, as well as ways to improve U.S. capabilities to determine the sources of terrorist attacks.
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For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
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Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
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Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
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