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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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Expert on emerging regional and international security challenges. Led the bipartisan Genocide Prevention Task Force's Expert Group on Preventive Diplomacy. Currently focusing on future conflict trends and associated prevention strategies.
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
June 3, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the implications of North Korea’s recent nuclear tests and the available policy options for the Obama administration and the international community.
See more in North Korea, Arms Control and Disarmament
June 3, 2009, Washington D.C.
Transcript
Sheila Smith and Scott Snyder discuss the reasons behind North Korea's provocative actions, and the implications for its neighbors in the region as well as the United States.
See more in North Korea, Proliferation
May 5, 2009
Academic Module
These teaching notes, by coauthor and CFR Senior Fellow Paul B. Stares, feature discussion questions and additional projects for educators to supplement the Council Special Report Preparing for Sudden Change in North Korea. This report addresses the foreign policy challenge of how the United States and its allies can prepare for the possibility of sudden and destabilizing change in North Korea. Dr. Stares and Dr. Wit recommend that the United States promote allied coordination and preparedness, and foster regional transparency and capacity-building.
March 6, 2009
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Paul B. Stares and Alexander Noyes argue that "A conditional suspension of the ICC's warrant for Bashir is the best way to prevent a collapse of the CPA, protect those still in need, and force Khartoum to act toward ending the conflict in Darfur."
See more in Sudan, Human Rights, International Law
February 12, 2009
Transcript
CFR Fellows Paul Stares, Sheila Smith, and Elizabeth Economy discuss Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's upcoming trip to Asia, her first trip in her new role.
See more in China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Public Diplomacy
February 12, 2009
Audio
Listen to CFR experts Elizabeth C. Economy, Sheila A. Smith and Paul B. Stares discuss U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, in advance of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to the region.
February 3, 2009
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Paul Stares argues in the Los Angeles Times that "Kim Jong Il's uncertain health and longevity make it vital for the U.S. to plan ahead with its Asian allies and China."
See more in Northeast Asia, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 28, 2009
Transcript
This panel discusses MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 a Council on Foreign Relations special report, "Preparing for Sudden Change in North Korea."
See more in North Korea, International Peace and Security
January 2009
Council Special Report No. 42
Council Special Report
North Korea has long been a serious concern to Washington. Now, with President Kim Jong-Il reportedly in bad health and possibly naming a successor, the United States must consider possible outcomes should the situation deteriorate and the current North Korean government collapse. This report examines the challenges that these scenarios would pose—ranging from securing Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal to providing humanitarian assistance—in the context of the interests of the United States and others in its valuable recommendations.
See more in North Korea, International Peace and Security
December 12, 2008
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Listen to CFR experts Laurie Garrett and J. Anthony Holmes discuss the political and humanitarian crisis unfolding in Zimbabwe, including the recent outbreak of cholera.
December 12, 2008
Transcript
See more in Zimbabwe, Democracy and Human Rights, Health, Science, and Technology, Global Health
December 9, 2008
Video
Watch former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright discuss measures the next administration can take to mitigate potential sources of crisis across the world.
See more in Defense/Homeland Security, International Peace and Security
December 9, 2008
Transcript
Session I of a Council on Foreign Relations Center for Preventive Action Symposium.
See more in Conflict Prevention
December 9, 2008
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Listen to former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright discuss measures the next administration can take to mitigate potential sources of crisis across the world.
See more in Defense/Homeland Security, International Peace and Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics
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
Transcript
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
Transcript
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
Transcript
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
Transcript
Four speakers discuss the consequences of an independent Kosovo.
See more in Kosovo, Serbia, Nationalism, Peacekeeping
Explore international efforts to curb nuclear proliferation with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
The Canadian oil sands present an important challenge to policymakers: they promise energy security benefits but present climate change problems. Michael A. Levi assesses the energy security and climate change effects of the oil sands and makes recommendations for U.S. policymakers within the context of broader bilateral relations with Canada.
This report explores an important element of the maritime policy regime: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Author Scott G. Borgerson examines the international negotiations that led to the convention, the history of debates in the United States over whether to join it, and the strategic importance of the oceans for U.S. foreign policy today.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
In War of Necessity, War of Choice, Richard N. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq involving the two presidents Bush and Saddam Hussein, and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made, what it should seek, and how it should be pursued.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba’s unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
As Ray Takeyh shows in Guardians of the Revolution, behind the famous personalities and extremist slogans of Iran is a nation that is far more pragmatic—and complex—than many in the West have been led to believe.
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