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International Affairs Fellow in Residence
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Phone: +1.202.509.8518
E-mail: mporges@cfr.org
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Washington, DC
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Former policy advisor on counterterrorism issues at both the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Currently researching long-term approaches to mitigating terrorist threats, including detainee rehabilitation efforts.
Expertise:U.S. national security policy; terrorism and counterterrorism policy; terrorist financing, U.S. detention policy, Arabian Peninsula issues.
Experience:Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (2008-2009); Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense's Office of Detainee Affairs (2006-2008); former Lieutenant and naval aviator in the U.S. Navy.
Current Research Project
November 18, 2009
Op-Ed
Philadelphia Inquirer
Marisa Porges considers the "unorthodox" solution of rehabilitation for Guantanamo detainees.
See more in Saudi Arabia, Terrorism and the Law, U.S. Strategy and Politics
May 21, 2009
Podcast
CFR's Marisa L. Porges says the mounting political debate over the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees underscores the steep challenges President Barack Obama faces in closing the camp within a one-year timeline.
See more in United States, Terrorism and the Law
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
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.
Complete list of CFR Books
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Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
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