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April 25, 2008
Academic Module
This module features teaching notes and supplemental resources for Toward an Angola Strategy: Prioritizing U.S.-Angola Relations, a report of an Independent Commission sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations Center for Preventive Action. This report argues that it is in the interest of the United States to help develop a sustainable and lasting peace in Angola.
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December 10, 2007
| Speakers: | Stewart M. Patrick, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development Nancy E. Soderberg, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, University of North Florida Donald K. Steinberg, Vice President for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group |
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| Presider: | Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
Video
Watch experts discuss strategies for preventing conflict in the years ahead, with particular regard to weak or failing states.
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December 10, 2007
| Speakers: | David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York Fen Osler Hampson, Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Bruce W. Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy Studies and Political Science, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University |
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| Presider: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director, Military Fellows Program, Council on Foreign Relations |
Video
Watch experts discuss the changes in conflict prevention work since the publication of the Carnegie Commission on the Prevention of Deadly Conflict's final report ten years ago.
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December 10, 2007
| Speaker: | Terje Roed-Larsen, President, International Peace Academy |
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| Welcoming Remarks: | Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Presider: | Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations |
Video
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
December 10, 2007
| Speakers: | Stewart M. Patrick, Research Fellow, Center for Global Policy Development Nancy E. Soderberg, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Unversity of North Florida Donald K. Steinberg, Vice president for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group |
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| Presider: | Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention, and Director, Center for Preventative Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
A transcript of the CFR session three symposium on the future of conflict prevention.
December 10, 2007
| Speakers: | David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnagie Corporation of New York Fen Osler Hampson, Director, Paterson School of International Affairs, Carelton University Bruce W. Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University |
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| Presider: | William L. Nash, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention; Director of the Center for Preventative Action, The Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
A Transcript of the Council on Foreign Relations symposium on the future of conflict prevention, session two.
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December 10, 2007
| Speaker: | Terje Rød-Larsen, International Peace Academy |
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| Presiders: | Richard N. Haass, President, The Council on Foreign Relations Paul Stares, Welcoming Remarks. General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention, and Director, Center for Preventative Action, The Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript
A transcript of the CFR Conflict Prevention Symposium, Session 1.
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December 10, 2007
| Speakers: | Stewart M. Patrick, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development Nancy E. Soderberg, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, University of North Florida Donald K. Steinberg, Vice President for Multilateral Affairs, International Crisis Group |
|---|---|
| Presider: | Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
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
December 10, 2007
| Speakers: | David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York Fen Osler Hampson, Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Bruce W. Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy Studies and Political Science, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University |
|---|---|
| Presider: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director, Military Fellows Program, Council on Foreign Relations |
Audio
Listen to experts discuss the changes in conflict prevention work since the publication of the Carnegie Commission on the Prevention of Deadly Conflict's final report ten years ago.
See more in International Peace and Security
December 10, 2007
| Speaker: | Terje Roed-Larsen, President, International Peace Academy |
|---|---|
| Welcoming Remarks: | Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director, Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Presider: | Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations |
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
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Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies
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