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The Center for Preventive Action (CPA) was established by the Council on Foreign Relations in 1994 to help prevent, defuse, or resolve deadly conflicts around the world and to expand the body of knowledge on conflict prevention.
March 31, 2008
| Speaker: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Scholar on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Presider: | J. Anthony Holmes, Fellow in Diplomatic Studies on Africa, Council on Foreign Relations |
Michelle Gavin explains the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe and the tallying process.
December 5, 2007
Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, The Council on Foreign Relations
Richard C. Holbrooke, the architect of the Dayton Accords that ended the Bosnia war, says Russia’s uncooperative attitude in Kosovo combined with western inaction could spark renewed conflict.
October 2007
| Author: | Michelle D. Gavin, Adjunct Fellow for Africa |
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Council Special Report No. 31
Since 2000, President Robert Mugabe’s refusal to tolerate challenges to his power has led him to systematically dismantle the workings of Zimbabwe’s economic and political systems, replacing them with structures of corruption, intimidation, and repression. Michelle D. Gavin surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe, identifying current structural and legal impediments to economic and political recovery.
May 2007
This report argues that Angola deserves priority attention in the formulation of U.S. foreign, national security, and economic policies, particularly in the design of policy toward Africa.
April 2007
| Author: | Robert I. Rotberg |
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Council Special Report No. 27
This report describes what steps might be taken by Nigerians and the international community to avoid a breakdown of democracy, and possibly stability, in the wake of Nigeria’s April 2007 electoral contest and to tackle Nigeria’s fundamental challenges of governance, security, and development in the longer term.
February 2007
| Author: | Eduardo A. Gamarra |
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Council Special Report No. 24
This report encourages the U.S. government to redirect its policy toward Bolivia from “wait and see” to one with an emphasis on conflict prevention and preserving the democratic process in order to address the nation’s many challenges. This report is also available in Spanish.
December 2006
| Author: | Terrence Lyons, Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University |
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Council Special Report No. 21
This report presents a full picture of what is going on in the Horn of Africa and suggests what the United States needs to do to address the multiple challenges to stability.
November 2006
| Author: | Richard Lapper |
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Council Special Report No. 20
With polls showing Chávez strongly in the lead in the December 3, 2006, Venezuelan presidential election, the United States needs to prepare for another six-year term with the controversial leader. This report proposes a new strategic framework for U.S. policy toward Venezuela. This report is also available in Spanish.
September 11, 2006
| Author: | William L. Nash, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention and Director of the Military Fellows Program |
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April 2006
| Author: | Blair A. King |
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Council Special Report No. 14
This report urges the Indonesia Government to follow through with its commitments to achieve a comprehensive solution to the conflict in Papua by engaging with legitimate representatives of Papuan society, fully implementing special autonomy, improving local governance, and reforming security arrangements.
April 2006
| Author: | Dr. Barnett R. Rubin, New York University |
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Council Special Report No. 12
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.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
The Council on Foreign Relations is pleased to announce that Paul Stares is the new General John W. Vessey senior fellow for conflict prevention and director of the Center for Preventive Action (CPA). Stares will focus on strengthening and expanding the work of the CPA, which finds ways to prevent, defuse, or resolve deadly conflicts around the world.
For more information on the CPA, contact:
Paul Stares
General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention
and Director, Center for Preventive Action
+1-202-518-3461
Jamie Ekern
Assistant Director
+1-202-518-3463
Alex Noyes
Research Associate
+1-212-434-9744
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