2014 Preventive Priorities

Conference Call — February 12, 2014 — 60 min

2014 Preventive Priorities

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CFR Senior Fellow Paul Stares discusses preventive priorities in 2014 with professors and students, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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Paul B. Stares

General John W. Vessey Senior Fellow for Conflict Prevention, Director of the Center for Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations

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Irina A. Faskianos

Vice President, National Program & Outreach

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