On February 26, CSS Post-Doctoral Fellow Ben Denison spoke on a panel at the Cato Institute (Washington, D.C.), on “The Failure of Forcible Regime-Change Operations.” The panel also featured Lindsey O’Rourke (Boston College), Alexander Downes (George Washington University), and Christopher Preble (Cato Institute).
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The ink is barely dry on a new U.S.-Taliban peace deal but there is renewed hope that the forever war in Afghanistan might finally end. However, the likelihood that the agreement will prove sustainable and resolve the internal problems between various Afghan factions remains exceedingly low.
Read MoreLike his predecessors, the president has found himself walking back this important strategic objective. Why? Because he seems to believe the best option for the United States in the Middle East comes down to pain and loss no matter which policy we choose: military withdrawal or continued forward deployment.
Read MoreWhether trying to achieve political, security, economic, or humanitarian goals, scholars have found that regime-change missions do not succeed as envisioned. Instead, they are likely to spark civil wars, lead to lower levels of democracy, increase repression, and in the end, draw the foreign intervener into lengthy nation-building projects.
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THURSDAY, November 14, 2019 12:30-2:00pm Cabot 703 Prior to his assignment in Boston, Arnaud Mentré was Deputy Assistant Secretary for
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Karim Elkady
Nils Hagerdal
Megan McBride
Sidita Kushi
Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:00-5:30pm Murrow Room Derek Mitchell is the third president of the National Democratic Institute. Mitchell has had a distinguished career
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What happens to a country when its core national identity – its preferred image of itself in terms of race
Read MoreA new research project aims to tally the bill of American military intervention and spotlight the need for a return
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