RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, January 02, 2009, McClatchy Tribune
Growing tensions between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries, threaten to escalate into a direct military confrontation. Vanda Felbab-Brown notes that, especially after the Mumbai attacks, the world is looking to Obama for leadership in reversing dangerous trends and building a security framework in a vital region. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, December 18, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains the front line in the war on terror. On December 18, Brookings Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown offered a public memo to President-elect Obama with recommendations to expand an agenda of peace and stability to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, December 18, 2008, The Brookings Institution
The Afghanistan-Pakistan border region has become the central front in the war on terror. Pakistan is suffering from social, political and economic turmoil, while Afghanistan’s security situation continues to deteriorate with a resurgent Taliban. Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, these two countries may present the greatest foreign policy challenge facing the next president. Read More
VIDEO
Vanda Felbab-Brown and Stephen Hess, December 18, 2008
Brookings expert Vanda Felbab-Brown says Pakistan is suffering from its greatest internal crises in decades, while Afghanistan remains far from stable with a resurgent Taliban. In this podcast, she proposes recommendations to expand stability in the region, while Politico Senior Editor David Mark and author Steve Hess discusses the president-elect's press conferences.
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan remains the front line in the war on terror. Pakistan is suffering from its greatest internal crises in decades, while Afghanistan remains far from stable with a resurgent Taliban. On December 17, Vanda Felbab-Brown answered questions in a live web chat with Politico about foreign policy challenges President-elect Barack Obama faces in this volatile region. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC
On December 16, Brookings hosted foreign policy experts Suzanne Maloney, Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack for a discussion on the state of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Iran’s nuclear and regional ambitions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, December 12, 2008, The Washington Times
Michael O'Hanlon analyzes the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. He argues that the basic principles of counterinsurgency are similar enough in both places that some of the lessons learned in securing Iraq should be used in Afghanistan. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bilal Y. Saab, December 08, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Bilal Saab writes that discovering who planned and executed the Mumbai attacks is critical to any effective future counterterrorism strategy. He believes if subsequent investigations show that al Qaeda played no role, it signals the beginning of a dangerous new era in which multiple terrorist groups possess the operational capacity to mount large-scale, catastrophic attacks—previously thought to be the domain of al Qaeda alone. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, November 30, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Brookings fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown writes that the bloody terrorist attacks in Mumbai have serious repercussions for NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and defeat the Taliban insurgency. Among other recommendations, Felbab-Brown believes the U.S. and NATO must discourage Afghanistan's political leaders from exploiting regional tensions. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, November 20, 2008
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
To face the daunting problems of the global financial crisis to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and transnational threats such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism and global climate change, the new Obama administration will need to forge global partnerships and usher in a new era of international cooperation. On November 20, the Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) Project released "A Plan for Action,” a comprehensive set of foreign policy recommendations for the next U.S. president—and other world leaders—to address the most critical challenges facing the world today. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon, November 14, 2008, The Wall Street Journal
The war in Afghanistan is not going well, but that does not mean the U.S. should give up. Michael O'Hanlon argues it is imperative that the U.S. help the Afghanistan government recruit, vet, train, and equip 300,000 to 400,000 new Afghan troops. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Vanda Felbab-Brown, October 28, 2008, The Brookings Institution
Violence in Afghanistan has increased dramatically and now paralyzes much of the country. Vanda Felbab-Brown explores the current options for dealing with the growing crisis and makes recommendations for creating sustainable security. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Riedel, October 27, 2008, Newsweek
Bruce Riedel joined Newsweek to discuss the continuing threat from Al Qaeda, their successes and failures, and options for fighting the organization now and in the future. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC
The Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World was pleased to host Ahmed Rashid, journalist and best-selling author of Descent Into Chaos. A correspondent for both the Far Eastern Economic Review and the Daily Telegraph and author of Taliban and Jihad, Rashid argued that Afghanistan presents a greater security risk to the international community than the Middle East. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael E. O'Hanlon and Andrew Shearer, October 03, 2008, The Washington Times
With renewed international focus on Afghanistan, Michael O'Hanlon and Andrew Shearer assess the continually worsening situation in the country. O'Hanlon and Shearer believe there is no "silver bullet" strategy for Afghanistan, but they contend that progress can best be accomplished by focusing on four main fronts for positive developments. Read More