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James Dobbins

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Education

BS in international affairs, Georgetown, School of Foreign Service

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Research Focus

Afghanistan; Balkans; Europe; Iraq; Middle East; NATO; trends and issues in international security; U.S.-foreign relations

RAND Research Areas

National Security

Selected Publications

, Ending Afghanistan's Civil War (testimony presented by J. Dobbins to the House Armed Services Committee), 2007

James Dobbins et al., The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building, RAND Corporation, 2007

James Dobbins et al., America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq, RAND Corporation, 2005

James Dobbins et al., The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq, RAND Corporation, 2005

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Research Focus

Afghanistan, Balkans, Europe, Iraq, Middle East, NATO, trends and issues in international security, U.S.-foreign relations

Previous Positions

Assistant Secretary of State for Europe; Special Assistant to the President for the Western Hemisphere; Special Adviser to the President and Secretary of State for the Balkans; Ambassador to the European Community; Clinton administration's Special Envoy for Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo; Bush administration's first Special Envoy for Afghanistan; Bush administration's representative to the Afghan opposition in the wake of September 11, 2001

Selected Publications

The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building, James Dobbins et al., RAND Corporation, 2007

Ending Afghanistan's Civil War (testimony presented by J. Dobbins to the House Armed Services Committee, January 30, 2007), RAND Corporation, 2007

The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq, James Dobbins et al., RAND Corporation, 2005

America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq, James Dobbins et al., RAND Corporation, 2003

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: ABC; Al-Ahram Weekly; BBC; Bloomberg; CBS; Channel News Asia; Chi-cago Tribune; Christian Science Monitor; CNBC; CNN; Copley News Service; Cox News Service; Financial Times; Foreign Affairs; Fox News; The Globe and Mail; Houston Chronicle; International Herald Tribune; Irish Times; Knight Ridder; NBC; Newsday; NPR; PBS; Phil-adelphia Inquirer; Pravda; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; Reuters; South China Morning Post; Washington Post

Commentary: Financial Times; International Herald Tribune; New York Times; United Press International

Video Interviews: James Dobbins discusses "The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building"