RAND Expert Biography
Cheryl Benard
Director, Initiative for Middle Eastern Youth, RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy
Office
Washington
Expertise
Youth radicalization, civil-military relations, Islamism in the Diaspora, post-conflict reconstruction, Afghanistan and the Middle East, women in development
Recent Work
Middle Eastern youth; radicalism; public diplomacy; post-conflict reconstruction
Previous Positions
Research Director, Boltzmann Institute of Politics, Austria
Education
Ph.D. in political science, University of Vienna; B.A. in international relations, American University of Beirut
Publications of Interest
Building Moderate Muslim Networks, Angel Rabasa et al., RAND Corporation, 2007
"Fixing What's Wrong-and Building on What's Right-with Middle East Education," SAIS Review, Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2006
Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions, Seth G. Jones et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
"The Myth of Martyrdom: Young People and the Insurgency in Iraq," Conference Proceedings, Chapter 7, Options for Helping Middle Eastern Youth Escape the Trap of Radicalization, Cheryl Benard and Ed O'Connell, RAND Corporation, 2005
Civil Democratic Islam: Partners, Resources, and Strategies, RAND Corporation, 2003
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Aljazeera; BBC; Christian Science Monitor; EducationNews.org; New York Sun; NPR; Voice of America; Wall Street Journal
Commentary: Christian Science Monitor; Emma (Germany); In Touch Magazine (Los Angeles); International Herald Tribune; Wall Street Journal
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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