JOURNAL ARTICLE
Health outcomes in developing countries continue to lag the developed world, and many countries are not on target to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
REPORT
This book examines six case studies of insurgencies from around the world to determine the key factors necessary for a successful transition from counterinsurgency to a more stable situation. The authors review the causes of each insurgency and the key players involved, and examine what the government did right — or wrong — to bring the insurgency to an end and to transition to greater stability.
COMMENTARY
We are still too close to the events to discern the long-term trajectory of the campaign against al Qaeda. And almost nine years after 9/11, analysts are still remarkably divided in their assessments of al Qaeda's current situation, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
This study takes advantage of a unique data set from Senegal that combines test score data for children from the second grade with information on their subsequent school progression from a follow-up survey conducted seven years later.
REPORT
Large multinational corporations (MNCs) can play significant roles in zones of violent conflict, including in counterinsurgency. While the activities of MNCs aimed at shaping their violent environments may only be intended to protect their infrastructure and personnel, they can have less-than-benign consequences.
REPORT
This study was commissioned by the UK General Medical Council (GMC) to provide an evidence base on the systems of medical regulation in place in the countries of origin of doctors seeking to enter the UK and obtain registration to practise.
REPORT
The Liberian National Police (LNP) will become the chief provider of security in Liberia as the United Nations Mission in Liberia is reduced. Given the LNP's capabilities and complexity, its past manipulation by former President Charles Taylor, and a pattern of police misconduct in much of Africa, the question of oversight is critical.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
The authors use unique data to estimate the determinants of cognitive ability among 14-17-year olds in Senegal. Closing the schooling gaps between poor and wealthy children will also close most of the gap in cognitive skills between these groups.
REPORT
Over the past few years, the European Union has demonstrated the capacity to deploy and employ armed force outside its borders in support of broader common policy objectives, creating a new player in nation-building operations.
REPORT
Liberia's new government has made security sector transformation a high priority. Immediate steps toward implementation of a security structure include development of detailed integrated force plans with the U.S. and the UN; designs for a small police quick-reaction unit and small Coast Guard; and more.
COMMENTARY
In the absence of a more forcible and proactive stance, Africa may well emerge as the major new piracy 'hot spot' of the 21st century, exemplifying what the International Maritime Bureau is already referring to as the epitome of warlordism and anarchy at sea, writes Peter Chalk.
REPORT
This Note was prepared as part of a larger project entitled "Effectiveness of U.S. Military Training Activities in Promoting Internal Defense and Development in the Third World."
PEOPLE
Assistant Policy Analyst
M.Phil (Ph.D. candidate) in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in economics, London School of Economics; B.A. in economics, University of Massachusetts
PEOPLE
Political Sci, Assoc
Ph.D. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; M.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po); M.A. in political science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva; B.A. in history, French Institute of Political Science, Paris (Sciences Po)
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