CPASS in the News

"U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraqi Cities" icon
by NPR
The Diane Rehm Show, NPR, June 30, 2009

Paul Pillar is a guest on The Diane Rehm Show to discuss the US troop withdrawal from urban areas in Iraq.

"Pakistan: Most Dangerous Country in the World" icon
by MSNBC
MSNBC: Andrea Mitchell Reports, May 13, 2009

Bruce Riedel joined Andrea Mitchell to discuss the deteriorating situation in Pakistan.

"Shaky Pakistan Is Seen as Target of Qaeda Plots" icon
by MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT
The New York Times, May 10, 2009

“If you look at Al Qaeda as a brand, they know when to broadcast the brand, as the group has done in North Africa,” Mr. Hoffman said. “And they know when to cloak the brand, as it has done in Pakistan.”

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CPASS Publications

"Is Iran Ripe for Revolution?"
by Daniel Byman
Slate, June 18, 2009

Are the demonstrations today the beginning of a velvet revolution comparable to those that swept dictators from power in Eastern Europe, or will June 2009 be remembered like June 1989, when Chinese troops quashed pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square?

"The Bully Wins"
by Paul R. Pillar
The National Interest, June 15, 2009

The impact of Iran’s presidential election may have as much to do with the dispute over the result as with who was officially declared the winner.

"The Drone War"
by Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann
The New Republic, June 2009

"Daniel Byman, who runs the Security Studies program at Georgetown, has studied the effects that targeted assassinations have on terrorist groups."

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The Center for Peace and Security Studies (CPASS), within Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, is dedicated to examining the full range of political, economic, historical, cultural, and technological factors that influence global peace and security. The Center brings together the academic and policy worlds through its Security Studies Program (SSP), Women In International Security (WIIS), policy discussions, and research.

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