Arnold . A Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
Newsletter | Vol. 10 | March 2008

Welcome to the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies electronic newsletter.  We look forward to keeping you informed of developments and issues from the institute

Report by SIWPS, the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, and  the Atlantic Council of the United States

The Saltzman Institute in cooperation with the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and the Atlantic Council of the United States released a report entitled, "Enhancing Democracy Assistance" which offers policy recommendations for democracy assistance in the next administration.  The directors of the project were SIWPS professor Lincoln A. Mitchell and David L. Phillips from Columbia 's "Center for the Study of Human Rights".

SIWPS Professor Article in Harvard International Review

On February 27, 2008, the Harvard International Review Online published an article by SIWPS professor Lincoln Mitchell entitled "What was the Rose Revolution For? Understanding the Georgian Revolution."  

Two New SIWPS Working Papers

Roy Licklider, The Ethics of Advice: Conflict Management vs. Human Rights in Ending Civil Wars

Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder, Democratization and Civil War!

SIWPS Professor Receives Grant

Kimberly Marten has received a grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation for her book project on "Dealing with Warlords: Lessons from History."  The project will examine several historical and recent cases, including the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan , parts of post-Soviet Georgia , Sierra Leone , and the Anbar region of Iraq .

Efraim Inbar

Recent Talks Given at SIWPS

February 14, 2008: "The Rise and Demise of the Palestinian Option?" by Dr.
Efraim Inbar, Professor in Political Science at Bar-Ilan University and the
Director of its Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

February 15, 2008: "Triumph Forsaken" A Controversial Reinterpretation of
the Vietnam War by Mark Moyar, Kim T. Adamson Chair of Insurgency and
Terrorism at the U.S. Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia

February 26, 2008: "Enhancing Democracy Assistance" by Lincoln A. Mitchell,
Arnold A. Saltzman Assistant Professor in the Practice of International
Politics and David L. Phillips, Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study
of Human Rights at Columbia University"

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