Policy briefs
Policy briefs
- Prospects for youth-led movements for political change in Pakistan
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Michael Kugelman
16 January 2012
In the context of the mass protest movements over the last year, this new policy brief assesses the likelih... more
- The nature of a friendship: making sense of Sino-Pakistani relations
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Marco Mezzera
27 September 2011
The May 2nd 2011 Abbottabad raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden heightened long-standing ten... more
- Adapting Norwegian Civilian Capacity for the Future: Implications of the Guéhenno Report
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John Karlsrud
12 September 2011
With vacancy rates averaging at 22% in peace operations around the world for the last decade, and at some i... more
- Taking Stock: Madrasa Reform in Pakistan
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Kaja Borchgrevink ,
Kristian Berg Harpviken
6 July 2011
Searching for the roots of terrorism after the attacks of 9/11, the world’s attention turned to Pakistan an... more
- Fragile states: a fluid concept for peacebuilding and statebuilding
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Fernanda Faria
6 July 2011
The “fragile states” concept is widely used in peacebuilding and statebuilding. Yet the term itself, as wel... more
- Measuring peacebuilding: challenges, tools, actions
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Svein Erik Stave
24 May 2011
How can the effectiveness of peacebuilding operations in countries marked by conflict be better measured? T... more
- Coping with a failing Pakistan
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Stephen P. Cohen
22 February 2011
Based on an extensive project he coordinated at the Brookings Institution, Stephen P. Cohen identifies cruc... more
- International responses to Pakistan’s water crisis: opportunities and challenges
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Michael Kugelman
22 November 2010
How can the international community help Pakistan respond to its widespread and deadly water crisis? Michae... more
- Pakistan: dealing with peace in the tribal areas?
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Laila Bokhari
22 November 2010
The Pakistani army has relied on sporadic military strikes, combined with negotiations, in dealing with mil... more
- Norway's political test in Faryab, Afghanistan: how to lead?
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Ståle Ulriksen
1 July 2010
An escalation of violence in north-west Afghanistan is often ascribed to increased activity by the Taliban.... more
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