Public Commentary
On Peacekeeping and the United Nations
A U.N. peacekeeping mission could make all the difference in Afghanistan. Here’s why. Los Angeles Times Op-Ed, August 30, 2021
Multilateralism in the National Interest. With Elizabeth Cousens Lawfare, Foreign Policy Essay, Sunday, October 18, 2020
Five Myths about Peacekeeping. Washington Post, Outlook, Sunday, July 14, 2019
Power in Peacekeeping. TEDxGeorgetown, February 14, 2018
Should U.N. Peacekeepers Launch Preemptive Strikes? The Cruz Report Seems to Think So. Washington Post, Monkey Cage, March 16, 2018
President Trump Wants to Cut U.N. Funding — But Peacekeeping Saves Money, as Well as Lives. Washington Post, Monkey Cage, March 31, 2017
The Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians: Peacekeeping or War Fighting? Political Violence at a Glance, December 28, 2016
Peacekeeping Has Worked, But Is It Working Now?
Political Violence at a Glance, September 23, 2014
On Civil Wars
Why Civil Wars Are Lasting Longer
Foreign Affairs, February 27, 2018
How Civil Wars End
Political Violence at a Glance, February 9, 2018
Out of the Cave Podcast: Episode 6 – How Civil Wars End.
The Elusive Art of Negotiating Peace: Q&A with Lise Howard
Global Observatory, International Peace Institute, March 12, 2015
Brief Commentary
France 24, Military Times, National Public Radio, New York Times, Washington Post
