Resources - Policy Statements

NGOs and Academia

Below are key statements from non-novernmental or academic analyses related to the U.S. defense and security assistance to the rest of the world. 

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Statement by Dr. Seth G. Jones before the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?
Statement by Dr. Seth G. Jones before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the threat of al-Shabaab. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Dr. Seth G. Jones
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism
Violence

Statement of Don Borelli, COO, The Soufan Group, Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?
Prepared testimony by Don Borelli before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the threat of al-Shabaab to the United States.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Don Borelli
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Violence
Counterterrorism

Prepared Statement of Mohamed Farah to House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?
Testimony by Mohamed Farah to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on al-Shabaab recruitment efforts in the U.S. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Mohamed Farah
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism

Statement by Richard Downie, Deputy Director and Fellow of the Africa Program at CSIS to the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?
Statement by Richard Downie, Deputy Director and Fellow of the Africa Program at CSIS to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the threat of al-Shabaab.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Richard Downie
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism
Violence

Testimony of Berhanu Nega, Associate Professor of Economics, Bucknell University Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Testimony by Dr. Berhanu Nega on the prospects for human rights and democratization in post-Meles Ethiopia.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Dr. Berhanu Nega
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Governance
Development

Prepared Statement of Dr. J. Peter Pham, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Prepared Statement of Dr. J. Peter Pham, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign AffairsEnglish
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Dr. J. Peter Pham
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Governance
Development

Testimony by Obang O. Metho, Executive Director, Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia, before the U.S. House of Reprsentatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Testimony by Obang O. Metho, Executive Director, Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia, before the U.S. House of Reprsentatives Committee on Foreign AffairsEnglish
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Obang O. Metho
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Governance
Development

La guerra en las coyunturas de negociacion: Tlaxcala - El Caguan - La Habana

Friday, October 11, 2013
Hoy realizan mas acciones que requieren un menor esfuerzo militar. Las que exigen un alto esfuerzo, tienden a desaparecer.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Fundacion Ideas Para La Paz
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Security

Venezuela: Is anyone watching?

Friday, October 11, 2013
The immediate future for Venezuela is, at best, grim.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Carl Meacham
Publisher / Source: 
CSIS
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Statement of Rich Mellor

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Related Hearing: 
From al-Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror Groups Overseas Affect the Homeland
Richard Mellor testifies in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security regarding if retail outlets can be considered “soft targets” for potential terrorist attacks.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Rich Mellor
Publisher / Source: 
National Retail Federation
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

A Statement by Stephanie Sanok Kostro

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Related Hearing: 
From al-Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror Groups Overseas Affect the Homeland
Stephanie Sanok Kostro testifies in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security on the impact of Western members of terrorist organizations on the homeland security of the United States.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Somalia
Syria
Author(s): 
Stephanie Sanok Kostro
Publisher / Source: 
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

La indecision que mina la restitucion

Monday, October 7, 2013
No sabe si quiere apostarle al espiritu transformador del campo - en linea de lo que parece se discute en la Habana -, o a seguir abriendo paso al voraz apetito de unos pocos.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Nelson Camilo Sanchez
Publisher / Source: 
Semana (Colombia)

Testimony by Ambassador James F. Jeffrey

Friday, October 4, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Reversing Iran's Nuclear Program
Former Ambassador James F. Jeffrey testifies in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Iran's nuclear program.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
James F. Jeffrey
Publisher / Source: 
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

After 65 Years-Will Peace Finally Come to Colombia? An Interview with Ricardo Esquivia

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Peace itself won't come from the dialogues, as warriors never make peace. The most that the warriors can do is end the war, and that helps a lot.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Dan La Botz
Publisher / Source: 
Upside Down World

Dominican Republic Court Ruling Raises Mass Statelessness Threat

Thursday, October 3, 2013
The order effectively strips citizenship rights from the descendants of Haitian migrants settled in the Dominican Republic since the start of the 20th century.English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Publisher / Source: 
Open Society Justice Initiative
Tag(s): 
Migration

Afro-Colombian Leaders Targeted for Defending Human Rights

Thursday, October 3, 2013
One hundred and twenty AFRODES leaders are currently under threat and many have not received adequate protection by the UNP.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Washington Office on Latin America

Mexican Violence and Unauthorized Immigration

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Although some individuals have certainly been driven out of Mexico and into the United States because of violence south of the border, it does not appear to be a main driver of those movements.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Alex Nowrasteh
Publisher / Source: 
Cato Institute
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Migration
U.S. Policy

Asesinada defensora de derechos humanos y lidereza del Macizo Colombiano

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Adelinda Gomez Gaviria de 36 anos de edad y madre de tres hijos, era una defensora de derechos humanos y lidereza campesina.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Arco Iris (Colombia)

Understanding Iran’s Nuclear Program and Technically Assessing Negotiating Positions

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Reversing Iran's Nuclear Program
David Albright of the Institute for Science and International Security testifies before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on the technical aspects of recommended negotiation points with respect to the nuclear program of the Iranian regime.
Country(s): 
Iran
Brazil
South Africa
Author(s): 
David Albright
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Science and International Security
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

The Rouhani Presidency: A kinder, gentler Islamic Republic?

Thursday, October 3, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Reversing Iran's Nuclear Program
Ray Takeyh testifies in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the history and personality of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his place within the larger government structure of Iran.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Iraq
Author(s): 
Ray Takeyh
Publisher / Source: 
Council on Foreign Relations
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf

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