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Haiti’s Changing Tide

Report from Reuben Brigety and Natalie Ondiak lays out a sustainable security strategy for Haiti that would initiate a virtuous circle of development in the country.

Experts in the Field: Haiti: Natalie Ondiak and Reuben Brigety travel to Haiti to look at the country through a sustainable security lens.

Sustainable Security 101: A 101 gives the basics on what sustainable security is and why we need this new model to protect U.S. national security and further our foreign policy objectives.

A National Strategy for Global Development: Reuben Brigety and Sabina Dewan offer a strategy for protecting America and our world through sustainable security.

Sustainable Security in Afghanistan: Report from Lawrence Korb, Caroline Wadhams, Colin Cookman, and Sean Duggan provides recommendations for a lasting security in Afghanistan.

The Price of Prevention: The fourth report in the Sustainable Security series by Gayle Smith, David Sullivan, and Andrew Sweet looks at how to deal with global crises before they occur.

Building a Sustainable Security Strategy: Reuben Brigety explains how we can combat terrorism, fight poverty, and promote democracy in the developing world.

What Is Sustainable Security?: Gayle Smith discusses the key concept of her new report, “In Search of Sustainable Security,” the first in a series of six reports that will provide analysis and recommendations for a new approach that combines national security, human security, and collective security.

Getting to a Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe: Gayle Smith discusses next steps for Zimbabwe in The Washington Post.

Elements of Successful Peacekeeping: To succeed in its mission, the U.N./A.U. peacekeeping force must employ a threat of sanctions to Khartoum for non-compliance.

Containing a Rebounding Crisis: A strategy report from the ENOUGH project on how to ensure peace, protection, and accountability in Kenya and the region.

The Politics of Aid: Gayle Smith discusses the evolution of foreign aid under the Bush administration and before in Human Rights.

Beyond Borders: American foreign policy must look beyond the nation state and toward human security, writes Gayle Smith in Democracy.