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The Spirit of Democracy
January 22, 2008
Stanford's Larry Diamond will discuss his forthcoming book, The Spirit of Democracy.
The Governance Agenda in International Development
November 1, 2007
Francis Fukuyama is Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the Paul H.
The Missing Link: State-building and the Rule of Law in Afghanistan
March 28, 2007
J. Alexander Thier is Senior Rule of Law Advisor at the United States Institute of Peace.
Narcotics and Afghanistan's State Building Efforts
October 26, 2005
A background paper is available.
Post-Electoral Iraq: What's Next?
February 14, 2005
During the first three months of 2004, Larry Diamond served as a senior adviser on governance to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.
Enforcing the Peace: There Aren't Enough Canadians
January 27, 2005
Kimberly Marten is a tenured associate professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University, and also teaches at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).
State Building in Africa
December 1, 2004
Gayle Smith is a renowned expert on African politics and economics. She has worked on failed states, post-conflict management, and transnational threats in Africa for over 20 years.
You, The People: Iraq and the Future of State-Building
June 2, 2004
U.S. President George W. Bush came to power emphasizing that he did not regard nation-building as an appropriate activity for the U.S. military.
State-building: A Framework for Thinking about the Transfer of Institutions to Developing Countries
May 14, 2004
Francis Fukuyama is Dean of Faculty and Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the Paul H.