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Recommendations for Improving the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee’s Assessment and Assistance Coordination Function

By Alistair Millar, Jason Ipe, George A. Lopez, Tona Boyd, Linda Gerber, and David Cortright

Report — September 2005

This report provides recommendations for improving the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee’s assessment and assistance coordination function. Policy options outlined in the report include: High-level Panel report and CTED review process, conduct more credible needs assessments, improve CTC site-visits, improve international coordination, and develop and implement UN counter-terrorism standards and best practices.

An Action Agenda for Enhancing the United Nations Program on Counter-Terrorism

By David Cortright, Alistair Millar, Linda Gerber, and George A. Lopez

Report — September 2004

This report is one of the first analytical assessments of the work of the United Nations Counter-terrorism Committee, which was created by the Security Council in September 2001. It analyzes the changing responsiveness of member states to the reporting requirements of the resolution. It also explores trends that have led many members to call for strengthening the committee’s institutional capacity to respond to member requests for reporting assistance and for increased training in the procedures called for by SCR 1373 and international treaties.

Toward a More Secure America: Grounding U.S. Policy in Global Realities

By David Cortright, Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and Linda M. Gerber

Report — November 2003

This policy brief grew out of discussions with a team of former national security and foreign policy officials held at the Washington office of the Fourth Freedom Forum in the summer of 2003. The brief was written by the staff of the Fourth Freedom Forum and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

Unproven: The Controversy over Justifying War in Iraq

By David Cortright, Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and Linda M. Gerber

Report — June 2003

As officials investigate the controversies surrounding missing evidence in Iraq, it may be useful to analyze the assertions that were made about weapons of mass destruction and terrorist connections in Iraq, and the information that was available to refute those claims. In this report we present the publicly available data that U.S. and UK leaders chose to ignore in the pre-war debate. It provides a clear picture of what could have–and should have–been known and what should have been balanced against other more secretly obtained data on Iraq.

End Game? Removing Sanctions in Iraq

By David Cortright, Linda Gerber, Alistair Millar, and George A. Lopez

Report — May 2003

This paper provides a brief overview of some of the issues associated with the lifting of UN sanctions in Iraq.

Grading Iraqi Compliance

By Linda Gerber, Karl Shelly, Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and David Cortright

Report — 6 March 2003

This report devotes special attention to the compliance mandates of Security Council Resolution 1441, passed in November 2002. The authors argue that significant steps toward Iraqi compliance with Security Council demands have occurred, especially with the work of UNMOVIC inspectors since 2002. A chart published in this report showing Iraqi compliance with inspections was reprinted in the New York Times just before the outbreak of the war.

Contested Case: Do the Facts Justify the Case for War in Iraq?

By David Cortright, Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and Linda M. Gerber

Report — 6 February 2003

This report examines the key questions being asked by the international community regarding the justification provided for the invasion of Iraq and engaging in regime transition via war in Iraq. The report employs data from a series of earlier reports as it classifies the arguments made by the U.S. and UK governments.

The Progress of UN Disarmament in Iraq: An Assessment Report

By David Cortright, Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and Linda M. Gerber

Report — 23 January 2003

This report provides an assessment of the intensive inspection activity of UN weapons monitors in Iraq, which was mandated in Security Council Resolution 1441 in 2002. Issued just after the January 27 update to the Security Council on UN inspections provided by chief of operations, Hans Blix, the report concurs with Blix’s assessment that “Iraq has on the whole cooperated rather well so far” with UN inspectors.

Winning Without War: Sensible Security Options for Dealing with Iraq

By David Cortright, George A. Lopez, and Alistair Millar

Report — October 2002

Joint Resolution 114 of the Congress of the United States stipulates that if the president decides to use force he must certify why “diplomatic or other peaceful means” will not adequately meet U.S. interests. This report shows that peaceful and diplomatic options are available and can be successfully implemented to achieve U.S. objectives.

Sanctions, Inspections, and Containment: Viable Policy Options in Iraq

By David Cortright, Alistair Millar, and George A. Lopez

Report — June 2002

This study outlines practical policy options for reducing and containing the Iraqi weapons threat without resort to armed force. It suggests steps for reformulating UN sanctions in Iraq. It proposes a diplomatic bargaining strategy for gaining Iraqi compliance with renewed UN weapons inspections. And it calls for the development of an “enhanced containment” system of financial controls and externally based border monitoring to limit Iraq’s military potential and prevent the regime from acquiring weapons of mass destruction.