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Craig Cohen

Associate Vice President for Research and Programs

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U.S. strategy and assistance to Pakistan, Conflict analysis, state collapse, post-conflict reconstruction, peace building, international development,

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Craig Cohen is associate vice president for research and programs at CSIS. He serves as principal liaison between the president’s office and research staff, helping the president to connect the growing program agenda with institutional priorities. Previously, he has served as deputy chief of staff and as a fellow in the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project of the CSIS International Security Program. He was codirector of the CSIS Commission on Smart Power and directed research on Pakistan, authoring A Perilous Course: U.S. Strategy and Assistance to Pakistan (CSIS, August 2007). He is also the author of Measuring Progress in Reconstruction and Stabilization Operations (U.S. Institute of Peace, April 2006) and served in 2006 as an adjunct professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. Prior to joining CSIS, Mr. Cohen worked with the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations in Rwanda, Azerbaijan, Malawi, and the former Yugoslavia. He received a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and an undergraduate degree from Duke University.

List of Craig Cohen's publications

CSIS Publications by Craig Cohen
Global Forecast 11/14/2007
 A Perilous Course 08/24/2007
 Measuring Progress in Stabilization and Reconstruction 04/12/2006

Craig Cohen In the News
Craig Cohen, a fellow with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, was quoted by the Washington Post, "U.S. Payments to Pakistan Face New Scrutiny." 02/21/2008
 Craig Cohen, a fellow with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, was quoted by CQ Politics, "U.S. Command Throws a Hail Mary Pass in Pakistan." 01/04/2008
 Craig Cohen, a fellow with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, discussed recent events in Pakistan for a Question and Answer Commentary with Gannett News Services, "Q&A: Pakistan's Peril Threatens U.S. Security." 12/10/2007
 Craig Cohen, a fellow with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Musharraf to Quit Army This Month." 11/15/2007
 Craig Cohen, a fellow with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Musharraf's Rule Could be Short-Lived." 11/10/2007
 Craig Cohen, a fellow with the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at CSIS, was quoted by the Boston Globe, "US Will Review Aid to Pakistan." 11/05/2007
 Craig Cohen, a fellow with the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at CSIS, was quoted by Bloomberg, "Musharraf Seeks Time for Democracy During Emergency." 11/04/2007
 A Report by the PCR Project, "A Perilous Course: US Strategy and Assistance to Pakistan," was cited by the Washington Post, "U.S. and Pakistan: A Frayed Alliance" 10/31/2007
 A report by CSIS fellow Craig Cohen, When $10 Billion is not Enough: Rethinking U.S. Strategy toward Pakistan, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "Musharraf Wins Ruling." 10/01/2007
 Craig Cohen, a Fellow with the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at CSIS, was quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, "Can US Woo Al Qaeda's Own Haven?" 07/27/2007
 CSIS Fellow Craig Cohen was quoted by Reuters, "U.S. Boosts Pressure on Musharraf over al Qaeda." 07/19/2007
 CSIS Fellow Craig Cohen was quoted by the New York Times, "Aid to Pakistan in Tribal Areas Raises Concerns." 07/16/2007
 Craig Cohen, CSIS Deputy Chief of Staff and Fellow, hosted an online forum with the Washington Post, "Violence Ends Pakistan Standoff." 07/11/2007
 Rick Barton, codirector of the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, and Craig Cohen, a fellow at CSIS, published an op-ed in The Washington Post's online feature Think Tank Town, "Alternatives to Musharraf." 05/21/2007
 A study on U.S. Aid to Pakistan by Former Senior Fellow Derek Chollet was quoted in The New York Times, "U.S. Pays Pakistan to Fight Terror, but Patrols Ebb." 05/20/2007
 Craig Cohen, deputy chief of staff and a fellow with the CSIS Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, was quoted by Dawn, "Education Termed Key to Defeating Extremists". 05/11/2007
 Rick Barton, a member of the CSIS Smart Power Commission, and Craig Cohen, its co-director, were interviewed by Washington Post Radio about the recently launched commission. 03/21/2007
 Craig Cohen and Derek Chollet, both fellows at CSIS, published an op-ed for "Think Tank Town," an online feature of The Washington Post, "A Push for a Pakistan Plan." 01/12/2007

Testimony by Craig Cohen
When $10 Billion Isn't Enough: Rethinking U.S. Strategy and Assistance to Pakistan 05/09/2007
 

 

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