" A Steep Hill: Congress and U.S. Efforts to Strengthen Fragile States " (PDF)
By Frederick Barton, Karin von Hippel, Derek Chollet, Mark Irvine and Bradley Larson
March 2008
A study that explores U.S. ineffectiveness vis-a-vis failed states and offers remedies to the problem.  


"National Security: A Better Approach" (PDF)

By Kori Schake and Bruce Berkowitz

A proposal to reform the national security system by creating presidential directors with command authority over departments and agencies

 

Brookings Institution Policy Brief #162 (PDF)

By Carlos Pascual and Larry Diamond

June 2007

A paper arguing in favor of a diplomatic offensive in Iraq to match the military offensive currently underway

 

"Organizing for Nation Building" (PDF)

By Nora Bensahel

June 2007

Analyzing the current bureaucratic landscape supporting the ability of the United States to engage in nation building activities abroad

 

Roles and Missions Panel Report (PDF)
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services

January 2008

The initial perspectives report of the House Armed Services Committee Panel on Roles and Missions, illustrating the need for national security reform