Privatization of Foreign Policy Initiative: Press

Use Of Private Security Grows In Iraq, Afghanistan | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:31:00 -0400

"Security is not just Blackwater," says Michael Cohen, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation who has studied the use of contractors. ...

Gates Signals Troop Increase Likely in Afghanistan | The Washington Independent

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:06:00 -0400

A prominent critic, Michael Cohen, a defense analyst at the New America Foundation, has been blogging for months a feature called “Afghanistan Mission Creep ... and more »

Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops In Afghanistan | NPR

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:20:00 -0400

... have the troops to do these tasks on their own," says Michael Cohen, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation who has studied the issue. ... and more »

Obama Faces Rising Anxiety on Afghanistan | The Washington Independent

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:23:00 -0400

... “More and more people are questioning the underlying assumptions of the whole thing,” observed Michael Cohen, a New York-based scholar with the New America Foundation who began running a feature on a progressive foreign-policy blog, Democracy Arsenal, called Afghanistan Mission Creep Watch. ...

Afghanistan: Casualties and Objectives | KCRW - Santa Monica

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:46:00 -0400

July is not over, but it's already the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan since the war began eight years ago. The US has begun a major offensive against the Taliban, but two out of three allied casualties are caused not by direct combat but improvised explosive devises, crude roadside bombs. Defense Secretary Gates says there must be "progress" before next summer or the war will lose the support of the American people. How will "progress" be measured? What are the US objectives in what's now being called "Barack Obama's War?"

'Dead Aid' to Africa| KUOW-Puget Sound

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:57:00 -0400

Michael Cohen is a senior research fellow with the New America Foundation. He co–helms the Privatization of Foreign Policy Initiative, which examines the growing influence and impact of non–state actors in US foreign policy. ...

Overcoming Toxic Legacy of Bush-Style Democracy | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:17:00 -0400

Now, says the report, "Revitalising US Democracy Promotion: A Comprehensive Plan for Reform", released this week by the New America Foundation in conjunction with Georgetown Law's Human Rights Institute, the US must rethink its policies in order to ...

Will New Military Budget Prolong Recession? | ABC News

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:20:00 -0400

Michael A. Cohen, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation, said that in the short term -- the next six months or so -- there probably is not going to be an enormous impact. "You've got places that obviously rely pretty heavily on ...

U.S. War on Terror | Press TV

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:09:00 -0400

Maria Figueroa Küpçü discusses the Obama's administration's approach to Guantanomo Bay and the establishment of a Truth Commission tasked to address allegations of torture. Link to video

GOP's Response to the Economy | Politico

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:49:00 -0400

Michael A. Cohen, senior research fellow, New America Foundation: “Since Jan. 20, they have seemed content to throw brickbats from the sidelines, raise nonsensical fears of ‘socialism’ and offer the country largely warmed-over conservative talking ...

Obama's New Approach in Foreign Policy | Press TV

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:20:00 -0500

Maria Figueroa Küpçü discusses the Obama administration's new approach to foreign policy. Link to video

The Blackwater Case | Al Jazeera

Communications — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:12:00 -0500

Michael Cohen, co-director of the Privatization of Foreign Policy Initiative at New America, talks to Al Jazeera about the Blackwater case.

The legal drama surrounding five Blackwater Worldwide security contractors charged with killing Iraqi civilians is unfolding on two stages thousands of miles apart. ... Outside Video

Privatization of Foreign Policy Initiative Report on Reuters | 'Report Urges Military from Private Security Personnel'

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:53:00 -0500

The U.S. military has long used private contractors in fighting its wars, but Washington's reliance on non-uniformed civilians has sharply increased over the past five years, the New America Foundation said in a new report. LINK

Michael A. Cohen in Government Executive | 'Report Urges Military to Move Away from Private Security Personnel'

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:48:00 -0500

"The Pentagon today is completely reliant on contractors to complete their core mission," said Michael Cohen, a senior research fellow at New America Foundation and co-author of the report. "There has been no long-term planning and thinking." LINK