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After Bashir, A New Dawn in Sudan?

The coming weeks will be critical in shaping the country’s future. What can the international community do to help?

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A member of the Iraqi federal police, left, and forces loyal to the Iraqi government displayed a captured Islamic State flag in the Nazal district of Fallujah, Iraq. (Bryan Denton/The New York Times)

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A New Approach to Preventing Extremism in Fragile States

Tuesday, April 23 | 9:30am - 12:45pm

Since 9/11, the United States has successfully prevented another mass-casualty attack on its soil. But despite trillions of dollars spent and tens of thousands of lives lost, terrorism is spreading. We need to adopt a new prevention paradigm, one that not only responds to terrorism but also prevents the underlying causes of extremism and violence in fragile states.

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