Current Fellows
USIP is pleased to present its 2007-2008 class of Senior Fellows. This is the twenty-first class of fellows to be in residence at USIP.
Unless otherwise indicated, fellowship dates are October 2007 through July 2008. Additional fellows may be announced.
Avner Cohen
Senior Research Consultant, University of Maryland
Addressing Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
Fellows Also in Residence
Ra’id Juhi Hamadi al-Saedi
Chief Investigative Judge of the Iraqi High Tribunal (2004-2006)
Iraq Senior Fellow
Ahmad Fahim Hakim
Commissioner of Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission
Afghanistan Fellow, August 2008 - November 2008
Søren Jessen-Petersen
Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Mission in Kosovo (2004–2006)
Multilateralism, Sovereignty, and the Political Consequences of Humanitarian Intervention
Guest Scholar, in residence through June 2008
Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, Jr.
Guest Scholar
Todd R. Wood
Career Army Officer
The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) and its role in Stability and Support Operations
U.S. Army Peace Fellow, August 4, 2008 – July 29, 2009
Fellows Not in Residence
Rend al-Rahim
Founder and Executive Director of the Iraq Foundation
Social and Political Transformation in Iraq | Iraqi Elections
Iraq Senior Fellow
Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai
Advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Vice Chair of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission
Afghanistan Senior Fellow
