Paul Hughes
Senior Program Officer, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations
Iraq | Arms Control and Nonproliferation | Civil–Military Relations | Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Phone: (202) 429-7167
E-mail: phughes@usip.org
Paul Hughes is a senior program officer in the Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations. Prior to joining the Institute, he served as an active duty U.S. Army colonel and as the Army’s senior military fellow to the Institute for National Security Studies of the National Defense University. As the director of national security policy on the Army staff, he developed and provided policy guidance for the Army in numerous areas, such as arms control, weapons of mass destruction, missile defense, information operations, emerging nontraditional security issues, and crisis prediction.
From January to August 2003, Hughes served as the chief of the Special Initiatives Office for the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance and as the director of the Strategic Policy Office for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. During that time he developed several policy initiatives, such as the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of the Iraqi military. From 1996 to 2000, he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) as deputy director of the Office for Humanitarian Assistance and Anti-Personnel Landmine Policy, where he led the OSD response to Hurricane Mitch, the Turkish earthquakes, and the Mozambique floods. His awards include two Defense Superior Service Medals, three Bronze Star Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, four Army Commendation Medals, and several campaign and service ribbons.
Hughes holds a B.A. in sociology from Colorado State University and two master’s of military arts and sciences degrees.
Multimedia
"U.S. Strategy in Iraq: Iraq Study Group/gradual drawdown of U.S. troops"
The Diane Rehm Show, December 20, 2006
"Military Analysts Debate Proposed Shifts in Iraq Strategy"
PBS, December 8, 2006
"No End in Sight"
Paul Hughes was interviewed in this documentary, which won an award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
No End in Sight
PBS's NOW with David Brancaccio, April 20, 2007
Publications
Available on usip.org