Task Force

Task Forces consist of small groups of students, numbering between 12 and 20, who investigate a real-world policy issue and produce a final report and practical policy recommendations. These recommendations are then evaluated by a visiting outside expert – typically a serving or retired high-ranking U.S. diplomat, policymaker, NGO leader, or prominent think tank member. Below is a selection of previous Task Force reports.


Pathways to Security

Task Force 2014

Pathways to Security

Abstract: This report focuses on three primary themes within the international refugee regime and identifies gaps in protection for Convention as well as non-Convention forced migrants. The first, solidarity, refers

Syria

Task Force 2014

Syria American Action

Abstract: Though no complex framework is needed to gauge the grave human costs brought about by three years of conflict in Syria, the crisis itself has been driven by a

Playing Chicken with Big Ag

Task Force 2014

Playing Chicken

Abstract: While a focus on pandemic preparedness is important, it does not address long term solutions to outbreak. In our highly globalized world, massive inequalities shape an environment in which

Zero by 2030

Task Force 2014

Zero by 2030

Abstract: This Task Force report will tackle the immense, but clearly attainable goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030, addressing the ways in which USAID is working to end extreme

End Game

Task Force 2014

End Game: Rethinking the Global War on Terror

Abstract: The United States is currently engaged in one the longest and costliest wars in its history. In the thirteen years since the devastating attacks on 9/11, the United States

Melting Boundaries

Task Force

Task Force Arctic 2011

Task Force Report Expert Evaluation Presentation Task Force Poster For students of international studies, the Arctic provides an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of current foreign policy issues.