Erik Leaver

Erik is a Research Fellow with the peace and security program and serves as the Policy Outreach director for the Foreign Policy In Focus project. His current work includes conducting education and outreach on issues surrounding Iraq and multilateral institutions. He has been interviewed on numerous radio stations, done appearances on TV shows including MSNBC and ABC, and quoted in publications ranging from The Nation and The Washington Post to Al-Ahram (Egypt).

Erik holds an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico. He worked with the Interhemispheric Resource Center in New Mexico on Foreign Policy In Focus before moving to Washington to continue his work at IPS in April 1999.

You can follow him on delicious at: http://delicious.com/erikleaver; and on Netvibes at: http://www.netvibes.com/erikleaver

Recent Work

Commentary
Sliding Backwards on Iraq?
March 2 - The military brass once again floats the idea of indefinite occupation in Iraq. Published in Antiwar.com and The Asia Times.

Op-Ed
Iraq Throws Obama a Curve Ball, Key 2010 Elections in Peril
November 19 - Obama has muddied the waters in his response to the current election crisis. Published in AlterNet and Truthout and Antiwar.com.

Commentary
Strategic Dialogue: Afghanistan
October 15 - Should we stay or should we go: that's the question.

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