Mr. Gowan is responsible for developing CIC's outreach and profile, in addition to working on peacekeeping, multilateral security arrangements and the relationship between the UN and the EU. Formerly manager of the Europe Programme at The Foreign Policy Centre (London), he is also a Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (www.ecfr.eu ).  He has broadcast widely - including the BBC, CNN and the Lehrer NewsHour - and frequently contributes to policy magazines and websites. He has worked with the OSCE Mission to Croatia, and published on the political philosophy of Raymond Aron.

Selected Publications:

• "Europe needs a new Human Rights strategy," Financial Times, September 17, 2008.
• "No bed of roses for Le Roy," The Guardian, August 20, 2008.
• "The Strategic Context: Peacekeeping in Crisis, 2006-08", International Peacekeeping, 15:4, 453 — 469, 2008.
• "Chad necesita negociadores, no soldados." El Pais, June 21, 2008.
• "The EU faces bigger challenges in Africa than in Ireland." Commentary for the European Council on Foreign Relations, June 19, 2008.
• "The EU still needs UN peacekeepers." EUobserver, May 21, 2008.
• "The United States and Peacekeeping Policy in Europe and Latin America: An Uncertain Catalyst?" International Peacekeeping, Volume 15 (2008): 84-101.
• "A Predictable Crisis." E!Sharp, March-April 2008.
• "The EU and Iraq: Starting to Find a Strategy?" Commentary for the European Council on Foreign Relations, January 26, 2008.
• “A month for hard power.” EUobserver, November 28, 2007.
• “The EU's Multiple Strategic Identities: European Security after Lebanon and the Congo.” Studia Diplomatica Vol. LX (2007): 59-80.
• “The Hardheaded Case for Human Security.” Think, October 2007.
• “From Beirut to Baghdad?” E!Sharp, September-October 2007.
• “Peace operations: The clash of moral and strategic demands.” Enjeux Internationaux, Vol. 16 (2007)
• “EUFOR RD Congo, UNIFIL and Future European Support to the UN.” Security & Defence Agenda Discussion Paper.  April 2007: 29-31.
• “Does the EU still want the Balkans?” E!Sharp, March-April 2007.
• “The EU's Security Strategy and the United Nations.” Paper for 48th Annual ISA Convention, Chicago, February 28, 2007.

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