A special note from the editorial staff of CIAO

Over the past weeks, we have been experiencing a very high level of use of CIAO and an unusually large number of requests for free trials for the site from people all over the world. It is clear that we have become a critical resource for a large number of people at times when those in the educational and policy communities need accurate information and analysis on matters involving international crises.

We see that our users are seeking immediate and thoughtful commentary from experts in this area to help them understand and process all of the information that is available. In order to address this need, we invited the CIAO scholarly advisory board to provide brief commentary that suggests ways to think about what happened, the possible responses being considered, and the implications of various decisions and actions. We also asked the board to respond, when they feel it appropriate, to commentary made by their colleagues. These are not formal papers or articles, but rather informal responses and analysis written very soon after the tragic events.

It is clear that in the coming days much else is going to take precedence over thoughtful scholarly analysis. However, it is already clear that people are beginning to seek information and analysis to help move forward in thinking about what this event means for the US and the world, and we are proud to be able to present commentary of the highest possible quality from a group that includes the most thoughtful and respected scholars in the country.

Commentary

Stephen M. Walt
Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Bruce Jentleson
Professor of Public Policy, Duke University
Director, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy

Response by Etel Solingen
Professor of Political Science
University of California, Irvine

Response by Stephan Haggard
Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
University of California, San Diego

Steven Weber
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley

Robert Keohane
James B. Duke Professor of Political Science
Duke University

Jack Snyder
Robert & Renee Belfer Professor of Political Science
Columbia University

Anders Stephanson
James P. Shenton Associate Professor of the Columbia Core
Columbia University

Stephan Haggard

Stephen M. Walt

Allan Goodman
President
Institute of International Education (IIE)

Helen Milner
Professor of Political Science
Columbia University

Stephan Haggard

Jack Snyder

Steven Weber

Robert Keohane

Response by Stephan Haggard

Response by Robert Keohane

Peter Katzenstein
Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor of International Studies
Cornell University

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