William J. Durch
Senior Associate
Prior to joining the Center in 1990, Dr. William J. Durch served in the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, as a Research Fellow at the Harvard Center for Science and International Affairs, and as Assistant Director of the Defense and Arms Control Studies program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since joining Stimson, he has been seconded as a Scientific Advisor to the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency and served as Project Director for the United Nations Panel on UN Peace Operations (the Brahimi Report). He also serves as a consultant to the multinational Challenges of Peacekeeping project and directly for the United Nations on projects focused on improving the effectiveness of peacekeeping at headquarters and in the field. Dr. Durch has lectured extensively on peacekeeping at US colleges and universities and has taught at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MA from GWU, and a BSFS from Georgetown.
The Future of Peace Operations program evaluates and helps to advance both US policy and international capacity for peace operations. The program explores both peacekeeping, the provision of temporary, post-conflict security and stability by internationally-mandated forces, and peacebuilding, international efforts that help war-torn societies rebuild, sustain peace, and advance the rule of law.
Selected Publications
Improving Criminal Accountability in United Nations Peace Operations (Stimson Center, 2009)
The Purposes of Peace Operations, Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2009 (Center on International Cooperation, 2009)
Enhancing United Nations Capacity to Support Post-Conflict Policing and Rule of Law (Stimson Center, 2007)
Post-Conflict Borders and UN Peace Operations: Part II, A Phased Approach to Post-Conflict Border Security (Stimson Center, 2007)
Twenty-First-Century Peace Operations (USIP, 2006)
Who Should Keep the Peace? Providing Security for Twenty-First Century Peace Operations (Stimson Center, 2006)
The Brahimi Report and the Future of UN Peace Operations (Stimson Center, 2003)
