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Malou Innocent
Foreign Policy Analyst
Malou Innocent is a Foreign Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute. Her primary research interests are Middle East and Persian Gulf security issues and U.S. foreign policy toward Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China. Prior to joining Cato, she worked as a public policy intern at the District Office of California Congressman Pete Stark. Innocent has published reviews and articles on national security and international affairs in scholarly and policy journals such as Survival, Congressional Quarterly, and Harvard International Review, as well as in publications such as Armed Forces Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal Asia, the Huffington Post, the Guardian, WashingtonPost.com, and the Washington Times. Innocent has appeared as a guest analyst on BBC News, Fox News Channel, Al Jazeera, Voice of America, CNBC Asia, and Reuters. She earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Mass Communications and Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Chicago.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: minnocent@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan," Chapter 51 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Articles and Newsletters
"North America Exclusive," Portuguese Institute of International Relations and Security (IPRIS), Vol. 2, No. 99, April 28, 2009
"Pakistan's Overbearing Army," Harvard International Review, Vol. 30 No. 3, Fall 2008.
"Should the United States Pursue Militants Inside Pakistan?," Congressional Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 12, December 2008.
"A Coherent Strategy for Pakistan's Tribal Areas Would Draw Lessons from Anbar," World Politics Review, September 5, 2008.
"A Model for Modern Insurgency," Armed Forces Journal, August 2008.
Opinion and Commentary
"US, Pakistan Need to Bridge Afghan Divide," South China Morning Post, May 14, 2009
"Obama's Wise Approach toward Afghanistan," by Christopher Preble and Malou Innocent, Cato.org, April 13, 2009
"Surging toward Failure in Afghanistan," Guardian, March 20, 2009
"Cheney's Deflection of the Truth," Huffington Post, March 18, 2009
"Outlook on China: Peaceful Partner or Warmonger?," Christian Science Monitor, February 26, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Ultimate Dodge: America Plans to Reduce Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan… And???," June 26, 2009
"U.S. Presence in Afghanistan Feeds Pakistan's Insurgency," June 10, 2009
"McKiernan's Out, McChrystal's In," May 12, 2009
"Yglesias on the Topsy-turvy US-Af-Pak Meeting," May 6, 2009
"Pakistan Troops Pour into Swat Valley," May 6, 2009
Events
"Pakistan and the Future of U.S. Policy," June 23, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Afghanistan Seven Years Later," December 11, 2008 [Policy Forum]
"Global Terror's Central Front: Pakistan and Afghanistan," October 2, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Multimedia
Malou Innocent discusses Pakistan on the Talk Radio News Service June 23, 2009 [Flash Audio, 00:34]
Malou Innocent discusses Afghanistan on Reuters TV June 10, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:07]
Malou Innocent discusses Obama's trip to the Middle East on WOR's The John Gambling Show June 4, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:32]
Malou Innocent discusses Obama's trip to the Middle East on BNN's The Close June 3, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:41]
"Paring Down Efforts in Pakistan and Afghanistan" featuring Malou Innocent, May 5, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:53]