Alix J. Boucher
Research Analyst
Alix Boucher is a Research Analyst with the Future of Peace Operations program at the Henry L. Stimson Center. Since joining the Center in 2006, she has tracked UN and regional peace operations. Her research focuses on strengthening the rule of law in post-conflict societies, security sector reform, improving the UN’s ability to monitor criminal networks, and combating corruption in postconflict states. Before joining the Stimson Center, Ms. Boucher taught French at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute and researched stability and reconstruction operations for the National Defense University. Ms. Boucher holds a BA in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College and an MA in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Selected Publications
Defense Sector Reform: A Note on Current Practice (July 2009), by Alix J. Boucher
National Security Strategies and Policies: A Note on Current Practice (July 2009), by Alix J. Boucher
Threat Assessments and Reviews (or Conflict Assessments and Defense Reviews): A Note on Current Practice (July 2009), by Alix J. Boucher
Targeting Spoilers: The role of UN Panels of Experts by Alix J. Boucher and Victoria K. Holt (Washington, DC: The Henry L. Stimson Center, January 2009).
Mapping and Fighting Corruption in War-Torn States by Alix J. Boucher, William J. Durch, Margaret Midyette, Sarah Rose and Jason Terry (Washington, DC: The Henry L. Stimson Center, March 2007).
"US Training, African Peacekeeping: The Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)" (Issue Brief) by Alix J. Boucher and Victoria K. Holt
