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Preface ____________________ Iowe a great deal of thanks to many people. For commenting on early drafts of the manuscript—the most painful to read—I thank Robin Brown of the University of Leeds, who also was kind enough to host a helpful seminar with his students. I would also like to thank George Washington University student Lee Ann Fujii for her help on the Rwanda case study (and for taking the time to read the chapter while actually in Rwanda doing fieldwork); an anonymous journalist from Singapore for help on the Singapore case; Jonathan Frankel for helping me to understand American and foreign free speech laws; Christopher Langton for background information on the Institute for International Studies’ excellent publication, The Military Balance; Loch Johnson, who provided encouragement at a difficult time; former congressperson Steve Solarz, who has devoted much of his career to understanding and resolving conflicts; and Serif Turgut, who herself has reported on some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts and understands all too well the forces that limit media coverage. I owe a special thanks to my mother, Jean DeBarbieri, a professional indexer whose careful handiwork can be seen at the end of this book. I am also indebted to my wonderful colleagues at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Martha Finnemore, James Lebovic, Henry Farrell, Leon Fuerth, and Joanna Spear all read and commented on various chapters. Their input was invaluable. Thanks also to Jim Goldgeier who generously spent significant time one afternoon to help me rethink the book’s conclusion. Students in the midcareer Master of International Policy and Practice program provided excellent feedback and questions that made me rethink my manuscript at various times. Thanks also to undergraduates in my causes of war course who discussed the manuscript in class. I am also indebted to my colleagues in the Elliott School dean’s office, especially Ed McCord, for their support . I am deeply thankful to my former boss, Harry Harding, from whom I have learned and continue to learn, a tremendous amount. I must offer a special thanks to Bernard Finel, who not only read and commented on parts of this book, but helped spark my interest in transparency to start with, and served as my coauthor on several papers ix and on an article in International Studies Quarterly; he was also my coeditor of an earlier book Power and Conflict in the Age of Transparency (New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2000). I owe thanks to several institutions. The International Studies Association and the American Political Science Association both sponsored conferences at which I presented papers related to this book. I took advantage of the excellent library at the Institute for International and Strategic Studies, of which I’m a member, while I was residing in London. My thanks to the staff for their assistance. I also would like to recognize The Elliott School of International Affairs for summer research assistance, which provided funds for a research assistant. These funds enabled support from Debbie Toy, who helped with both research and manuscript preparation. I appreciate all her hard work. Most importantly, I would like to thank my husband, Jeff Lord, my toughest editor and the love of my life. x Preface ...

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