Simon Saradzhyan
Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Contact:
Telephone: 617-496-8228
Email: simon_saradzhyan@hks.harvard.edu
Summer 2009
"Dynamics of Maritime Terrorists Threats to Russia and the Government's Reponse"
Journal Article, Connections, volume III
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Simon Saradzhyan identifies actors that have the capacity and motivation to commit acts of maritime terrorism against Russia. Saradzhyan also reviews Russia’s maritime and freshwater infrastructure and activities before outlining selected scenarios of terrorist acts that could take advantage of vulnerabilities in this infrastructure and facilities.
March 2003
Russia: Grasping Reality of Nuclear Terror
Discussion Paper
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The likelihood of a catastrophic terrorist attack against Russia is growing, as radical separatists in troubled Chechnya increasingly become more desperate, and security at many of Russia's civil nuclear facilities remains insufficient.
(U.S. Department of Defense)
June 24, 2012
"Vital Interdependence"
Op-Ed, Russia in Global Affairs
By Kevin Ryan, Director, Defense and Intelligence Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
In a recent op-ed published in Russia in Global Affairs the Belfer Center's Kevin Ryan and Simon Saradzhyan argue that at a time when deep U.S. defense budget cuts are underway, supporters of continued U.S. missile defense development should consider the potential for cutting costs that cooperation with Russia could offer.
October 4, 2010
"Moscow Mayor's Ouster Sets Stage for Russian Elections"
Op-Ed, Global Intelligence Report
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
INCIDENT: After several weeks of public trading of barbs between the Kremlin and Moscow city authorities, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev decreed to fire the Russian capital's long-time mayor Yuri Luzhkov "due to loss of confidence."
March 5, 2013
"Russia Needs to Develop Eastern Provinces as China Rises"
Op-Ed, RIA Novosti
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"For better or worse, China is still several decades of development away from claiming the mantle of the world’s most powerful nation, according to Asia’s wisest living statesman, Lee Kwan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore.
The Kremlin should use this 'grace period' to allocate resources and introduce incentives to spur economic and demographic growth east of the Urals so that this region doesn’t become what Russian political scientists describe as 'a raw materials appendage' to China," advises Simon Saradzhyan of Harvard's Belfer Center.
AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service
April 26, 2012
"Global Insider: Russia-China Military Ties Growing Despite Friction"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, World Politics Review
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Russia and China launched their first joint naval exercises in the Yellow Sea on Monday. In an email interview, Simon Saradzhyan, a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center, discussed military cooperation between Russia and China.
AP Photo/Sedrak Mkrtchyan, PanARMENIAN
March 2012
"Armenia and China—Case for a Special Partnership"
Journal Article, Noravank Foundation, 21st Century Journal
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
This article by Simon Saradzhyan takes stock of the Armenian-Chinese relations to discern whether Yerevan has been effective in its response to the ongoing rise of the Middle Kingdom as the two countries prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this April.
AP Photo
May 10, 2010
"A Parade of East-West Opportunities"
Op-Ed, International Relations and Security Network
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Russia, Europe and the US should form a firm alliance against common threats, which, if not addressed together, will grow to pose grave challenges to their security, Simon Saradzhyan comments for ISN Security Watch.
May 4, 2010
"The Role of China in Russia’s Military Thinking"
Op-Ed, International Relations and Security Network
By Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Simon Saradzhyan discusses the role of China in Russia's military thinking, drawing particular attention to Russia's socio-economic and demographic problems in the Far East and Siberia.
(U.S. Department of Defense)
June 24, 2012
"Vital Interdependence"
Op-Ed, Russia in Global Affairs
By Kevin Ryan, Director, Defense and Intelligence Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Simon Saradzhyan, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
In a recent op-ed published in Russia in Global Affairs the Belfer Center's Kevin Ryan and Simon Saradzhyan argue that at a time when deep U.S. defense budget cuts are underway, supporters of continued U.S. missile defense development should consider the potential for cutting costs that cooperation with Russia could offer.
