Brenda Shaffer
Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
January 14, 2003
Don't Focus Just on Terrorist Bullies
Op-Ed, Christian Science Monitor
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
November 12, 2002
Young Leader or an Affront to Democracy?
Letter
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
November 2002
"Is There a Muslim Foreign Policy?"
Journal Article, Current History
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
"If Islam is the defining force in a Muslim-populated state, then . . . these states should be willing to make significant material sacrifices and take security risks to promote their religious beliefs. That has not been the case in the Muslim dominated nations in the Caspian region."
October 11, 2002
A Border Conflict Resolved?Without War
Op-Ed, Christian Science Monitor
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
July 26, 2002
One Conflict that Can Be Solved
Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal Europe
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
July 2002
Borders and Brethren: Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijani Identity
Book
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
The Azerbaijani people have been divided between Iran and the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan for more than 150 years, yet they have retained their ethnic identity. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of an independent Azerbaijan have only served to reinforce their collective identity.
May, 2001
Partners in Need: The Strategic Relationship of Russia and Iran
Book
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
In this incisive Policy Paper, Caspian Basin specialist Brenda Shaffer presents a comprehensive overview of how Russia and Iran view each other, providing a detailed explanation of why Russia does not share all U.S. concerns about Iranian actions. Using her rich command of the Russian literature on Iran, the author argues that because Russia views its relations and cooperation with Iran as vital to national security, it will not jeopardize those relations for the sake of short-term material incentives or out of fear of U.S. condemnation.
March 23, 2001
US needs a plan to halt Russia's sale of nuclear arms to Iran
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
March 23, 2001
US Needs a Plan to Halt Russia's Nuclear Arms Sales to Iran
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
The Forgotten Threat? Iran and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Event Report
By Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Chen Zak Kane, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
Is the international community paying enough attention to Iran's WMD programs?
