Mailing address
Not in Residence
1800 K Street, NW
ATTN: CSIS
Washington, DC, 20006
Chen Zak Kane
Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Contact:
Telephone: 202-775-3113
Email: chen_zak@harvard.edu
Experience
Chen Zak Kane is an Associate of the Project on Managing the Atom and a former joint International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom postdoctoral Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs concentrating on international law, nuclear nonproliferation, and weapons of mass destruction and terrorism.
Ms. Kane worked for six years at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission in the External Relations Division, eventually becoming its Director. Since beginning her academic career, Ms. Kane has held research posts at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and at the Center for Strategic and International Security in Washington, D.C. Her monograph, Iran’s Nuclear Policy and the IAEA: An Evaluation of Program 93+2, was published by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in 2002.
Prior to joining the Atomic Energy Commission, Ms. Kane served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science from Tel Aviv University, where she also completed an M.A. Degree in Security Studies. Ms. Kane also holds an M.A.L.D. and a Ph.D. in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
April, 2007
Gaps in the International Framework for Combating Terrorism
Book Chapter
By Chen Zak Kane, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
May 2006
"Nuclear Decision-Making in Iran: A Rare Glimpse"
Paper
By Chen Zak Kane, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
"On April 19, 2006, Iran's former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Hassan Rohani, publicly criticized his successor's handling of their country's nuclear negotiations with the West. In what was, for Iran, a rare public expression of discontent, he called for 'more balance in our decisions and [the need] to approach the issue with more reason and less emotion. . . .' "
December 23, 2002
"Iran's Nuclear Activities: What Might the IAEA Learn?"
Paper
By Chen Zak Kane, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
"Satellite photos published last week showed two sites in Iran that might house a civilian energy program and/or a nuclear weapons program. To determine exactly what purpose these sites serve would require an on-site inspection. Yet, inspections performed by international regulatory agencies are bound by certain limitations. What are the chances that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the organization responsible for verifying compliance to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), will detect clandestine nuclear activities in these two sites or elsewhere in Iran?"
2002
Iran’s Nuclear Policy and the IAEA – An Evaluation of Program 93+2
Book
By Chen Zak Kane, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
In this book, Ms. Zak asserts that the Islamic Republic of Iran provides a good test case for evaluating the implementation of Program 93+2. She examines whether this new verification system would permit the identification of Iranian nuclear weapons development and whether a regional agreement might ultimately prove to be a more effective option for the Middle East.
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; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project
Is the international community paying enough attention to Iran's WMD programs?
