Chen Zak Kane

December 29, 2009

"The Middle East's Interrupted Atomic Dreams"

Magazine or Newspaper Article, Foreign Policy

By Chen Zak Kane, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004

MTA Associate Chen Zak Kane wrote "The Middle East's Interrupted Atomic Dreams" for Foreign Policy.  Kane considers why as oil prices drop, and nuclear power becomes less attractive in the Middle East, Iran still pursues nuclear power.

April, 2007

Gaps in the International Framework for Combating Terrorism

Book Chapter

By Chen Zak Kane, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004

May 2006

"Nuclear Decision-Making in Iran: A Rare Glimpse"

Paper

By Chen Zak Kane, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004

"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, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004

"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, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004

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, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010; Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2005–2007, 2002–2004 and Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999–2007; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Program, 2000–2005; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2005–2007