Ernest R. May
Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
Former Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science International Affairs
June 2007
"An Identity of Opinion: Historians and July 1914"
Journal Article, The Journal of Modern History, issue 2, volume 79
By Samuel R. Williamson and Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
"Despite all our accumulated information about 1914, we are still very far from being clear as to what men in power understood to be happening, why they thought it mattered, or how they assessed their action choices."
February 2007
"Introduction: Seven Tenets"
Book Chapter
By Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
"Almost from the beginning, a central theme of U.S. foreign policy has
been support for democracy against dictatorship...."
February 2007
Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990
Book
By Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
The United States continues to proclaim its support for democracy and its opposition to tyranny, but American presidents often have supported dictators who have allied themselves with the United States. This book illustrates the chronic dilemmas inherent in U.S. dealings with dictators under conditions of uncertainty and moral ambiguity.
February 2007
"Learning from the Cases"
Book Chapter
By Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
"...these cases were designed for and used in executive program classes for senior managers in the U.S. intelligence community...."
February 2007
"China, 1945-1948: Making Hard Choices"
Book Chapter
By Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
"Two years after World War II, the United States faced the possibility of becoming involved in a civil war in China...."
February 2007
"The Congo, 1960-1963: Weighing Worst Choices"
Book Chapter
By Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"On June 30, 1960, the former Belgian Congo became independent...."
February 2007
"Iraq, 1988-1990: Unexpectedly Heading toward War"
Book Chapter
By Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
"In mid-1989, President George H.W. Bush attended a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the final draft of National Security Directive 26 (NSD-26), which defined U.S. policy toward the Persian Gulf...."
May 23, 2005
When Government Writes History: A Memoir of the 9/11 Commission
Magazine or Newspaper Article, The New Republic, (Cover Story), issue 4,714, volume 232
By Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
Spring 2005
"Correspondence: Sins of Commission? Falkenrath and His Critics"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 4, volume 29
By Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program, Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Richard A. Falkenrath, Former Assistant Professor of Public Policy; Former Principal Investigator, Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness; Former Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Ernest May and Philip Zelikow dispute several points made by Richard Falkenrath in his review of The 9/11 Commission Report. Falkenrath replies to their criticisms.
July 22, 2004
The 9/11 Commission Report
Book
By Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program, Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program and Bonnie Jenkins, Former Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program, 2004-2005
