Ernest R. May
Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
Former Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science International Affairs
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.
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
