Juliette Kayyem
Lecturer in Public Policy
Member of the Board, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Contact:
Telephone: 617-496-6743
Fax: 617-495-8963
Email: juliette.kayyem@gmail.com
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March 14, 2012
"The Links to Violence"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"What did his supervisors know and when did they know it?...The killings are an unambiguous crime. It's possible that the killer just woke up in the middle of the night and went on a shooting spree, but for all we know, his superiors had grave concerns about his mental stability but were unwilling, or unable, to act on them. We have already learned that the soldier was in the midst of serious marital problems and was having difficulties reintegrating back and forth to civilian life after four tours of duty — a series of disclosures that suggest he was already on someone's radar."
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March 12, 2012
"Tough Poses in a Political Theater"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The Jewish community in America is much more diverse in its opinions than AIPAC's vociferous leaders would suggest. The same is true in Israel. Though Netanyahu pounds Obama on his lack of specific plans, the prime minister has hardly been forthcoming about his own. He seems more comfortable asserting Israel's right to strike at Iran than in actually explaining why such a strike would eliminate the long-term threat."
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March 8, 2012
"Ocean Planning and Massachusetts"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"People like the oceans; over 50 percent of Americans live near one. The oil industry believes it has much to gain from unregulated ocean space, but Big Oil isn't as sympathetic as Little Fishermen. So those bait-fishers have become the perfect bait to undermine the ocean policy."
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March 5, 2012
"NYPD Stumbles in Terror Hunt"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"In its best light, the program is the NYPD's way of saying that all this talk of partnering with Arab and Muslim communities to work together to fight terrorism is useless. The very existence of the Demographics Unit was denied until recently. Information was collected and classified. It was so counter to expectations that the same Muslim imams being celebrated by the NYPD as partners in law enforcement were actually being watched by undercover officers."
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March 1, 2012
"Let Parades Greet Our Iraq Vets"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"It may be mere symbolism, but far better to have it than not. A parade need not be about the end of a war, but the beginning of the reintegration of those who fought. It's not about Iraq, it's about America. It is a public gesture to help transfer each soldier's wartime burdens to a society that has sacrificed so little. We do not want to relive the decade-long delay of thanks we gave our Vietnam soldiers."
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February 27, 2012
"Smart Nuclear Reduction"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The nuclear debate in Washington is only about the past, about a notion of this nation as the better of only two options. It's as if the critics are wondering: why must we tinker with everything that made America once spectacular? Endless discussions about whether America is exceptional or not (and whether this president thinks we are or not) are preconditioned on a memory that equates the size of our nuclear arsenal with our own relevance. It is simplicity in its most perverse form. What makes us exceptional is our capacity to adapt to a world that has changed, not holding onto a world dynamic that ended long ago."
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February 20, 2012
"A Dramatic Shipwreck, a Daring Rescue"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"This weekend, a community celebrated a determined leader, the volunteers who followed him, and the benefits of just winging it. It is, I suspect, the same American story we honor in the name of our presidents today."
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February 16, 2012
"Bridge to the Future"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The president's new half-trillion-dollar proposal for highway, bridge, and mass transit projects should be just the beginning of federal and state efforts to promote resilient designs. As the details of how the money will be spent are devised, traditional means through tax breaks or regulations should be coupled with more creative inducements — such as engineering competitions or research and development grants — to promote projects that not only employ workers, but build for a very long future that will bring new hurricanes, earthquakes, and bedlam."
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February 13, 2012
"Mass. Vets Tout Skills with Help from Comcast"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Veterans need jobs, but they also need training on how to sell themselves to employers. So few veterans are actually combat soldiers; most are experts in logistics, finance, management, human resources, or payroll. And even companies who may not be able to hire veterans can help; head-hunting firms can begin to offer resume-shaping workshops, for example."
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February 8, 2012
"Tweeting with a Pile of Saudi Money"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"...[B]in Talal's involvement in Twitter is just as likely to make the medium more attainable to Arabs. Since Arabic-language content is the fastest growing sector on Twitter, it may even be that the future revolution was just funded by the Saudi royal family."
