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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July 12, 2012
"BC Case Throws Cold Water on IRA, Academia"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Putting aside the fact that the First Amendment doesn't recognize academic research projects as protected entities, universities are — especially when it comes to international security concerns — rarely left alone. Nuclear science programs fall under strict government regulation; administrators must validate the continuing enrollment status of students from other countries."
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July 9, 2012
"Pulling the Plug on Nation's Security"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"But the consequences of what we fear from a cyber enemy — the downing of public and private facilities, impacts on banking, finance, and transportation, and a massive disruption to the public — are exactly what has happened already, because we haven't required more from the good old-fashioned power companies."
July 5, 2012
"Immigrants and Native-born Americans See Eye to Eye"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"...[T]he only time when immigrant groups tend to disavow American assimilation is when they feel that they are persecuted and that their group, by sheer place of birth, is being mistreated or alienated. Americans can best maintain cohesion by not being too worked up about some perceived lack of cohesion."
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July 2, 2012
"The Politics of Disaster"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Federal relief, like any social contract, promises those who are overwhelmed by losses outside their control that there will be support for them. It is an insurance policy against tragedies that can occur in any corner of the country."
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June 28, 2012
"Egypt and Iran's Inevitable Courtship"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Is it really shocking to believe that one day, relatively soon, Morsi's government might be reaching out to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Is it that surprising to realize Arab leaders have the capacity to think as strategically as American ones?"
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June 25, 2012
"An Emerging Democracy Requires More Than Just Elections"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The obvious fact that judicial systems are an essential aspect of democracy is all too visible in Egypt today. It turns out that the third branch of the Egyptian government had a different take on all the euphoria over Tahrir Square. If the actions of the Egyptian military merely hinted at the old adage that power, once captured, is rarely relinquished, the Egyptian courts have proven it."
June 22, 2012
"Article on Working Moms Sparks Fiery Debate"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"...[W]hile Slaughter has generated a healthy debate, too many readers will view her experiences as a universal prescription. Slaughter's account is very personal to her; it is familiar to so many of us, and that is what makes it important. But all the media attention risks losing a point that Slaughter made herself: what she experienced isn't necessarily an example for others."
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June 21, 2012
"Immigration Can Be Solved in the Middle"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"That support marks a growing consensus on immigration: that comprehensive immigration reform may be desirable, but failure to pass it is not a barrier to progress. The conventional wisdom, and one that even Romney reiterated this week, has been that maximum effort must be placed on this ever-elusive proposal which includes, whether through amnesty or self-deportation or something in between, dealing with the millions of undocumented immigrants all at once. But the pursuit of comprehensive immigration reform is not a precondition to immigration sanity."
June 18, 2012
"The Darker Side of the Bio Industry"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"...[O]ne of the fundamental challenges for scientists today is how to communicate basic and vital safety information about the threats we face....Numerical scales work....The public does not need to grasp all the details of the science behind changes to the scale. It just needs a way to know, and process, what is normal, heightened, and extreme danger. This is particularly true given that biological threats are invisible, causing a type of fear distinct from those we can feel or see."
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June 14, 2012
"Fears of Migration Add to Europe's Woes"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The irony today is that all this talk of one Europe is actually grounded in motivations that are quite protectionist. Money matters, but the panic is also tied to a strategic effort to keep people from moving. Publicly, Britain may be hugging its European Union allies, but the motive behind it all is pure, and understandable, self-interest."
