Charles G. Cogan
Associate, International Security Program
Contact:
Telephone: 617-864-3959
Email: chuck_cogan@harvard.edu
Website: http://www.drcharlesgcogan.net
February 2008
La République de Dieu
Book
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
La République de Dieu is a collection of essays on the idea of God; on evangelism ("La République de Dieu"); on Islamic fundamentalism ("L'Islam médiéval"); and followed by empirical chapters analyzing a number of conflicts between the Muslim and non-Muslim world: Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Arab/Israeli.
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...."
September 6, 2006
"From the Fall of France to the Force de Frappe: the Remaking of French Military Power, 1940-62"
Book Chapter
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"...de Gaulle had a longer-term view of France's potential foes than most military officers, which allowed him to see beyond the immediate needs of colonial wars."
AP Photo
Fall 2008
"Afghanistan: Partners in Time"
Journal Article, World Policy Journal, 25th Anniversary Edition, issue 3, volume 25
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"If the Pakistani authorities cannot or will not play their part, a way should be found to scale back significantly the U.S. and NATO military commitment in Afghanistan. Our fundamental problem, it should be emphasized, is with Al Qaeda, and secondarily with the Taliban, who sheltered Al Qaeda. We cannot be perceived as moving toward a colonial war, as happened in Vietnam...."
December 2007
"'Stay-Behind' in France: Much Ado about Nothing?"
Journal Article, The Journal of Strategic Studies, Special Section: Preparing for a Soviet Occupation: The Strategy of 'Stay-Behind', issue 6, volume 30
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
Stay-behind networks in France were set up starting in 1948 and were aimed at responding to the possibility of a Soviet armed attack into Western Europe. Participants were identified, and arms and explosives cached, to be activated in case of hostilities.
Autumn 2006
Le Regard d'un Ancien de la CIA sur les Relations Franco-Americaines
Journal Article, Politique Internationale, Les dossiers PI.com: An Interview with Laure Mandeville and Isabelle Lasserre
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
AP Photo
September 15, 2011
"The Wars of Afghanistan"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Foreign Policy
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"Ambassador Tomsen has poured his energy, his taste for research, and his own recollections into an impressive brick of 849 pages, including footnotes and appendices. Anyone who wants to get up to speed on Afghanistan can profit from reading this book. It is particularly useful in presenting documentation from the Soviet side of the conflict (Tomsen was a former deputy chief of mission in Moscow and also in Beijing). The documents show that the Soviets were as unsuccessful in knocking fractious Afghan heads together as the United States has been over the last decade. The pleas of both superpowers for party unity among their proxies fell (or have fallen) on deaf ears."
May 8, 2013
"Born Yesterday"
Op-Ed, The Huffington Post
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"...[T]here are many downsides to what has happened in Afghanistan. In my view, we should have stopped hostilities in Afghanistan when bin Laden and his al-Qaeda followers escaped into Pakistan in late 2001. But it is now more than 11 years later and way past time to get out."
May 3, 2013
"Out on a Presidential Limb"
Op-Ed, The Huffington Post
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"...[I]n the event of a worst-case scenario in which negotiations completely fail, Barack Obama has committed himself to an unprovoked military attack on Iran, which would have a disastrous effect on world public opinion and lead to unpredictable human and material damage."
April 30, 2013
"Golda to Henry: 'Why Do You Think We Put Them There?'"
Op-Ed, The Huffington Post
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"The hope that Israel might backtrack from its untenable policy on the settlements was dashed in the first Obama Administration. According to a new report by an Independent Study Group being published by the Henry L. Stimson Center, it might be a good idea to shift the attention to establishing a border between Israel and a Palestinian State."
