Former Truth And Reconciliation (TRC) Commissioner Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at a public debate on the TRC legacy in Cape Town, South Africa, Apr. 20, 2006. Debated subjects included reparations for victims of apartheid and the healing process.
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Justice Denied:
Amnesty, Pardons, and Prosecutions in Post-apartheid South Africa
A brown bag seminar by International Security Program/Intrastate Conflict Program Research Fellow Yvonne Malan on Thursday, February 11, 2010, in the Belfer Center Library, Littauer 369, from 12:15–2PM.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
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February 8, 2010
"Regionalism in Iran's Foreign Policy"
Iran Review
By Kayhan Barzegar, Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program
"The second perspective focuses on the globalization and technological importance of the West, arguing that in the process of globalization and development, Iran needs expanding ties with the centers of science and wealth-creation in the West. From this perspective, forming regional coalitions or Iran's involvement in political and security issues of the Middle East, such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, in a contradictory way will only go to further complicate Iran's relations with the West and will impede the country's development."
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February 5, 2010
"50p Rate was Doomed as the Dome as the Rich are Able to Avoid Taxes"
The Scotsman
By Azeem Ibrahim, Research Fellow, International Security Program
"...Labour knew it wouldn't bring in much money. They didn't really do it for the economics. They did it for the politics. The 50p band has symbolic value. They took polls about it in advance and found that asking the rich to contribute more would be popular."
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Winter 2010
"Alternative Nuclear Futures"
Daedalus, issue 1, volume 139
By Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom and Scott Sagan, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1981-1982
"Our crystal ball is not clear enough to predict with confidence whether the global nuclear future will be characterized by peace and prosperity or by conflict and destruction. But we do believe that the choices made in the coming few years will be crucial in determining whether the world can have more nuclear power without more nuclear weapons dangers in the future."
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Winter 2010
"Iran's Nuclear File: Recommendations for the Future"
Daedalus, issue 1, volume 139
By Abbas Maleki, Senior Associate, International Security Program
"An ambitious reinvigoration of the grand bargain that was struck 40 years ago in the NPT is needed to usher in a new era of cooperation on preventing proliferation. The renewed grand bargain will need to combine steps that can be taken immediately alongside a vision for the longer term. It will also need to draw in states that are not parties to the NPT. Rather than rushing toward confrontation, with all its risks, all sides must put historic antipathies aside and find face-saving solutions. To give the Iranian advocates of compromise a chance to succeed, the United States and the other major powers need to put offers on the table that will show the people of Iran that nuclear restraint and compliance will put their nation on a path toward peace and prosperity."
August 2007
Reassessing Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Competition, Congruence, and Transformation
By Amitav Acharya and Evelyn Goh
Since the 1990s, Asia-Pacific countries have changed their approaches to security cooperation and regional order. The end of the Cold War, the resurgence of China, the Asian economic crisis, and the events of September 11, 2001, have all contributed to important changes in the Asia-Pacific security architecture.
April 2007
Service to Country: Personnel Policy and the Transformation of Western Militaries
By Curtis Gilroy and Cindy Williams
"Extraordinarily useful....The changing demographics of affluent Western societies; the near 180-degree reversal in mission focus of Western militaries after the end of the Cold War; the particular difficulties of former Communist countries trying to shed one model of military manpower recruiting, management, and structuring for another—are all treated with length and with sophistication by both academics and practitioners." — Journal of Military History
Service to Country explores the ongoing transformation of military personnel policies in Europe and North America, looking at causes as well as potential costs and benefits of personnel policy transformation.
February 2007
Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990
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.
July 2006
The Limits of Culture: Islam and Foreign Policy
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
The contributors to The Limits of Culture find that, contrary to the currently popular view, culture is rarely more important than other factors in shaping the foreign policies of countries in the Caspian region.
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