PUBLICATIONS
Winter 1999/2000
"The Sanctions Debate and the Logic of Choice"
International Security, issue 3, volume 24
The author addresses "the basic paradox" he sees at the core of the sanctions debate: nation-states and international organizations are using sanctions with growing frequency at the same time that many in the scholarly community discount the utility of economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool.
Winter 1999/2000
"Diaspora Politics: Ethnic Linkages, Foreign Policy, and Security in Eurasia"
International Security, issue 3, volume 24
By Charles King and Neil J. Melvin
The authors assess the influence of "diasporas"—"ethnic communities divided by state frontiers"—on the international relations of three Soviet successor states: Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.
Winter 1999/2000
"Provisional Stabilities: The Politics of Indentities in Post-Soviet Eurasia"
International Security, issue 3, volume 24
The author seeks to dispel the notion that ethnicity is "essentialist, holistic, and homogeneous." Using a constructivist approach to the study of ethnic and national conflicts, the author holds that it is fallacious to assume that nations and states possess a single identity that drives their domestic and foreign policies.
Winter 1999/2000
"Restructuring the U.S. Defense Industry"
International Security, issue 3, volume 24
By Eugene Gholz and Harvey M. Sapolsky
The authors contend that the military-industrial complex continues to be plagued by surplus capacity and overproduction, both of which reflect a reaction to "Congress's pork barrel instincts" rather than to perceived U.S. national security needs.
December 21, 1999
The 'Democratic Presumption' is Taking Hold in Russia
Boston Globe
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Sunday's stunning victory for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his supporters in the new Unity Party surprised most observers. Just three months ago when Russian President Boris Yeltsin made Putin prime minister, knowledgeable Muscovites dismissed the Kremlin entourage as politically spent. It was judged too corrupt and too incompetent to matter.
Winter 1999-2000
Adapting US Defence to Future Needs
Survival, issue 4, volume 41
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Article by Dr. Ashton B. Carter in Survival
December, 1999
The Middle East Military Balance, 1999-2000
By Yiftah Shapir and Shlomo Brom
The Middle East remains one of the world's most volatile regions. Stretching from Morocco to Iran, the area has seen numerous international and internal conflicts over the past decades. Understanding the dynamics of these conflicts requires detailed information on the military capabilities of the region's countries.
October 12, 1999
Review of United States Policy Toward North Korea: Findings and Recommendations
By Office of the North Korea Policy Coordinator, United States Department of State and Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project
The policy review team determined that a fundamental review of U.S. policy was indeed needed, since much has changed in the security situation on the Korean Peninsula since the 1994 crisis. The review focuses ondevelopments in the DPRK''s nuclear and long-range missile activities.
Fall 1999
"All Mortis, No Rigor"
International Security, issue 2, volume 24
The author contends that, ironically, Walt's analysis of rational choice underscores the value of formal models, because "they provide the strongest possible protection against improper argumentation."
