CARIBBEAN
February 28, 2013
"UN's Cold, but Correct, Call on Haiti"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Putting aside whether the UN's attitude has been sympathetic enough, whether it should vet peacekeeping forces better before deploying them, and whether the organization has a moral obligation to give Haiti more help with its public health needs, Ban's decision will protect all relief efforts in the future. It is the only outcome that provides the necessary protections to those who are asked to work voluntarily in dangerous situations. Most importantly, it will maintain an incentive for nations to support UN efforts for assistance or peacekeeping missions that have, by any measure, done far more good than harm."
December 24, 2012
"The Year in Numbers"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The never-ending negotiations about the pending fiscal cliff sometimes amount to nothing more than a dizzying array of numbers. Who can count that high? The negotiations also make us think that the only stastistics that mattered in 2012, or will matter in 2013, involve dollar signs. A year in pictures may be compelling and beautiful, but the year in numbers gives a strong hint of what to anticipate in the year ahead."
October 29, 2012
"US View of Cuba is Stuck in the 1960s"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The movement of people, including through immigration rules, is a powerful force compelling many foreign policy changes. Cuba's reforms will increase the ties between the nations; American constituencies tied to the past will be left fighting a relic. It is simply no longer a question of whether the United States is willing to assess its Cuba strategy, just when."
January 30, 2012
"US Has Tied Own Hands as Cuba Drills"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Congress should support an exception to our Cuban non-engagement policy for off-shore drilling. We should want, with all our neighbors, an agreement on rigorous safety standards, regulatory oversight, and containment strategies. Unfortunately, some of the proposals in Congress seek to punish any company in contract with Cuba, an effort that smacks more of Cold War politics than real-world economics."
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January 12, 2012
"Haiti's Lifeline Runway"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The military's strength is in logistics, not humanitarian decision-making, a lesson that we seem to discover again and again. In the future, the United States should defer to the host nation, its neighbors, or the United Nations and give them the responsibility of establishing a priority list for flights. We shouldn't take on the ethical dilemma of deciding who comes in first."
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October 27, 2011
"Ghosts of the Past"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Rubio's parents were exiles, the exact date of their departure notwithstanding. I just returned from Florida where those familiar with Rubio and the exile community mocked any suggestion that Cubans who left before the start of Castro's seemingly endless reign were less than real exiles. To not be able to return to a country of one's birth, whatever the reason for leaving in the first place, has a deep meaning for Cuban-Americans. It also had meaning for the Rubio family, and an impact on Rubio's political beliefs."
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October 10, 2011
"Cuba's Deepwater Drilling Could Cause Harm to US Shores"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"Cuba itself is ill-equipped to deal with an oil spill. The State Department, thankfully, will allow oil spill cleanup companies to be temporarily licensed to Cuba should an accident occur. The Coast Guard in Florida is reviewing potential scenarios, knowing that an oiled loop current is far more dangerous to US citizens than the Castro regime. But they are struggling mightily to work within an overall policy that prohibits most forms of engagement."
January 12, 2011
"How Can US Help Haitians Rebuild Haiti, Not Flee It?"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
"The last major Haitian exodus was not related to poverty, health, education, or a natural disaster. It was, as mass migrations so often are, related to politics. The 1991 military coup deposing Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean Bertrand Aristide, resulted in civil unrest and armed rebellion. Haitian migration went from a mere trickle to over 60,000 cases from 1991 to 1994, when Aristide returned to power due to American intervention. And in the decades since, for all of Haiti's problems, it has been a country whose citizens believe in it."
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September 2012 (Working Draft)
Reflections on the Cuban Missile Crisis in the Context of Strategic Stability
Discussion Paper
In this discussion paper Andrei Kokoshin, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and sixth secretary of the Russian Security Council, offers a concise discussion of the essence of the most dangerous nuclear crisis in the history of humankind.
June 2008
Terrorism, War, or Disease? Unraveling the Use of Biological Weapons
Book
By Anne L. Clunan, Peter R. Lavoy and Susan B. Martin
The use of biological warfare (BW) agents by states or terrorists is one of the world's most frightening security threats but, thus far, little attention has been devoted to understanding how to improve policies and procedures to identify and attribute BW events. Terrorism, War, or Disease? is the first book to examine the complex political, military, legal, and scientific challenges involved in determining when BW have been used and who has used them.
