MIDDLE EAST
March 21, 2007
"Iraq: Consequences of Withdrawal"
Op-Ed, Human Events
By Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program
"With the current partisan debate on Iraq raging in Congress, it is time to consider the reality there and consequent United States' options as they truly are, not as many wish."
March 2, 2007
Lessons from JFK on Power, Diplomacy
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
THE USS JOHN F. KENNEDY docked in Boston yesterday for a final farewell before decommissioning. While in service, the aircraft carrier was frequently stationed in the Mediterranean, projecting American power in the tumultuous Middle East. The retirement of the warship calls forth memories of the man for whom the vessel was aptly named and his conception of the role of military might in US strategy abroad.
February 25, 2007
"Changes Afoot on the Diplomatic Stage"
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Seyom Brown, Former Senior Fellow, International Security Program, 2006-2007
"POLICY ANALYSTS in Cambridge and policy wonks in Washington are all astir , trying to ascertain whether the anti-US rhetoric by President Vladimir Putin of Russia at a conference in Munich was mainly for his home audience or signaled a resurgent rivalry with the United States...."
February 21, 2007
Fossilised Curriculum Built on Fossil Fuels
Op-Ed, The Time Higher Education Supplment
By Raja Kamal
February 17, 2007
Resolve India-Pakistan Tension
Op-Ed, International Herald Tribune
By Xenia Dormandy, Former Senior Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
There is talk about the U.S.-Pakistan-Afghanistan tripartite, but it's the wrong focus. The focus should be on the Afghanistan-Pakistan-India triangle.
February 16, 2007
Afghanistan's Proxy War
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Xenia Dormandy, Former Senior Associate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
There is more to this unacknowledged war than merely emotion and history. As long as India and Pakistan remain hostile to each other , Afghanistan is strategically important to both.
February 15, 2007
The Long View on China, Political Islam and American Power
Op-Ed, Financial Times
By Joseph S. Nye, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
February 15, 2007
"When Terrorism Succeeds -- and Fails"
Op-Ed, Christian Science Monitor
By Richard N. Rosecrance, Adjunct Professor; International Security Program; Director, Project on U.S.-China Relations
Dissidents undermine their legitimacy by resorting to mass killings and extortion.
