MIDDLE EAST
October 14, 2001
Graham Allison: Bombing Afghanistan with Food
Press Release
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
President Bush has taken an important first step in recognizing that the war on terrorism must involve not only destroying Osama bin Laden''s terrorism network, but also supporting Afghanistan''s civilian population through what is becoming an extreme humanitarian crisis. The president''s pledge of $320 million of food and medical aid for Afghanistan''s people and the dropping of 37,000 meals during the first American bombing raids should be commended.
Fall 2001
"The Myth of Air Power in the Persian Gulf War and the Future of Warfare"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 2, volume 26
By Daryl Press
Using detailed evidence from the four-day ground campaign, the author concludes that air power was "neither sufficient nor necessary" in defeating Iraq and that "its role has been exaggerated and misunderstood."
September 27, 2001
Graham Allison: 100 Horribles: Contemplating al-Qaeda?s next move
Press Release
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 27 -- President George W. Bush''s call to arms was resounding and resolute. He rightly warned that war against bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and their Taliban hosts will be "unlike any other we have ever seen." As the Pentagon now prepares to strike a first blow in this long campaign, Americans must become realistic --super-realistic --about the fact that we face "a thinking enemy," in Secretary Colin Powell''s phrase.
May, 2001
Partners in Need: The Strategic Relationship of Russia and Iran
Book
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
In this incisive Policy Paper, Caspian Basin specialist Brenda Shaffer presents a comprehensive overview of how Russia and Iran view each other, providing a detailed explanation of why Russia does not share all U.S. concerns about Iranian actions. Using her rich command of the Russian literature on Iran, the author argues that because Russia views its relations and cooperation with Iran as vital to national security, it will not jeopardize those relations for the sake of short-term material incentives or out of fear of U.S. condemnation.
March 30, 2001
Graham Allison: US-Russian Relations at Lowest Point Since Cold War
Press Release
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
March 30, 2001 -- The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 signaled the end of the Cold War, or did it? The Bush administration recently ordered the expulsion of 50 Russian diplomats believed to be spies from Washington. In a response reminiscent of the Cold War, Russia retaliated in kind. Russia is expanding sale of arms to Iran and nuclear power plant fuel supplies to India. President Bush has indicated he will press forward with a US national missile defense system even at the risk of violating the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty signed with the Soviet Union.
March 23, 2001
US needs a plan to halt Russia's sale of nuclear arms to Iran
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
March 23, 2001
US Needs a Plan to Halt Russia's Nuclear Arms Sales to Iran
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Brenda Shaffer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1999-2000; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Project, 2004-2007
January 31, 2001
Graham Allison op-ed: A Missed Opportunity in the Mideast?
Press Release
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Barring a moment-to-midnight miracle, Israeli and Palestinian leaders have just missed this generation's best opportunity for peace. In retrospect, Palestinians are likely to judge Chairman Yasser Arafat harshly for having failed to seize the most advantageous terms for the establishment of a viable Palestinian state since the partition resolution of 1948. Having tried so vigorously for peace, but failed, participants will now see what it means to give the alternative a chance.
January/February 2001
Keeping America's Military Edge
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs, issue 1, volume 80
By Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities
Dr. Ashton B. Carter in Foreign Affairs.
Winter 2001/02
"Beyond bin Laden: Reshaping U.S. Foreign Policy"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 3, volume 26
By Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs; Faculty Chair, International Security Program
"The terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon triggered the most rapid and dramatic change in the history of U.S. foreign policy."
