IRAQ
Summer 2004
"Occupational Hazards: Why Military Occupations Succeed or Fail"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 1, volume 29
By David Edelstein, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2000-2002
Why do some occupations succeed and others fail? An examination of twenty-four occupations since the Napoleonic Wars yields two main and perhaps paradoxical findings: occupations are generally likely to succeed only if they are lengthy; extended occupations, however, are likely to produce nationalist reactions that can stymie an occupation’s chances of success.
Spring 2004
"Blackwill Brainstorms Iraq and Middle East Strategies with Belfer Center Colleagues"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
Ambassador Robert Blackwill, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Strategic Planning to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, discussed the situation in Iraq with fellow Belfer Center Board members at a breakfast meeting in April. Blackwill brainstormed with colleagues on strategies to improve the reconstruction of Iraq and conditions in the Middle East.
Spring 2004
"From the Director"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Belfer Center Director Graham Allison comments on a Kennedy School case study carried out by students, the increasingly volatile situation in Iraq, national security and terrorism, amongst other recent events and current issues.
Spring 2004
"Clarke: War in Iraq Undermines War on Terror"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
Richard Clarke, former top terrorism advisor to President Bush and current Belfer Center Faculty Affiliate and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, told a JFK Jr. Forum audience on April 21 that the invasion of Iraq had played into al Qaeda's hands. It fulfilled bin Laden's prediction-that the US would invade and occupy an oil-producing Arabic country-and is using resources that should go toward the fight against terrorism. Iraq posed no threat to the US, Clarke told the overflow crowd.
Spring 2004
"Allison’s Nonlethal Weapons Task Force Finds NLWs Could Have Saved Lives in Iraq"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
The role of non-lethal weapons in the military should be substantially expanded, according to a recent report from an independent task force on "Non-Lethal Weapons and Capabilities." Convened by the Council on Foreign Relations and co-chaired by Graham Allison and Marine Corps General Paul X. Kelly (ret.), the task force presented its report in March. Among its findings: nonlethal weapon use by US forces in Iraq could have saved lives and reduced damage from sabotage and looting.
Spring 2004
"From the Opinion Pages…"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
Notable quotes from opeds and testimonies.
April 16, 2004
From One Commission to Another: Shut Up
Op-Ed, New York Times
By Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy
There is a growing chorus of criticism against members of the 9/11 commission that they are behaving like partisan players in what was supposed to be an objective review of the terrorist attacks. While we are confident that the commission will ultimately be able to produce a constructive and unbiased report, as members of another panel on terrorism we also know the value of silence.
March 19, 2004
Is the U.S. Safer Than it Was a Year Ago?
Op-Ed, Chicago Tribune
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
This week's anniversary of the U.S.-led war against Iraq is an appropriate occasion to ask: Are Americans safer than we were a year ago?
March 17, 2004
Seven Steps to Overhaul Counterproliferation
Testimony
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Dr. Ashton B. Carter testifies before the House Armed Services Committee.
March 10, 2004
Overhauling Counterproliferation
Testimony
By Ashton B. Carter, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, Harvard & Stanford Universities
Dr. Ashton B. Carter testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
