IRAN
January 15, 2007
"Saddam's Last Hurrah?"
Op-Ed, BitterLemons.org--Palestinian-Israeli Crossfire, issue 2
By Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program
"Saddam did not go to war with Iran, conquer Kuwait or oppress his people because of Israel."
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January 14, 2007
Exiting via Iran
Op-Ed, Boston Globe
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
For the United States, the road out of Iraq runs through Tehran. The only way to promote sustainable peace, stability, and order in Iraq is to forge an unholy alliance with Iran -- and accept Iran's dominant influence in the Middle East. Only by accepting Iranian hegemonic pretensions, odious as they are, can the United States extricate itself somewhat honorably from Iraq.
Winter 2007
"The Iraq Experiment and US National Security"
Journal Article, Survival, issue 4, volume 48
By Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom
This article was prepared for a Council on Foreign Relations/International Institute for Strategic Studies Symposium on Iraq's Impact on the Future of US Foreign and Defence Policy, with generous support from Rita E. Hauser.
December 31, 2006
Buffett's Gamble Tips the Odds Toward Nuclear Nonproliferation
Op-Ed, Omaha World-Herald
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy famously predicted that "by 1970, there may be 10 nuclear powers instead of four and, by 1975, 15 or 20." Today, there are just 8. Why?
December 19, 2006
Behind the Rise of the Shi'ites
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Time.com
By Vali Nasr
The most significant challenge facing the U.S. in an increasingly unstable Middle East today is understanding the rise of the Shi'ites across the region.
Winter 2006-07
"Center Drives Debate on North Korea, Iran Nuclear Issues"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
To contain the nuclear activities of North Korea and Iran and prevent wider global repercussions, Belfer Center experts have provided analysis and possible solutions, and the Center has brought together some of the best minds to brainstorm and recommend next steps.
Winter 2006-07
"KSG Founding Father, Nobel Laureate Schelling: Talk with the Enemy"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
Thomas Schelling, a founding father of the Kennedy School and 2005 winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, told his colleagues during a visit in October that it is in the best interest of the United States to communicate to North Korea and Iran the lessons we have learned about nuclear safeguards and strategies. These lessons, he said, took the U.S. and others too many years to learn.
Winter 2006-07
"Preventive Defense Project Advances Dialogue on Iran, the Korean Peninsula, and China"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
The Preventive Defense Project (PDP), co-directed by Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry, conducted workshops and provided testimony this fall to inform highlevel discussions on North Korea, Japan, and China. Carter testified before Congress on Iran, PDP hosted an academic symposium highlighting the changing dynamics of the Korean Peninsula, and the directors led a delegation to Honolulu to meet with Chinese leaders on strategic security issues.
November 22, 2006
Negotiating Change: The New Politics of the Middle East
Book
By Jeremy Jones, Former Joint Research Fellow, International Security Program/The Dubai Initiative, 2004–2007
As the US demand for Western-style democracy in the Middle East grows ever more strained, Harvard Middle East expert Jeremy Jones travels through the region evaluating the prospects for change. He engages with diverse political cultures, from traditional assemblies in the Persian Gulf, to sophisticated multiconfessional politics in the Levant.
November 6, 2006
Ashton Carter appointed to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s International Security Advisory Board
Press Release
At a November 6, 2006 swearing-in at the State Department, Preventive Defense Project Co-Director and Kennedy School of Government professor Ashton B. Carter became a member of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) which is charged with providing advice on a wide range of issues affecting national security.
