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Nationalist Insurgencies and the al-Qaeda Narrative
By Francisco Martin-Rayo The Obama administration’s heavy-handed approach to drone strikes in Yemen has blurred the distinction between terrorist and innocent civilian. As administration officials continue to identify nearly all military-aged males in strike zones as possible combatants, media outlets … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, drones, Francisco Martin-Rayo, Hammami, Harvard Kennedy School, predator, Shabaab, somalia, Yemen
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Do U.S. drone strikes on al-Qaida make us safer?
By Sean M. Lynn-Jones On June 4, a missile fired from a pilotless U.S. drone reportedly killed Abu Yahya al-Libi, said to be al-Qaida’s second-in-command, in a remote region of Pakistan. Just over a year earlier, U.S. special forces stormed … Continue reading
In Yemen, Democracy Is America’s Second Choice
Though Yemen’s internal politics have changed dramatically since January 2011, U.S. strategy there has remained single-mindedly focused on eradicating al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Democracy promotion, and the hopes of millions of Yemenis who supported the revolution, do not appear to be among the Obama Administration’s concerns in the country. Continue reading
Apple and its Chinese Supplier’s Labor Practices in Spotlight
By Ben W. Heineman Jr. Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (This article first appeared on TheAtlantic.com) Once again, Apple is on the front pages because of problems with its suppliers in China. But hard questions still … Continue reading
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Americans can help protect Tibetan rights
By Andrea Strimling Yodsampa Research Fellow, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School In a dramatic contrast to the festivities welcoming the Chinese New Year, Tibetans in Boston and across the globe have refused … Continue reading
Russia and Putin Redux: Prospects for Change
By Simon Saradzhyan and Nabi Abdullaev (Updated Monday, March 5, 2012) There was little doubt that Vladimir Putin would be elected president of Russia on Sunday and return to the Kremlin for a third term. The Central Elections Committee announced … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School, Medvedev, Nabi Abdullaev, Putin, Russia, Simon Saradzhayan
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Scholars reflect on Afghan Koran burnings, rioting
Several Harvard Kennedy School scholars who have worked in Afghanistan were asked to comment on how the United States should respond to the accidental burning of Korans by the U.S. military, and the subsequent deadly rioting in the country. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Aisha Ahmad, Bagram, Belfer Center, Chiara Ruffa, Harvard Kennedy School, Koran burning, Michael Semple
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Fighting for Food?
By Halvard Buhaug, Helge Holtermann, and Ole Magnus Theisen The globe keeps warming and a global food crisis is looming, but evidence suggests that, contrary to the opinion of many observers, tensions over scarce food and water will not increase … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Buhaug, global warming, Harvard Kennedy School, Holtermann, hunger, Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO, Theisen
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China’s underground Great Wall: subterranean ballistic missile
By Hui Zhang Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Recent concerns about the size of China’s nuclear arsenal have arisen in the wake of a study by Georgetown Prof. Phillip Karber, … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, China, Great Wall, Harvardf Kennedy School, Karber, nuclear missiles, underground nuclear tunnel
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Israel faces the threat of the weak
By Ehud Eiran Former Associate and Research Fellow, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs As we mark the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, Israelis watch with concern the instability around them. In a Jan. 23 … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Egypt, Harvard Kennedy School, Israel, Syria, Yedioth Aharonoth
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