Monthly Archives: September 2009

Stephen Walt, faculty chair of the Belfer Center’s International Security Program and a member of the Center’s board of directors, will discuss Iran today, September 30, 2009, at 7 p.m. on WGBH TV’s “Greater Boston with Emily Rooney.” For more … Continue reading →

“The Security Council has a unique and distinctive role in the international [nuclear control] regime, because it’s the only body that has the authority and the responsibility to address issues of non-compliance.” – Gary Samore, National Security Council WMD coordinator … Continue reading →

“The clear implication of such designation whether officially acknowledged or not will be that such institutions . . . will be sheltered by access to a federal safety net in time of crisis; they will be broadly understood to be … Continue reading →

“For two decades, the agency required Iran to report only when nuclear material was introduced to a facility. By 2003 it rescinded that, in line with the guidelines for most countries, demanding reporting when construction began.” Belfer Center Director Graham … Continue reading →

“This is the most important development in the three and a half years since the U.S. has offered negotiations with Iran.” Nicholas Burns, a member of the Belfer Center’s board of directors, was quoted in “U.S. to Demand Inspection of … Continue reading →

“China realizes that it faces a significant energy problem that could have severe impacts on their economy.” Henry Lee, director of the Belfer Center’s Environment and Natural Resources Program and a member of the Center’s board of directors, was interviewed … Continue reading →

“President Obama should reaffirm his counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. It may be resource-intensive, difficult to execute and require untold patience. But the alternatives are no more attractive.” Meghan O’Sullivan, a member of the Belfer Center’s board of directors, contributed to … Continue reading →

“The IAEA is in a position of having an agreement with Iran that under the original terms wouldn’t necessarily require Iran to give advance notification before construction [of a nuclear facility], but would if this extra paragraph is operating.” Martin … Continue reading →

“Activities at UN headquarters in New York City last Thursday commemorating the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) coincided with the latest political developments revolving around the meeting last Tuesday of US … Continue reading →

“‘It’s often tradecraft that gets us bollixed up,’ he said in an interview. ‘It comes down to interpreting the same data in different ways, in looking at the same information and coming up with different conclusions.’” Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a senior … Continue reading →