PUBLICATIONS :: OP-EDS
Op-Eds
- December 1, 2012
What’s Killing Brazil’s Police?
By Graham Denyer Willis
New York Times
- Oct 4, 2012
The Delusion of Limited Intervention in Syria
By Brian T. Haggerty
Bloomberg
- October 4, 2012
The Perils of Diplomatic Disengagement
By Ambassador Timothy Carney, Tara Maller
Foreign Policy
- September 27, 2012
What Netanyahu's meddling in US election means for Obama, Romney, and diplomacy
by David Weinberg
Christian Science Monitor
- August 23, 2012
Much Ado About The Sansha Garrison
by M. Taylor Fravel and Dennis J. Blasko
The Diplomat
- July 12, 2012
Burmese Days
by Christian Caryl
New York Review of Books
- March 30, 2012
The Lady’s Leap of Faith
by Christian Caryl
Foregin Policy
- March 10, 2012
Japan's roiling struggle forward
by Richard Samuels
Boston Globe
- February 11 , 2012
Cutting aid to Africa won't help gay rights
by Jackee Budesta Batanda
Boston Globe
- January 18, 2012
Russia's anti-Putin protests
by Elizabeth Wood
Boston Globe
- January 3, 2012
The Forgotten Wages of War
by John Tirman
New York Times
- November 20, 2011
Ugandans wonder: Is US after Kony, or oil?
by Jackee Budesta Batanda
Boston Globe
- November 1, 2011
'Kill team' trial: Are atrocities inevitable in war?
by John Tirman
BBC
- September 16, 2011
The Palestine UN Vote: Is There a Duty to Admit?
by Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Huffington Post
- August 05, 2011
After war: Reconstruct
by John Tirman
Boston Globe
- July 17, 2011
The Sacred and the Humane
by Anat Biletzki
New York Times
- April 20, 2011
Using Refugees as Weapons
by Kelly Greenhill
New York Times
- April 08, 2011
When intervention is easy
By Harvey Sapolsky & Ben Friedman
Philadelphia Inquirer
- October 25, 2010
Wikileaks Docs Underestimate Iraqi Dead
By John Tirman
AlterNet Online
- July 28, 2010
"An ancient tool for holding passions captive"
By Richard J. Samuels
Boston Globe
- January 21, 2010
"Tokyo and Washington Celebrate their Alliance — Too Soon"
By Richard J. Samuels
Foregin Policy
- January 19, 2010
"Playing Politics With Japan's Money Supply"
By Robert Madsen
Wall Street Journal Online
- October 2, 2009
"Putting the ‘I’ in Aid "
By Peter Bergen and Sameer Lalwani
From New York Times
- September 25, 2009
"Sanctions Can’t Be the Centerpiece"
By Jim Walsh
From New York Times Online
- July 2, 2009
"Achieving detente with Iran"
By John Tirman
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- May 22, 2009
"Post-war Sri Lanka must uphold rights"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
The Baltimore Sun
- April 19, 2009
"Bold action needed on Iran"
by John Tirman
The Boston Globe
- January 22, 2009
"An alliance in need of attention "
by Richard J. Samuels and James L. Schoff
International Herald Tribune
- January 16, 2009
"Iran, Iran, Iran"
by William Luers, Thomas R. Pickering and Jim Walsh
International Herald Tribune
- January 14, 2009
"Grieving Over Gaza "
By Anat Biletzki
The Nation
- August 21, 2008
"All the Oil We Need"
by Eugene Gholz and Daryl Press
New York Times
- August 15, 2008
"What counts as 'success' in Iraq?"
by John Tirman
Boston Globe
- July 20, 2008
"Surge Protector"
by William J. Fallon
New York Times
- June 21, 2008
"Awaiting Japan's Global Vision"
by Richard J. Samuels
Boston Globe
- June 19, 2008
"What's Next for Iraq?"
by Barry R. Posen
Boston Globe
- April 24, 2008
"The Divestment Trap"
by John Tirman
Boston Globe
- April 3, 2008
"Don't 'Pull an Iraq' in Afghanistan"
by Benjamin H. Friedman
Christian Science Monitor
- March 3, 2008
"How to End the U.S.-Iran Standoff"
by William Luers, Thomas Pickering and James Walsh
International Herald Tribune
- January 19, 2008
"The Murky Toll of the Iraq War"
by John Tirman
Boston Globe
- December 7, 2007
"Why Believe It This Time?"
by Jim Walsh
Boston Globe
- December 5, 2007
"The Politics of Chicken Littleism"
by Benjamin Friedman
WashingtonPost.com
- November 23, 2007
"Violence in Iraq"
by Barry Posen
New York Times
- October 30, 2007
"An Inspiration Against Nuclear Arms"
by John Tirman
Boston Globe
- September 2, 2007
"The Rogue That Plays by the Rules"
by Edward S. Steinfeld
Washington Post
- August 18, 2007
"The Caste System- India's Apartheid? "
by Balakrishnan Rajagopal
The Hindu
- August 14, 2007
"A New Cold War with Iran?"
by John Tirman
Boston Globe
- August 7, 2007
"The More Muscular Japan"
by Richard Samuels
Boston Globe
- July 18, 2007
"More Troops for What?"
by Benjamin Friedman
ForeignPolicy.com
- May 28, 2007
"'24' on the Brain"
by Kelly M. Greenhill
Los Angeles Times
- April 19, 2007
"The Risks of Staying vs. Leaving Iraq"
by Barry Posen
Boston Globe
- April 2, 2007
"No to Africa Command"
by Harvey Sapolsky and Benjamin Friedman
Defense News
- February 21, 2007
"Many hidden costs line national security path"
By Cindy Williams
Kansas City Star
- January 10, 2007
"Surge Could Push Troops to Breaking Point"
By Cindy Williams
Boston Globe
- December 31, 2006
"In Iraq, the losses Americans don't see"
By John Tirman
Newsday
- October 15, 2006
"Generations have been decimated; who will be left to rebuild the nation"?
By Barbara Bodine
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- September 17, 2006
"Mexico's dangerous political chasm"
By Chappell Lawson
Boston Globe
- July 12, 2006
"Political polarization will strengthen Mexican democracy"
By Chappell Lawson
San Jose Mercury News
- June 28, 2006
"Japan's Jujitsu Leader"
By Richard Samuels
Boston Globe
- March 23, 2006
"A Floundering WTO"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Yaleglobalonline, reprinted in The Daily Times (Pakistan), The Hindu, Khaleej Times and Asian Age
- March 21, 2006
"Weighing the Cost of Today's Defense Strategy"
By Cindy Williams
Boston Globe
- March 7, 2006
"Diversifying Iraqi Security Forces"
By Roger Petersen and Paul Staniland
Christian Science Monitor
- February 27, 2006
"We Can Live With a Nuclear Iran"
By Barry R. Posen
New York Times
- November 22, 2005
"The Heavy Price of Censorship"
By John Tirman
International Herald Tribune
- June 7, 2005
"Fighting Blind in Iraq"
By Barry R. Posen
New York Times
- June 4, 2005
"Don't Put Nuclear Waste on Military Bases"
By Allison Macfarlane
Boston Globe
- January 31, 2005
"A focus on facts ought to dispel mistrust of US Muslims"
By John Tirman
Christian Science Monitor
- January 11, 2005
"Making the Cuts, Keeping the Benefits"
By Cindy Williams
New York Times
- October 30, 2004
"100,000 Dead in Iraq"
By John Tirman
AlterNet
- October 5, 2004
"Draft Lessons From Europe"
By Cindy Williams
Washington Post
- September 15, 2004
"Forget the Draft: Fix the Volunteer Force and They Will Come"
By Cindy Williams
Government Executive Magazine
- September 7, 2004
"Impunity from My Lai to Abu Ghraib"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
The Hindu
- April 2, 2004
"One Island, Divided"
By John Tirman
Wall Street Journal Europe
- November 25, 2003
"The Changing Face of Chinese Diplomacy"
By Taylor Fravel and Evan S. Medeiros
Asian Wall Street Journal
- September 22, 2003
"Gunning for Reform"
By Richard J. Samuels
Time Magazine
- September 5, 2003
"UN Credibility at Stake"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
The Hindu
- April 25, 2003
"Europe Cannot Advance on Two Fronts"
By Barry Posen
Financial Times
- April 10, 2003
"Flawed Military Model, Made in the U.S.A"
By Cindy Williams
Wall Street Journal Europe , p. A11
- 3-9 April 2003
"Transatlantic Crisis Will Hurt Arms Industry"
By Cindy Williams
European Voice (Vo. 9, No. 13), p. 9.
- April 1, 2003
"Paying the Costs in Iraq"
By Cindy Williams
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- February 7, 2003
"The Inspections Flap: Both Sides Are Wrong"
By John Tirman
AlterNet
- January 17, 2003
"Hegemon Down"
By John Tirman
AlterNet
- October 13, 2002
"Foreseeing a Bloody Siege in Baghdad"
By Barry Posen
New York Times
- October 9, 2002
"México visto desde fuera: Democracia en perspectiva"
By Chappell Lawson
Reforma newspaper (Mexico City)
- September 11, 2002
"México visto desde fuera: Los límites de la democracia"
By Chappell Lawson
Reforma newspaper (Mexico City)
- March 27, 2002
"A blind eye to justice in Cambodia"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Washington Post
- March 27, 2002
"Gujarat: a plea and a proposal"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
The Hindu
- October 4, 2001
"Strategy for the Terror War"
By Stephen Van Evera
Newsday
- August 8, 2001
"The Violence of Development"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Washington Post
- August 4, 2001
"Double-Speak on Missile Defense"
By Cindy Williams and David Wright
Boston Globe
- June 7, 2001
"It Is Time For the Military to Live Within Its Means"
By Cindy Williams
San Diego Union Tribune
- May 7, 2001
"U.S. Has Window To Skip Weapon Generation"
By Harvey Sapolsky [with Eugene Gholz]
Defense News
- February 16, 2001
"Redeploy the Dollars"
By Cindy Williams
New York Times
- November 6, 2000
"Forms of Democracy"
By John Tirman
Boston Globe
- August 17, 2000
"The G.O.P.'s Pay Gap"
By Cindy Williams
New York Times
- January 12, 2000
"Our GI's Earn Enough"
By Cindy Williams
Washington Post
- October 4, 1999
"Mercantilism turned out to be a silent killer"
By Harvey Sapolsky [with Nicholas Bredie]
Journal of Commerce
- August 9, 1999
"Buying a Plane in a Poke"
By Cindy Williams
Washington Post
- June 20, 1999
"At last there is a way to bring Khmer Rouge to justice"
By Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Boston Globe
- April 29, 1999
"Appropriations Piggyback"
By Cindy Williams
Washington Post
- May 21, 1998
"How About an Antitrust Probe of the Pentagon?"
By Harvey Sapolsky [with Eugene Gholz]
Wall Street Journal
- July 11, 1997
"Indefensible Defense Costs"
By Harvey Sapolsky [with Eugene Gholz]
Wall Street Journal
- June 3, 1995
"Bosnia: creating peace"
By Barry Posen
Boston Globe
