Nuclear Proliferation - Publications - Faculty & Research

Winter 2012
Article

Is a Nuclear Deal with Iran Possible?: An Analytical Framework for the Iran Nuclear Negotiations

By: James K. Sebenius and Michael K. Singh

Varied diplomatic approaches by multiple negotiators over several years have failed to conclude a nuclear deal with Iran. Mutual hostility, misperception, and flawed diplomacy may be responsible. Yet, more fundamentally, no mutually acceptable deal may exist. To assess... View Details

Keywords: Nuclear Proliferation; Zone Of Possible Agreement; International Relations; Negotiation; Iran; United States

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Summer 2013
Article

Nuclear Negotiations With Iran

By: Paul R. Pillar, Robert Reardon, James K. Sebenius and Michael K. Singh

Paul Pillar and Robert Reardon challenge the analysis and substantive policy inputs that Sebenius and Singh developed for their article "Is a Nuclear Deal with Iran Possible? An Analytic Framework for the Iran Nuclear Negotiations" (International Security 37, no. 3... View Details

Keywords: Nuclear Proliferation; Zone Of Possible Agreement; ZOPA; International Relations; Negotiation; Iran; United States

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07 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Sep 2007
News

Getting Security Right

realities. Strategic independence is a policy of determining what is best for our national security and letting go of obsolete doctrines such as “mutual assured destruction” — an outmoded deterrent in an era of nuclear View Details

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

judging from per capita declines in both natural and unnatural deaths worldwide. While the problem of nuclear weapons proliferation remains with us, the 21st century challenges relate to such things as space... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

06 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

success, especially with respect to Iran's nuclear program. Taking John Limbert's book, Negotiating with Iran as a point of departure, this essay develops such a perspective, suggesting several means of influence. Read the paper: View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Learning from Failed Political Leadership

increasingly aggressive rival as the century lengthens. These threats will take on many forms including terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the breakout of wars with the potential to become View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

22 May 2020
Blog Post

Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles

backdrop of every aspect of my military career. However, what my HBS journey has shown me thus far is that the military doesn’t hold a monopoly on service. In fact, service as a value should be something that pervades across all industries and functions. I’ve come to... View Details

06 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

Russia, and China, Western leaders appreciate aspects of these perils, but they are crafting unduly soft policies to deal with the challenges. The authors believe that "globalists"' notwithstanding, such views are myopic in an era where View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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