Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program Special Event

Speaker: Ambassador Zamir Akram, Author, The Security Imperative: Pakistan's Nuclear Deterrence & Diplomacy

Ambassador Akram will discuss his new book, which is an in-depth study of the evolution of Pakistan's nuclear program until it became a reality despite all the international pressures against it and the challenges along the way.

Open to Harvard ID Holders Only: Admittance will be on a first come–first served basis. Coffee, Tea, & Light Refreshments Provided.

George Perkovich — based on twenty-years' work on the Iranian nuclear challenge and extensive interactions with U.S., European, Israeli, and Iranian officials — will sketch a framework that could satisfy all sides, and then describe why it may be harder to implement a deal in Washington than in Tehran.

Coffee and tea will be provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

What are the Ahmadinejad government's foreign policy aims and strategies and how will post-election developments impact Iran-U.S. relations? Given the cost that Iran has incurred as a result of pursuing its nuclear program in the face of U.S. and European opposition, Iran's president will be under pressure to obtain tangible results which shore up Iran's regional role and geo-strategic interests.

Please join us! Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Ambassador Zvi Shtauber will present a MTA/ISP Seminar entitled "The Middle East Under the Shadow of the Iranian Nuclear Threat" on March 30, 2009, beginning at 9:30 AM in the Belfer Center library. All are welcome and invited to attend.

Please join Israeli investigative journalist Ronen Bergman for a discussion of his new book, The Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.