Georgetown University

Director of Graduate Studies
core faculty member of Security Studies Program

CENTER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY STUDIES

In the news

Paul Pillar, professor of security studies, on Iran's enrichment program:

"[It] is the pacing element in determining when [Iran] would be capable of making a nuclear weapon." Iran Nuclear Program: Clock is Ticking as Uranium Collects November 2, 2009, The Christian Science Monitor
Insurgents Share a Name, but Pursue Different Goals October 22, 2009, The New York Times
U.S. Lawmakers Question Afghanistan Strategy October 15, 2009, Voice of America News
Probing the Meaning of Ex-CIA Chiefs' Letter on Torture September 27, 2009, The (Toronto) Star
Doubts Linger Over Targeting Al-Qaida Safe Havens September 17, 2009, PBS
Obama Urges Investigation of Iran Election June 15, 2009, The Boston Globe
President Obama's Strategy in Iraq March 2, 2009, WAMU
Economy, Financial Crisis Crowd Out Other Issues October 14, 2008, The Associated Press
Iran Looms As Nuclear Party Crasher August 2, 2008, The National Journal
Bush and Iran: Walking Softly, Carrying a Big Stick; Close Up February 25, 2007, The Seattle Times
In Video, Hussein Uses Slingshots and Bows to Rally Iraqis for War November 24, 2006, The New York Times