Paul R Pillar
Title
Main Campus Assigned Relationship
core faculty member of Security Studies Program
core faculty member of Security Studies Program
Department
Center for Security Studies (CSS)
In the news
In the news
“The Amiri case seems to be a story out of the wilderness of mirrors department – in which intelligence agencies and the services and governments against which they operate are constantly in uncertainty about just where the loyalties of the people they're dealing with ultimately lie.”
Paul Pillar, professor of security studies, on the pros and cons of dealing in human intelligence as seen with the defection of Iranian Shahram Amiri.
Covert War With Iran: A 'Wilderness Of Mirrors' May 10, 2011, NPR- As Regimes Fall in Arab World, Al Qaeda Sees History Fly By February 28, 2011, The New York Times
- Bin Laden may be Using Climate to Bolster Image: Analyst October 1, 2010, Beverly Hills Courier
- A Plan B For Afghanistan August 18, 2010, The Huffington Post
- Hunting The Taliban: Examining America's Efforts February 4, 2010, National Public Radio
- 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
- Doubts Linger Over Targeting Al-Qaida Safe Havens September 17, 2009, PBS
- Obama Urges Investigation of Iran Election June 15, 2009, The Boston Globe