Charles G. Cogan
Associate, International Security Program
Contact:
Telephone: 617-864-3959
Email: ccogan@wcfia.harvard.edu
Website: http://www.charlescogan.net
Experience
Chuck Cogan is a historian and an associate of the Belfer Center's International Security Program. Cogan's articles and reviews have appeared in French Politics and Society, Défense Nationale, the Harvard French Review, and other publications. His book French Negotiating Behavior: Dealing with "La Grande Nation" was published by the United States Institute of Peace Press in December 2003. A French-language version, with an update, is entitled, Diplomatie à la française and was published by Éditions Jacob-Duvernet in September 2005 with a preface by Hubert Védrine. In recognition of the latter work, Dr. Cogan was awarded the Prix Ernest Lémonon of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of the Institut de France.
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Fall 2008
"Afghanistan: Partners in Time"
Journal Article, World Policy Journal, 25th Anniversary Edition, issue 3, volume 25
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"If the Pakistani authorities cannot or will not play their part, a way should be found to scale back significantly the U.S. and NATO military commitment in Afghanistan. Our fundamental problem, it should be emphasized, is with Al Qaeda, and secondarily with the Taliban, who sheltered Al Qaeda. We cannot be perceived as moving toward a colonial war, as happened in Vietnam...."
February 2008
La République de Dieu
Book
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
La République de Dieu is a collection of essays on the idea of God; on evangelism ("La République de Dieu"); on Islamic fundamentalism ("L'Islam médiéval"); and followed by empirical chapters analyzing a number of conflicts between the Muslim and non-Muslim world: Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Arab/Israeli.
December 2007
"'Stay-Behind' in France: Much Ado about Nothing?"
Journal Article, The Journal of Strategic Studies, Special Section: Preparing for a Soviet Occupation: The Strategy of 'Stay-Behind', issue 6, volume 30
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
Stay-behind networks in France were set up starting in 1948 and were aimed at responding to the possibility of a Soviet armed attack into Western Europe. Participants were identified, and arms and explosives cached, to be activated in case of hostilities.
February 2007
"The Congo, 1960-1963: Weighing Worst Choices"
Book Chapter
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program and Ernest R. May, Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program
"On June 30, 1960, the former Belgian Congo became independent...."
Autumn 2006
Le Regard d'un Ancien de la CIA sur les Relations Franco-Americaines
Journal Article, Politique Internationale, Les dossiers PI.com: An Interview with Laure Mandeville and Isabelle Lasserre
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
September 6, 2006
"From the Fall of France to the Force de Frappe: the Remaking of French Military Power, 1940-62"
Book Chapter
By Charles G. Cogan, Associate, International Security Program
"...de Gaulle had a longer-term view of France's potential foes than most military officers, which allowed him to see beyond the immediate needs of colonial wars."
