EVENTS ARCHIVE
China’s Electricity System Reform
Seminar
Open to the Public - Bell Hall, 5th Floor Belfer Building
April 2, 2012
12:00-1:30 p.m. - Lunch will be provided.
Related Projects: Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Environment and Natural Resources
Speaker: Yaodong Shi, Fellow, Consortium for Energy Policy Research
The ETIP/Consortium on Energy Policy seminar continues on Mondays this spring.
"Implementing the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review," a Belfer Center Director's Lunch with Bradley H. Roberts
Director's Luncheon
RSVP required - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 2, 2012
12:15-1:45 p.m.
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Director's Lunch with Dr. Bradley H. Roberts, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, Department of Defense, in the Belfer Center Library (L369).
When Can the Government Force Suspects to Decrypt Incriminating Files?
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 3, 2012
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Speaker: John Villasenor, Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies Program, The Brookings Institution
Related Projects: Science, Technology, and Public Policy, The Cyber Project, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
This seminar will provide an overview of the background relating to compelled decryption and then present some of the current and future technology trends that will need to be considered when this framework is updated. It will also address some of the challenges in identifying an approach that can both safeguard constitutional rights while also ensuring that terrorists, human traffickers, and other criminals are not provided with an impenetrable legal shield for incriminating documents.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: An Insider's Account
Lecture Series
RSVP required - Nye A, Fifth Floor Taubman Building
April 3, 2012
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Related Project: Middle East Initiative
A conversation with Robert Malley about some of the pitfalls and failures of the Clinton Administration’s approach to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Iran, Afghanistan and Transatlantic Relations: A Conversation with David Miliband and Javier Solana
Forum Event
Open to the Public - John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
April 3, 2012
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Related Project: The Future of Diplomacy Project
David Miliband, former UK Foreign Secretary, Javier Solana, former Secretary-General of NATO, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, discuss the development of transatlantic ties in light of 21st century security challenges.
The Future of Energy : The Quest - Energy, Security, and the Modern World"
Lecture Series
Open to the Public - Science Center A
April 4, 2012
5:00-6:00 p.m.
A lecture with Daniel Yergin.
Daniel Yergin is the author of the new bestseller The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World. He received the Pulitzer Prize for The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power, which became a number one New York Times best seller and has been translated into 17 languages.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Decision-Making: An Analysis of Influences
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 5, 2012
Speaker: James Platte, Stanton Nuclear Security Predoctoral Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom
Related Projects: International Security, Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Managing the Atom
What drives countries to develop or not develop different nuclear fuel cycle technologies? In particular, why do some countries pursue the development of uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing technologies (so-called "ENR technology")? As some countries debate whether to start developing ENR technology and others debate whether to continue developing ENR technology, answering these questions are vital for the future of the global nuclear industry.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
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Nuclear 101: How to Write for and Talk to Journalists
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 5, 2012
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Eben Harrell, Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, James F. Smith, Communications Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Related Projects: Managing the Atom, Science, Technology, and Public Policy, International Security
Eben Harrell, Jim Smith and Sharon Wilke will discuss how to write for and talk to members of the media in order to get your policy ideas into the public debate.
The Harvard Seminar on History and Policy presents “History and Development Policy: A Necessary Dialogue?”
Seminar
Harvard students, staff, faculty - Perkins Room, Rubenstein-415
April 5, 2012
4:00-6:00 p.m.
The Harvard Seminar on History and Policy is a forum for lectures and workshops that examine the relationship between our interpretation of the past and our approach to policy issues. Typically, each meeting features a presentation by an invited scholar whose cutting edge historical work-in-progress is informed by, or seeks to influence, ongoing policy debates. The aim of the seminar is to bring historical perspective to bear on the work and challenges facing policy makers, and to foster more awareness among historians of how their work can inform contemporary public concerns.
The Law and Policy of Covert Operations: Current & Future Challenges 2012 Harvard National Security Journal Symposium
Symposium
Harvard students, staff, faculty
April 6, 2012
11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
The Harvard National Security Journal’s Third Annual Symposium will explore complex questions in national security with academics, public and private practitioners, and knowledgeable journalists through an opening discussion, two panels, and a keynote address.
