EVENTS ARCHIVE
"Hard Lessons from Iraq: Approaches to Reforming Overseas Contingency Operations," with Stuart Bowen
Brown Bag Lunch
RSVP required - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 4, 2009
12:15-1:45 p.m.
The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Brown Bag Lunch with Stuart Bowen on Monday, May 4th in the Belfer Center Library (L369).
Stuart W. Bowen, Jr. was appointed Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority in January 2004. Since October 2004, he has served as the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). As the "taxpayer's watchdog" in Iraq, Mr. Bowen oversees over $50 billion in U.S. appropriated reconstruction funds, including the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, the Iraq Security Forces Fund, the Economic Support Fund, and the Commander's Emergency Response Program.
Sacred Empire: American Missionaries and Filipino Muslims, 1898–1913
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Taubman 275
May 4, 2009
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Karine Walther, Research Fellow, Initiative on Relgion in International Affairs/Dubai Initiative/International Security Program
Related Projects: International Security, Religion in International Affairs, The Dubai Initiative
When the United States took administrative and military control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War of 1898, they created a "Moro Province" to govern all Filipino Muslims. Although this province grouped together thirteen different cultural-linguistic groups, Islam was the sole factor uniting these peoples; religious identity was the primary tool of classification for U.S. government officials. The colonial government subjected the Moro Province to a unique set of laws, which they believed necessary to regulate Muslims' exceptional character traits. American missionaries became crucial actors influencing U.S. policy with regards to the governance of Filipino Muslims, demonstrating the importance of nongovernmental organizations in shaping U.S. policy.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.
How Do We Know This is Not Another Great Depression? Lessons from the 1930s
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 4, 2009
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Jeffrey Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses key lessons learned from the Great Depression in the 1930s.
Mobile Communication as a Growth Engine for Emerging Economies: The Turkcell Case
Seminar
Open to the Public - Harvard Business School, Gallatin Hall (C) Lounge
May 4, 2009
11:45-1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Sureyya Ciliv, CEO, Turkcell
Related Project: Science, Technology, and Public Policy
It is increasingly more challenging to remain competitive in a global market. Technology provides a series of opportunities for business and consumers. It also plays an important role in sustaining economic survival. Mobile communication is at the center of information convergence—and emerging economies will grow with the momentum of the mobile telecomm industry—mobile phones have reached over four billion connections, more than any other device could in the history. We can use mobile communication to attempt to solve many problems in underdeveloped areas which are otherwise not reachable.
Please join us! Light lunch and refreshments provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
Coal Supply and Cost Under Technological and Environmental Uncertainty
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 5, 2009
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Speaker: Melissa Chan, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
Related Projects: Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Environment and Natural Resources, Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Conventional U.S. energy planning presumes a ready supply of cheap coal and assumes that mining will continue as it has in the past - in shallow and thick seams. However, as these accessible resources are depleted, thin and deep seams will comprise our remaining resource. It will become more expensive and environmentally damaging to extract coal. This talk discusses future U.S. coal availability, resource estimate reliability, potential environmental damage and technologies to extract it in a more responsible manner.
"U.S.-Iran Relations," with Jim Walsh, Suzanne DiMaggio, Stephen Heintz, and Barry Posen
Session
Open to the Public - MIT
May 5, 2009
4:00-5:30 p.m.
The Middle East Peace Process: The New Political Landscape
Non-Belfer Event
Seminar
Open to the Public - Northeastern University Alumni Center, 716 Columbus Avenue, 6th Floor
May 5, 2009
5:00-7:00 p.m. - Presentation and Discussion
Rt. Hon. Bill Rammell MP
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom
What Accounts for the Success or Failure of Islamist Parties in the Arab World?
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 6, 2009
12:15-1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Michael Robbins, Dubai Initiative Fellow
Related Project: The Dubai Initiative
An examination of the cases of Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen
Coffee, tea, and cookies will be served
A World Free Of Nuclear Weapons? How to Stem the Tide of Global Nuclear Ambitions
Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 6, 2009
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Related Project: Managing the Atom
British Foreign Minister, Bill Rammell MP, will present a Managing the Atom seminar on May 6th, entitled "A World Free Of Nuclear Weapons? How to Stem the Tide of Global Nuclear Ambitions." The seminar will begin at 2:30pm and be held in the Belfer Center Library.
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Institutional Design to Prevent Illicit Nuclear-Related Trade
Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 7, 2009
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Emma Belcher, research fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom
Related Projects: International Security, Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Managing the Atom
How do states design agreements to promote their goals? What accounts for variation in design elements, even within single regimes? This presentation will explore efforts to prevent the trade in nuclear-related materials for illicit purposes, through the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, and the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.
