BELFER CENTER NEWSLETTER AND OTHER MATERIALS
Martha Stewart
April 29, 2008
"Oil Shockwave" Sends Tremors through the Forum
Belfer Center Newsletter
Even a relatively minor disruption in the global supply of oil could have profound effects for the U.S. economy and national security, according to a distinguished group of former government officials, economists, and energy and security experts who took part in an innovative role-playing exercise in the John F. Kennedy Forum Monday night (April 29, 2008).
Spring 2008
Belfer Center Newsletter Spring 2008
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
The Spring 2008 issue of the Belfer Center newsletter features recent and upcoming research, activities, and analysis by Center faculty, fellows, and staff on critical global issues.
Josh Reynolds, AP
Spring 2008
"Tribute to Randy Forsberg: Colleague and Arms Control Activist"
Belfer Center Newsletter
By Michael Nacht, Fellow
Only once in a great while does someone come along with a combination of rare intellectual ability, deep substantive knowledge, great organizational skills, and a passionate, contagious stubbornness to make a big big difference. Randy Forsberg was one.
AP Photo
Spring 2008
"Stavins, Holdren: Key Takeaways from Bali Climate Conference"
Belfer Center Newsletter
John Holdren and Robert Stavins joined top climate negotiators from more than 180 countries in Bali, Indonesia, in December to address one of the most pressing issues of our time: forging an international agreement on climate change.
Martha Stewart
Spring 2008
"Should Nuclear Weapons Be Eliminated?"
Belfer Center Newsletter
Four different viewpoints answer this question.
Spring 2008
"Belfer Center News Quotes of Interest"
Belfer Center Newsletter
Belfer Center scholars are quoted in various publications around the world discussing the news of the day. Such topics include climate, nuclear weapons and a nuclear free world, Kenya, the U.S. and Iran, Russia, taxes and an impending recession.
Martha Stewart
Spring 2008
"Gorbachev and Belfer Center Combine Forces to Overcome Nuclear Danger"
Belfer Center Newsletter
By Brigadier General (ret.) Kevin Ryan, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev visited Harvard's John F. Kennedy School on December 4 and told an overflow crowd at the JFK Jr. Forum that the time has come to rejuvenate efforts to eliminate the danger from nuclear weapons and materials.
Liz Lynch
Spring 2008
"Nye/Armitage Report: Steps Toward Restoring U.S. Influence"
Belfer Center Newsletter
"America's image and influence are in decline around the world. To maintain a leading role in global affairs, the United States must move from eliciting fear and anger to inspiring optimism and hope." The 2007 report, "A Smarter and Safer America," prepared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Smart Power, makes this message clear as it lays out foreign policy recommendations for presidential candidates one year ahead of elections. The commission is co-chaired by Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state, and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Joseph S. Nye, Jr., who serves on the Belfer Center's Board of Directors.
Spring 2008
"Belfer Center Newsmakers"
Belfer Center Newsletter
A list of Belfer Center individuals who recently received honors and awards for their research and work.
Martha Stewart
Spring 2008
"Middle East Conference Explores Conflict and Economic Promise"
Belfer Center Newsletter
By Shana Rabinowich, Program Coordinator
How should the Middle East and the United States approach the region's divergent trends of ongoing conflict and economic promise? On November 8, the Center's Dubai Initiative conference "The Middle East: Between Progress and Conflict" considered this key question.
