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March 12, 2009
"Professors Nye, Walt, and Ruggie of Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center Named to List of Most Influential Faculty in Foreign Affairs"
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Joseph Nye, a member of the Belfer Center board of directors, is the most influential international relations scholar on U.S. foreign policy in the last 20 years, while the Belfer Center’s Stephen Walt and John Ruggie both rank among the 20 most influential academics in international relations, according to a biannual survey of international relations faculty by the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) Project.
Belfer Center
February 13, 2009
Demographic Projections Predict Fundamentalist Populations Surpassing Secular Counterparts
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Eric Kaufmann, Former Research Fellow, Initiative on Religion in International Affairs/International Security Program
According to demographic projections, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian fundamentalists will gain significant ground against their liberal and secular counterparts by 2050, even surpassing them in some cases, Belfer Center Fellow Eric Kaufmann said at last week’s International Security Program (ISP) brownbag presentation.
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February 12, 2009
There is hope, and a lot of work needed, for peace after Gaza
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Israelis and Palestinians must reconcile their differences from within before they can have productive talks with each other about moving toward a peace agreement, according to two Middle East experts at Wednesday’s [February 11] John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, “The Road to Peace After Gaza.”
Harvard New Office - Kris Snibbe
October 23, 2008
Gore: Universities Must Take the Lead in Addressing the Climate Crisis
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Former Vice President Al Gore charged universities with the task of bringing the truth of the climate crisis into the global consciousness yesterday at Harvard’s Sustainability Celebration.
Martha Stewart
October 20, 2008
A nuclear weapon-free world is possible, Nunn says
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The U.S. must work with other countries – both those with nuclear capacities and those without – to move toward a nuclear-free world, according to former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn (D-GA).
October 14, 2008
"Economic Realities Must Guide Africa's Constitutional Reform Efforts"
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"African countries need new constitutional orders to cope with modern economic challenges, Calestous Juma said at a recent lecture....A major challenge is based in the constitutions and laws left behind for the newly liberated countries. 'What was being negotiated as independence was really an exercise in constitutional continuity from the colonial period through independence,' Juma said....While there is enormous pressure on African countries to focus on economic programs, they are unable to because the governmental framework left behind did not integrate the economic role of the colonizer into the new role of president."
September 24, 2008
New Orleans still needs help
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
New Orleans could be wiped out tomorrow if another storm hit it, according to former Times-Picayune metro editor Jed Horne.
www.new-pakistan.com
July 25, 2008
Pakistan needs strong judiciary for stability
By Beth Maclin, Former Communications Assistant, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar President Aitzaz Ahsan discussed what is needed to fix the country’s dire judicial situation at a seminar hosted by the Project on Managing the Atom and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
April 3, 2009
"Obama-Medvedev Meeting -- Comments from Graham Allison, Chuck Hagel, and Matthew Bunn"
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a joint statement after their meeting his week, which emphasized their desire to "move beyond Cold War mentalities." They agreed to seek a new version of the START treaty, and also committed their countries to a nuclear-free world.
Martha Stewart
October 22, 2008
Ban Ki-moon Delivers Call to Action on Global Challenges
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon MPA 1984 called Tuesday for the international community to move quickly and boldly in addressing urgent global challenges.
