NEWS
Photo by Mike Casey
February 12, 2009
There is hope, and a lot of work needed, for peace after Gaza
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
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.”
Photo by Robert C. Stowe
January 7, 2009
Harvard Project Leadership Presents Key Lessons at Poznan Conference of the Parties
By Sasha Talcott, Director of Communications and Outreach
The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements leadership team traveled to Poznan, Poland, in December 2008 to present findings of their new Interim Report, which outlines several promising ideas for successors to the Kyoto Protocol.
December 2, 2008
WMD Panel Releases Report to Congress: Belfer Center’s Graham Allison served as Commissioner
Graham Allison, director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, served on the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, which released its report today. The congressionally appointed Commission called on the President-elect and the next Congress to immediately initiate several concrete actions, unilaterally and with the international community, to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that pose the greatest peril: nuclear and biological weapons.
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November 20, 2008
Fiscal Stimulus: What should be done now
Top economists affiliated with Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs weigh in on what steps the President and Congress should take to stimulate the economy. Lawrence H. Summers and Martin Feldstein are members of the Belfer Center's Board of Directors, and Jeffrey Frankel is a faculty affiliate.
Martha Stewart
October 30, 2008
Brent Scowcroft Addresses International Issues Facing the Next President
Former national security advisor Brent Scowcroft called on the next president to engage in civilized dialogue on foreign policy during a Forum address Wednesday evening (Oct. 29) at Harvard Kennedy School.
October 2008
"Belfer Center Hosts Al Gore 'Solutions Summit' to Design Carbon-free Future"
By Sharon Wilke, Associate Director of Communications
Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center hosted former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore and 30 of the United States' top energy and climate experts for a "Solutions Summit" on the climate challenge on October 21-22, 2008. The "Solutions Summit" recipe is one developed by Vice President Gore following a series of Belfer Center brainstorming events in 2005 and 2006 organized by Belfer Center Director Graham Allison and Gore.
Harvard New Office - Kris Snibbe
October 23, 2008
Gore: Universities Must Take the Lead in Addressing the Climate Crisis
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
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 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.
Martha Stewart
October 20, 2008
A nuclear weapon-free world is possible, Nunn says
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
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, Communications Assistant
"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."
