PAPERS
May 7, 2008
"Economic Incentives in a New Climate Agreement"
By Joseph Aldy, Co-Director, Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements and Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Member of the Board
The Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements has agreed to help the Office of the Danish Prime Minister, in its role as incoming President of the 2009 Conference of the Parties, to prepare background papers and on-site briefings for a series of very high-level dialogues on climate change policy, hosted by the Prime Minister. These dialogues will each include about 25 participants, including CEOs of European and U.S. corporations, key officials from national governments and intergovernmental organizations, and leaders of major environmental NGOs. This paper on the subject of economic incentives was prepared by the Harvard Project leadership for the first dialogue.
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February 2008
"Communicating With Intent: The Department of Defense and Strategic Communication"
By Lindsey J. Borg, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program
The Department of Defense's (DoD's) development of strategic communication processes, a supporting organizational structure, and an institutional culture change began in earnest in 2006. The broad, operational view of communication presents many opportunities for the DoD; it also presents many areas demanding attention if the department is to realize its aim of positive strategic effects in the information and cognitive domains.
This paper examines the DoD's development of strategic communication, concentrating specifically on the implications, opportunities, and threats associated with the public information environment. The paper does not present a prescription for tactics to win near-term battles, but rather a review of current efforts to build strategic communication capacity and considerations that demand attention to advance this capability for long-term, strategic successes.
February 2007
Assessing the President's FY08 Energy RD&D Budget Request
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
An analysis of U.S. Government Investments in Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Database.
February 2007
"Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear Weapons, Materials, and Expertise Overseas: Recent Developments and Trends"
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier find that although threat reduction funding has had dramatic effects in reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism, the Bush administration’s proposed FY 2008 budget for cooperative threat reduction would reduce the overall funds available. They propose a number of remedies, some of which have been taken up by congress in the appropriations process.
December 1, 2006
Bundling the Contracts: TA-Energy
By Ant Bozkaya, Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
December 1, 2006
Bundling the Contracts: TA-Energy
By Ant Bozkaya, Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program
October 3, 2006
Redesigning African Economies: The Role of Engineering in International Development
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project
June, 2006
Placing Iran's Enrichment Activities in Standby
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Matthew Bunn argues that placing the centrifuges at Natanz in one of two "standby" modes offered a way out of the current stand-off over suspension.
May 2006
"Nuclear Decision-Making in Iran: A Rare Glimpse"
By Chen Zak Kane, Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
"On April 19, 2006, Iran's former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Hassan Rohani, publicly criticized his successor's handling of their country's nuclear negotiations with the West. In what was, for Iran, a rare public expression of discontent, he called for 'more balance in our decisions and [the need] to approach the issue with more reason and less emotion. . . .' "
May, 2006
The Impact of the European Union on Democracy in Turkey and Its Implications for the Region
By Demet Mousseau, Research Fellow
