PAPERS
December 1, 2006
"Bundling the Contracts: TA-Energy"
By Ant Bozkaya, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2008–2009; Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2005–2009; Dubai Initiative, 2007–2008 and William Kerr
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; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
June 2006
"Placing Iran's Enrichment Activities in Standby"
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project
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 Yalcin Mousseau, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2005-2006
This essay jointly won third prize in the first annual Sakip Sabanci International Research Award essay competition. This year's topic was "Turkey's New Geopolitical Environment: Policy Challenges and Opportunities for Engagement". The competition is jointly administered by Sabanci University and the Brookings Institution.
March 23, 2006
"Finding a Way Out of the Iranian Nuclear Crisis"
By Abbas Maleki, Former Senior Research Associate, International Security Program and Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project
"...Rather than rushing toward confrontation with all its risks, all sides must put historic antipathies aside and find face-saving solutions. To give the Iranian advocates of compromise a chance to succeed, the United States and the other major powers need to put offers on the table that will show the people of Iran that nuclear restraint and compliance will put their nation on a path toward peace and prosperity."
January, 2006
Comments on the 'Draft Report of the Expert Committee on Integrated Energy Policy -- Dr. Kirit Parikh Chairman'
By Ambuj D. Sagar, Former Visiting Scholar, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group (ETIP), June 2009; Former Research Fellow, ETIP, 1996-2002; Former Senior Research Associate, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2007-2008 and Ananth Chikkatur, Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
December 22, 2005
Army Man Power and the War on Terror
By Brigadier General (ret.) Kevin Ryan, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
October, 2005
Learning from Past Success: The NPT and the Future of Non-proliferation
By James Walsh, Former Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2002-2006; Former Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 1999-2002
May 2005
"Intelligence Reform: A Question of Balance"
By John Bansemer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2004-2005
On 22 July 2004, the 9/11 Commission released its report on the events surrounding the attacks of 11 September 2001. The 9/11 Report renewed calls for reform of the intelligence community (IC), continuing a long series of intelligence reform efforts that began shortly after the National Security Act of 1947 laid the foundation of the modern IC.
