POLICY BRIEFINGS, TESTIMONY & PRESENTATIONS
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June 25, 2009
"Joseph Nye's Testimony from Hearings on 'Japan's Changing Role'"
By Joseph S. Nye, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
Joseph S. Nye testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment on "Japan's Changing Role" on June 25, 2009.
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June 2009
"Improving Russia-U.S. Relations: The Next Steps"
By Thomas M. Nichols, Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom
There is no endemic reason for Russian-U.S. relations to be as tense as they have become over the past several years. Th is situation is largely due, on one side, to mishandling of Russian affairs by both the Clinton and Bush administrations, and on the other by the obvious manipulation of anti-Americanism for domestic gain by the Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev administrations in Russia. Unfortunately, this means that only unilateral U.S. action can undermine the cynical policies of the Russian leadership and restore dynamism to the Russian-U.S. relationship.
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June 2009
"Before Disaster Strikes: Rate and Raise Public Preparedness Now"
By Debra Decker, Associate, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom
More, more severe, and new types of disasters can be expected to occur as a result of new types of threats (e.g., biological, cyber, nuclear/radiological) and more as well as more severe threats due to increased global interconnectedness and climate change. Yet, most Americans are not adequately prepared to respond to or recover from a catastrophic disaster, and many expect the government to take care of them. Even those who have experienced many common disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes may not make appropriate preparations or exercise proper judgment in responding to new disasters that may require different responses. Although community disaster preparation is considered the purview of state and local governments, when a disaster strikes, the federal government is often called in to respond or to help with recovery. For example, New Orleans estimates that the federal government role in rebuilding that city will be $15 billion. Although all rebuilding costs cannot be averted, better citizen preparation and community standards have been shown to reduce the costs of catastrophes.
June 1, 2009
"A Technology-Based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy for 2030"
By Melissa Chan, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group and Laura Diaz Anadon, Project Manager, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration & Deployment Policy, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
"A Technology-Based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy for 2030" by Melissa Chan and Laura Diaz Anadon presented at the U.S. Society of Ecological Economics 2009 Conference, Washington, D.C., June 1, 2009.
June 2009
"Back to the drawing board – regulation and macroeconomics after the crisis"
By Sir John Gieve, Former Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
The financial crisis of the last two years has now led to a profound world recession. It calls not just for emergency measures but for major changes in our longer term policy. We need to go back to the drawing board not just on financial regulation but on macroeconomic policy and on macroeconomics itself.
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May 25, 2009
China's Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Case Study of FMCT Verification
By Hui Zhang, Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Hui Zhang presented "China's Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Case Study of FMCT Verification" at the SIPRI Seminar, Verifying a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty: Technical Issues and Political Choices, UNDIR, Palais des Nations, Geneva, on May 25, 2009.
May 20, 2009
"Acting in Time on Energy Policy"
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
This policy brief outlines urgent priorities for U.S. energy policy at the dawn of the Obama administration, and recommends specific steps that the U.S. government should take to address the numerous energy-related challenges facing the United States. It is based on the book, Acting in Time on Energy Policy (Brookings 2009), edited by Kelly Sims Gallagher, director of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center.
We concentrate on six topics: climate change policy, carbon capture and storage policy, oil security policy, energy-technology innovation policy, electricity market structure, and infrastructure policy. The United States cannot afford to wait any longer to enact long-term policies on these topics. In fact, acting early is clearly in the longer-term interest of the United States.
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May 6, 2009
"Statement of Nicholas Burns Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations"
By R. Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics
Statement of Nicholas Burns, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics, Harvard University, Before the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate on May 6, 2009.
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May 6, 2009
Case Study: The Rise of China and the Global Economic Crisis
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School and Meghan O'Sullivan, Lecturer in Public Policy, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
U.S.-Chinese relations have remained on a fairly consistent trendline over the decades since Beijing started its policy of reform and opening. Chinese leaders have emphasized their commitment to economic growth über alles, characterizing China's emergence as a "peaceful rise," and restraining expansionist political ambitions in the region and beyond. American leaders have sought to entice China into the existing order through the global trading system and other international institutions, while hedging against the country's increasing might.
April 10, 2009
"The Future of U.S.-Russian Relations"
By Thomas M. Nichols, Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom
Dr. Thomas M. Nichols gave the keynote address at a symposium on U.S.-Russian relations which was sponsored by Tufts University on April 10, 2009.
