PRESS RELEASES
May 2, 2008
The Spring 2008 Issue of International Security Is Now Available
Featured articles:
- The insurgency in Afghanistan
- Terrorists' real motives
- Failed states and postconflict reconstruction
Included in this release:
- Table of contents of the Spring issue, with links to an overview of each article and complimentary full text of two
- Authors' biographical and contact information
- IS contact information
Image Credit: Martha Stewart
April 28, 2008
PDP Co-Director Carter Participates in Harvard Oil Shockwave Simulation
PDP Co-Director Carter participates in a high-profile crisis simulation examining the economic and security implications of America’s dependency on oil.
April 15, 2008
PDP Co-Director Carter testifies before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
PDP Co-Director Dr. Ashton B. Carter testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at its hearing on "Nuclear Terrorism: Confronting the Challenges of the Day After."
April 4, 2008
Continued Leadership Development in New Orleans
The Broadmoor Project partners with the HKS Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative to bring "Building Effective Partnerships: Increasing community-level resources and impact through cross-sector alliances."
Photo by Marcus Halevi
March 11, 2008
Nicholas Burns, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, speaks on the future of the U.S.-Iran Relationship
Ambassador Nicholas Burns addresses the Forum in a talk entitled, "Clash with Iran: Inevitable or Avoidable?"
February 28, 2008
PDP Senior Advisor Sherwood-Randall Participates in SHAPEX 2008 in Mons, Belgium
Sherwood-Randall participates in NATO senior military commanders' annual strategic exercise in Mons, Belgium.
Photo Credit: Kai Mörk
February 10, 2008
PDP Co-Director Ashton B. Carter participates in Munich Conference on Security Policy
By Jeffrey Kim, Research Assistant, Preventive Defense Project
From February 8-10, 2008, PDP Co-Director Ashton B. Carter participated in the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy (also known as Wehrkunde).
AP Photo
February 7, 2008
Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group Launches New Energy R&D Project
The Belfer Center's Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group is launching a new three-year project to develop energy research policy recommendations, prepare annual budget commentaries, and assess energy technology innovation around the country.
Department of Defense
February 7, 2008
PDP Hosts Workshop on Defense Management Challenges in the Post-Bush Era
By Robin Olsen, Research Assistant, Preventive Defense Project and Jennifer C. Bulkeley, Research Assistant, Preventive Defense Project
On February 7, 2008, PDP Co-Directors Ashton B. Carter and William J. Perry hosted one in a series of workshops entitled “Defense Management Challenges in the Post-Bush Era.” The off-the-record workshop, held in Washington, DC, focused on what management challenges the next administration will face in the next two to five years. The management issues include balancing strategy and resources in a tightening budget climate, leveraging America’s technology and industrial bases to sustain a competitive edge, resetting civil-military relations, and extending the concept of national security management to include non-military capabilities.
January 25, 2008
"Calestous Juma Appointed as Special Adviser to International Whaling Commission"
By Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project
Calestous Juma, director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at the Belfer Center, has been appointed special adviser to the International Whaling Commission. He is to help advise on the future of the commission and is assisting with the preparation of a special meeting to be held in London in March 2007. His appointment was prompted by the Commission members' differences regarding the resumption of commercial whaling.
