PRESS RELEASES
November 14-15, 2007
PDP Co-Director Carter Participates in Defense Workshop at the Naval War College
On November 14-15, 2007, PDP Co-Director Ashton Carter participated in a Naval War College (NWC) workshop on “Defense Strategy and Forces: Setting Future Directions.”
Photo by Mike Casey
November 13, 2007
PDP Co-Director Ashton B. Carter Participates in Forum Event at Kennedy School with Ambassador Robert G. Joseph: “Can the U.S. Save the Non-Proliferation Regime?”
By Robin Olsen
On Tuesday, November 13, 2007, Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director of the Preventive Defense Project, participated in a moderated question and answer with Ambassador Robert G. Joseph titled "Can the U.S. Save the Non-Proliferation Regime?"
November 8, 2007
PDP Co-Director Carter discusses "Challenges of Nuclear Proliferation" at conference on progress and conflict in the Middle East
Dr. Carter discusses the Challenges of Nuclear Proliferation at the inaugural conference jointly hosted by The Dubai Initiative and the Dubai School of Government.
Pat Semansky
October 29, 2007
Kennedy School Launches Forum Series in New Orleans
Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government is launching a series of Neighborhood Leadership Forums this week in New Orleans to support leaders in recovering neighborhoods.
October 23, 2007
The Fall Issue of International Security Is Now Available
Featured articles:
- Foreign policy and the Bush administration
- Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Democracy in Ukraine
Included in this release:
- Table of contents of the Fall issue, with links to the full text and an overview of each article
- Quotables from each article
- Authors' biographical and contact information
- IS contact information
October 19, 2007
ISAB releases its report on Discouraging a Cascade of Nuclear Weapons States
The International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), led by Condoleezza Rice, releases its report on Discouraging a Cascade of Nuclear Weapons States. PDP Co-Director Ashton B. Carter is a member of the Board.
October 17, 2007
PDP Co-Director William J. Perry named to Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board
Secretary Gates named PDP Co-Director William J. Perry to the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board. The Board provides the Secretary of Defense with independent, informed advice and opinion concerning major matters of defense policy. It focuses on long-term issues central to the Pentagon’s strategic planning, and is responsible for research and analysis of topics, long- or short-range, as requested by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under Secretary for Policy.
Press Release
The Fall 2007 Issue of International Security Is Now Available
Featured articles:
- Foreign policy and the Bush administration
- Media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Democracy in Ukraine
Included in this release:
- Table of contents of the Fall issue, with links to the full text and an overview of each article
- Quotables from each article
- Authors' biographical and contact information
- IS contact information
AP Images
September 27, 2007
Kennedy School Launches Initiative on Religion in International Affairs
Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government this week announced a new academic research program, the Initiative on Religion in International Affairs. The interdisciplinary Initiative, based at the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, will be directed by Monica Duffy Toft, Associate Professor of Public Policy; and J. Bryan Hehir, Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life. The new program is supported with a $400,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.
The new Initiative is devoted to examining the substantive policy issues relevant to the role of religion in international affairs, including peace and war. The two-year grant will fund the program’s initial development and research endeavors that will engage resources and students across Harvard University, including at the Kennedy School, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and Harvard Divinity School.
September 26, 2007
"Report Cites Dangerous Gap in Efforts to Thwart Nuclear Terrorism; Calls for Urgent Global Campaign to Reduce the Risk"
By Sasha Talcott, Director of Communications and Outreach
New steps are urgently needed to broaden and accelerate work to keep nuclear weapons and the materials needed to make them out of terrorist hands, according to Securing the Bomb, 2007, a report released today.
