PRESS RELEASE OR ANNOUNCEMENT
Spring 2009
Editors' Note
We would like to take this opportunity to inform our readers of important news and developments regarding International Security and some changes in its editorial procedures.
Spring 2009
The Spring 2009 Issue of International Security Is Now Available
The Spring 2009 issue of the quarterly journal International Security is now available. It includes articles by Alexander Downes, Michael Mousseau, Phillip Saunders and Scott Kastner, Bruce Moon, Jeremy Pressman, and more.
NEW MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION PROCESS
In addition, as part of the journal's efforts to improve its editorial process, International Security has moved to Editorial Manager, an online manuscript managing system used by over 2,800 journals. You can access the new site at http://isec.edmgr.com.
Please register as an author and follow the instructions for submitting a manuscript. If you have any questions or encounter problems, please let us know by clicking "contact us" in the main navigation bar.
For more information, please read the Editor's Note in the spring issue.
April 24, 2009
"Belfer Center Director Graham Allison Selected to Receive National Academy of Sciences' Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War"
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Graham Allison, director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, will receive the 2009 National Academy of Sciences' Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War on Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Washington, D.C. He is being honored for illuminating alternative ways of thinking about political decision making with special relevance to crises, including nuclear crises, as demonstrated in his groundbreaking Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis and subsequent works.
April 23, 2009
PDP Co-Director Ashton Carter Confirmed by Senate to Serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)
PDP Co-Director Ashton B. Carter was confirmed by voice vote by the Senate as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on April 23, 2009.
Photo by Sharon Wilke
April 21, 2009
Senior Obama Administration and Chinese Government Officials Call for Rapid Development of "Clean" Coal Technologies
By Sasha Talcott, Director of Communications and Outreach
With both China and the United States relying heavily on coal for electricity, senior government officials from both countries urged immediate action to push forward technology that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired plants. The leaders spoke April 16 at a high-level workshop jointly hosted by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. The workshop aimed to develop concrete and specific opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation on advanced coal technologies, and the group will submit policy recommendations to both the Obama Administration and the Chinese government.
Photo by Michael Casey
April 8, 2009
"Frazer offers lessons on transformative U.S.-Africa policy"
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer gave a public address," Solutions: A Transformative U.S.-Africa Policy," at Harvard Kennedy School's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on April 7, 2009. Belfer Center Director Graham Allison moderated the event.
April 3, 2009
"Obama-Medvedev Meeting -- Comments from Graham Allison, Chuck Hagel, and Matthew Bunn"
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a joint statement after their meeting his week, which emphasized their desire to "move beyond Cold War mentalities." They agreed to seek a new version of the START treaty, and also committed their countries to a nuclear-free world.
April 1, 2009
"Venkatesh "Venky" Narayanamurti Named Director of Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center"
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti will be the new director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Belfer Center Director Graham Allison announced today.
March 27, 2009
Belfer Center’s Arnold Bogis Helps Develop Educational Video Game to Train First Responders
By Arnold Bogis, Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center Fellow Arnold Bogis provided policy analysis during the development of "Zero Hour: America’s Medic," a video game-based learning tool recently released by George Washington University’s National Emergency Medical Services Preparedness Initiative (NEMSPI). “Zero Hour” is designed to train and exercise Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and other first responder communities through a series of virtual simulations based on planning scenarios developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
March 26, 2009
PDP Co-Director Testifies in Confirmation Hearing for Nomination to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)
President Barack Obama has nominated PDP Co-Director Ashton B. Carter to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L). On March 26, Dr. Carter testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
