ASIA
March, 2004
Technological Learning and the Evolution of the Indian Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Sectors
Paper
By Smita Srinivas, Former Joint Research Associate with the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Science, Environment, and Development (SED) Group, Center for International Development, 2005-2006
February 2004
Russian Election Watch
Paper
By Danielle Lussier, Former Research Assistant, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project
In this issue of Russian Election Watch you will find articles on the strength of Russian trust in Putin; an insider's view onPutin’s second term and his foreign policy plans; opposing views on the fate of Russian democracy; leading experts on the future of big business and an article on federalism.
Adam Cohn
January 13, 2004
"Car Wreck? Reconciling Economic Development, Environmental Quality, and Oil Security in China"
Presentation
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
2004
"Nuclear Power and Global Climate Change: Security Concerns of Asian Developing Countries"
Journal Article, Resources, Energy and Development, volume 1
By Bob van der Zwaan, Former Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation research group/Project on Managing the Atom Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2001–2005
The problem of global climate change will be solved by meeting stringent, long-term policy targets that are much more ambitious than the short-term, greenhouse gas emissions reductions that some countries currently attempt to reach.
January 2004
The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy
Book
By Lenore G. Martin and Dimitris Keridis
Since the end of the Cold War, Turkey has moved from the periphery to occupy the very center of Eurasian security. It is a critical participant in NATO and aspires to become a member of the European Union. The pivotal role that Turkey plays in Southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Caucasus has profound implications for the international arena and spawns vital debates over the directions of Turkish foreign policy.
Winter 2003/04
"Will Asia's Past Be Its Future?"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 3, volume 28
Amitav Acharya comments on David Kang’s spring 2003 article “Getting Asia Wrong: The Need for New Analytic Frameworks." Acharya praises Kang for challenging the pessimists’ view that Asia“is ripe for rivalry,” but questions his use of evidence in suggesting that Asian states are more likely to bandwagon with Chinathan balance against it.
Winter 2003/04
"Hierarchy, Balancing, and Empirical Puzzles in Asian International Relations"
Journal Article, International Security, issue 3, volume 28
By David Kang
In rebutting Acharya’s criticisms to his spring 2003 article, "Getting Asia Wrong: The Need for New Analytic Frameworks," Kang reemphasizes his view that in studying Asia, international relations scholarship should be less Eurocentric and consider more carefully the Asian empirical anomalies.
January, 2004
When States Fail: Causes and Consequences
Book
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Jens Meierhenrich, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2004-2005 and David Carment, Former Research Fellow, Intrastate Conflict Program/International Security Program, 2000-2001
Since 1990, more than 10 million people have been killed in the civil wars of failed states, and hundreds of millions more have been deprived of fundamental rights.
January/February 2004
How to Stop Nuclear Terror
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs, issue no. 1, volume vol. 83
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
President Bush has called nuclear terror the defining threat the United States now faces. He's right, but he has yet to follow up his words with actions. This is especially frustrating since nuclear terror is preventable. Washington needs a strategy based on the "Three No's": no loose nukes, no nascent nukes, and no new nuclear states.
Winter 2004/2005
Strengthening Governance: Ranking Countries Would Help
Journal Article, Washington Quarterly, issue 1, volume 28
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
The demonstrated link among poor governance, poverty, and nation-state failure makes strengthening the quality of governance in the developing world an urgent task.
