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September 12, 2008
Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements: Winner of Research Paper Competition
Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Larry Karp (University of California, Berkeley) and Jinhua Zhao (Michigan State University) have been chosen as the winners of the open research paper competition of the Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements. Their paper, "A Proposal for the Design of the Successor to the Kyoto Protocol", was selected based on its innovative and realistic approach to post-2012 global climate policy.
October 2008
China into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence
Book
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
“Two myths have been concocted by the West on Africa: that the Western impact on Africa has been benign while China’s record in Africa has only been negative. The truth in both areas is more complex. This volume, China into Africa, brings out the complexity of the China story in Africa and illustrates why more balanced assessments are needed on Africa’s relations with the world”
--Kishore Mahbubani
Dean, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore
December 2006
The Gene Revolution: GM Crops and Unequal Development
Book
By Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Former Research Fellow, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2005-2006
This is the first book to bridge the gap between the "naysayers" and "cheerleaders", and to provide a penetrating examination of the realities, complexities, benefits and pitfalls of GM adoption in developing countries that are desperately fighting poverty while trying to stay afloat in the hyper-competitive global economy.
August 31, 2006
No More States? Globalization, National Self-Determination, and Terrorism
Book
By Richard N. Rosecrance, Adjunct Professor; Senior Fellow, International Security Program; Director, Project on U.S.-China Relations and Arthur A. Stein
This provocative and compelling book explores the impact of globalization and terrorism on this trend, arguing convincingly that the era of national self-determination has finally come to an end.
June 22, 1998
Burma: Prospects for a Democratic Future
Book
By Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution
"It is no exaggeration to say that Burma is one of the most troubled countries in the world today. In Burma: Prospects for a Democratic Future, an extraordinarily accomplished group of scholars and analysts examines the full range of political, military, economic, and public policy problems the country faces..." ---Michael E. Brown, Harvard University
May 2009
"Policy for Energy Technology Innovation"
Book Chapter
By Laura Diaz Anadon, Project Manager, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration & Deployment Policy Project, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group and John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
"The United States ought to be the leader of the world in the energy technology innovation that is needed. It has the largest economy, uses the most energy (and within that total the most oil), has made the largest cumulative contribution to the atmospheric buildup of fossil carbon dioxide that is the dominant driver of global climate change, has a large balance of payments stake in competitiveness in the global energy technology market as well as a large stake in the worldwide economic and security benefits of meeting global energy needs in affordable and sustainable ways, and possesses by many measures the most capable scientific and engineering workforce in the world. The actual performance of this country in energy-technology innovation, however, has been falling short by almost every measure...."
June 20, 2007
"China-Middle East Dialogue in the Age of Rising Energy"
Book Chapter
By Abbas Maleki, Former Senior Research Associate, International Security Program
Abbas Maleki illustrates how China's growing relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia affect Sino-American relations.
December 2006
"Introduction: Genetically Modified Crops and National Development Priorities"
Book Chapter
By Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Former Research Fellow, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2005-2006
"Investing in agricultural technology increasingly turns up these days on lists of the top ten practical actions the rich world could take to contribute to reducing global poverty...."
August 31, 2006
"The "Acceptance" of Globalization"
Book Chapter
By Luisita Cordero and Richard N. Rosecrance, Adjunct Professor; Senior Fellow, International Security Program; Director, Project on U.S.-China Relations
"International relations are not simply a state of anarchy. There are profound elements of hierarchy in the international system, and even authority relationships...."
August 31, 2006
"The Dilemma of Devolution and Federalism: Secessionary Nationalism and the Case of Scotland"
Book Chapter
By Arthur A. Stein and Richard N. Rosecrance, Adjunct Professor; Senior Fellow, International Security Program; Director, Project on U.S.-China Relations
"In 1707, England and Scotland completed their union. Yet more than a quarter of a millennium later Scottish nationalism made a reappearance...."
