INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
September 21, 2007
"U.S., Iran Need to Build Confidence"
Op-Ed, San Francisco Chronicle
By Abbas Maleki, Associate, International Security Program and Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
"...the stage is set for a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations. With sufficient political will on both sides, Washington and Tehran can achieve this by adopting concrete confidence-building measures and by imposing a mutually agreed-upon moratorium on demonizing each other."
September 2007
"Iran-Pakistan-India Pipeline: Is It a Peace Pipeline?"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, MIT Center for International Studies Audit of the Conventional Wisdom, issue 16, volume 7
By Abbas Maleki, Associate, International Security Program
A major natural gas pipeline that would stretch from the fields of southern Iran to Pakistan and India — itself a remarkable prospect — is being planned. But it faces serious hurdles, not least the fierce opposition of the U.S. government.
August 17, 2007
"Saving the Peace Pipeline"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Abbas Maleki, Associate, International Security Program and Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
"...in light of the IPI’s potential contribution to regional development, complementing the North-South corridor under consideration by the member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), it may be a good idea to revamp the IPI into a consortium that opens the possibility of a future role by other regional parties, both in terms of investment as well as linkage with the regional gas network."
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Summer 2007
"Recent Findings from Climate Science and their Implications for Policy"
Presentation
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
John P. Holdren was the lead panelist at the first Informal Thematic Debate of the General Assembly, United Nations, New York.
July 2007
"A Joint Workshop on IGCC & Co-Production and CO2 Capture & Storage"
Event Report
By Lifeng Zhao, Former Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Research Group/Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, 2006-2008
Report on a workshop jointly organized by the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
June 20, 2007
"China-Middle East Dialogue in the Age of Rising Energy"
Book Chapter
By Abbas Maleki, Associate, International Security Program
Abbas Maleki illustrates how China's growing relations with Iran and Saudi Arabia affect Sino-American relations.
April 2007
Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable
Report
By Rosina M. Bierbaum, John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, Michael C. MacCracken, Richard H. Moss and Peter H. Raven
The report outlines the best measures for mitigating and adapting to global warming.
February 16, 2007
"Towards a National Policy on Cars, Oil, and Climate"
Presentation
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Senior Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group
February 9, 2007
"Energy and Sustainability"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Science, issue 5813, volume 315
By John P. Holdren, Former Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
Editorial in Science magazine's special issue on energy and sustainability.
August 23, 2006
"Iran's Diplomacy in Action"
Op-Ed, Agence Global
By Abbas Maleki, Associate, International Security Program and Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
In this insider's assessment of Iran's long-awaited response to the incentive package offered by the United States and other world powers, Abbas Maleki and Kaveh Afrasiabi argue that this is an opportunity for diplomacy that could actually halt Iran's nuclear enrichment and address the concerns of the West.
