Monthly Archives: February 2010

“Our STI strategy includes investments in applied research and development that will lead to better technologies – and the jobs that will go with them – for advanced manufacturing, for clean energy, for health care, for environmental protection and remediation, … Continue reading →

“There is not . . . a rationale for public funds protecting and supporting essentially proprietary and speculative activities.” Paul Volcker, chair of President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and a member of the Belfer Center International Council, was quoted … Continue reading →

“Imperial collapse may come much more suddenly than many historians imagine. A combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch suggests that the United States may be the next empire on the precipice.” Niall Ferguson, a member of the Belfer Center’s … Continue reading →

“The startling aspect of all this is that it occurs while both sides look to the United States to continue its efforts to rekindle the stalled Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. There is no possible way that the United States or anyone else … Continue reading →

“While acknowledging errors on all sides, leading climate researchers and environment reporters speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) here said they were stepping up efforts to effectively explain the abstract science … Continue reading →

Alexander Downes, a former research fellow with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program, won the Georgetown University LepgoldBook Prize for his book, “Targeting Civilians in War.” He will accept the award and give a public lecture on April 28, 2010 … Continue reading →

Bernanke Expects Extended Low Rates New York Times February 24 Quoted: Jeffrey Frankel Topic: Fed’s low interest rates Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, told Congress on Wednesday that the central bank did not intend to start raising short-term … Continue reading →

LBJ’s grand scale Washington Post.com February 18 Commentary by: Ben Heineman, Belfer Center Topic: President Lyndon Johnson’s leadership legacy In domestic affairs, history will likely judge Lyndon Johnson as one of our greatest presidents. Under his leadership from 1964-66, Congress … Continue reading →

“For a look at how an economist would balance the budget, see these 10 suggestions from Harvard’s Jeff Frankel. Economists scare politicians, at least when they’re speaking honestly.” –Washington Post’s Ezra Klein on Jeffrey Frankel, a member of the Belfer … Continue reading →

“… [T]he Pakistani decision to take down Baradar and several Afghan Taliban governors may show that Pakistan made the strategic decision that supporting the Afghan Taliban no longer advances its core national security interests. If true, the odds of success … Continue reading →