Monthly Archives: June 2011

Un-thanizing the Conference on Disarmament Belfer Center Power & Policy blog June 30, 2011 Commentary by: Graham Allison, Belfer Center director Topic: North Korea leading the UN disarmament conference “This week’s announcement that North Korea has become the chair of … Continue reading →

Obama’s Afghanistan speech: A missing piece in the puzzle Belfer Center Power & Policy blog June 24, 2011 Commentary by: Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard University distinguished service professor and a member of the Belfer Center’s board of directors Topic: … Continue reading →

Why Mark Warner needs Paul Volcker, and why both of them need the good-government community Washington Post.com’s “Light on Leadership” blog June 29, 2011 Referenced: Paul Volcker, former member of President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and a member of … Continue reading →

Too Hot To Handle? American Lawyer July 1, 2011 Commentary by: Ben Heineman, Belfer Center senior fellow, and David B. Wilkins Topic: Controversial clients “How should big law firms decide whether to approve partners’ representation of controversial clients? This is … Continue reading →

A New Palestinian Strategy Unfolds Agence Global June 29, 2011 Commentary by: Rami Khouri, a senior fellow with the Belfer Center’s Dubai Initiative and director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and the American University … Continue reading →

Comfort for Gaddafi, Pain for Obama: Is This the Formula We Want? Huffington Post June 23, 2011 Commentary by: Charles G. Cogan, associate with the Belfer Center’s International Security Program Topic: Libya “On June 24, the House of Representatives rejected … Continue reading →

Deal v. No-Deal in the Middle East: Three Forces Leading to a Deadly Collision Belfer Center Power & Policy blog June 30, 2011 Commentary by: James K. Sebenius, director of the Harvard Negotiation Project Topic: Middle East “On May 15, … Continue reading →

“Clearly, this is not a ‘rush to the exits’ that will jeopardize our security gains. Michele Flournoy, U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy and former Belfer Center International Security Program research fellow, on Afghanistan troop withdrawal Read more>  

The Seesaw of Power New York Times – from International Herald Tribune Magazine June 23, 2011 Quoted: Joseph S. Nye, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor; member of the Belfer Center’s board of directors Topic: Changing dynamics of international relations in … Continue reading →