Monthly Archives: January 2012

Quote of the Week: Kevin Ryan on defense cuts and the military

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

“Our military industrial complex will survive.” Kevin Ryan, Belfer Center executive director for research Read more >

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Belfer Center experts offer perspectives on Iran

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Belfer Center Perspectives On Iran As debate over Iran’s nuclear program intensifies, Belfer Center experts on Iran have been interviewed and quoted in numerous media reports and have written opinion pieces on the issues involved. Here are recent published perspectives … Continue reading →

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Shai Feldman, Shlomo Brom, and Shimon Stein on Iran

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A real debate about Iran Foreign Policy’s The Middle East Channel blog January 27, 2012 Commentary by: Shai Feldman, member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors, Shlomo Brom, and Shimon Stein Topic: Iran “Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak suggested … Continue reading →

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Niall Ferguson on economic inequality

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The Inequality Dodge Newsweek/The Daily Beast January 30, 2012 Commentary by: Niall Ferguson, member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors Topic: Economic inequality  “Inequality was also a surprisingly hot topic at last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos. You … Continue reading →

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Juliette Kayyem on Cuba and off-shore drilling

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US Has Tied Own Hands as Cuba Drills The Boston Globe January 30, 2012 Op-ed by: Juliette Kayyem, lecturer in public policy with the Belfer Center and member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors Topic: Cuba and off-shore drilling … Continue reading →

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Michael Beckley on American decline

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The Declining Superpower? NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook January 30, 2012 Interview with: Michael Beckley, International Security Program fellow Topic: American decline  Michael Beckley, research fellow with the International Security Program (ISP), debated whether or not American power is in … Continue reading →

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Rami Khouri on Syria

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Syrian Scenarios Agence Global January 30, 2012 Commentary by: Rami Khouri, director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut Topic: Syria “BEIRUT — Now that the Arab League has decided … Continue reading →

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Peter Feaver and on International Security’s winter 2011/12 issue

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Maybe it is not so bleak on the academy-policy gap front Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government blog January 26, 2012 Commentary by: Peter Feaver, professor of political science and public policy and Bass Fellow at Duke University and former International Security … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Frankel on emerging markets

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Cycle of crisis looms over emerging markets The Bangkok Post January 26, 2012 Op-ed by: Jeffrey Frankel, James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth Topic: Emerging markets “Emerging markets have performed amazingly well over the last seven years. … Continue reading →

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Calestous Juma on infrastructure growth in Nigeria

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Roads and Rail in Nigeria Could Be at the Centre of Job Creation The Guardian’s Poverty Matters blog January 24, 2012 Commentary by: Calestous Juma, director of the Center’s Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; principal investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa; … Continue reading →

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