Monthly Archives: March 2012

The latest from the Nuclear Security Summit

From the Nuclear Security Summit Graham Allison, Belfer Center director: “Can Seoul summit tackle biggest threat to US security – nuclear terrorism?” Christian Science Monitor, March 26, 2012. “World leaders meet on nuclear terrorism,” The World Today, ABC News (Australia), … Continue reading

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Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti on U.S. manufacturing going abroad

Exporting America’s Future Los Angeles Times March 26, 2012 Op-ed by: Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti, Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy and director of the Belfer Center’s Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program Topic: U.S. manufacturing going abroad  “We … Continue reading

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Lawrence Summers and J. Bradford DeLong on U.S. economic growth

Stimulus now can ease debt burden later: DeLong and Summers Brookings Institution March 26, 2012 Paper by: Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor and member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors, and U.C. Berkeley’s J. Bradford DeLong Topic: … Continue reading

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Monica Duffy Toft awarded Fulbright award

HKS Associate Professor Joins the Ranks of Fulbright Scholars Harvard Kennedy School March 22, 2012 Featuring: Monica Duffy Toft, associate professor of public policy and member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors Topic: Toft awarded Fulbright award  “A Harvard … Continue reading

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Juliette Kayyem on Arctic sea traffic

A new ocean passage, with not enough rules The Boston Globe March 26, 2012 Op-ed by: Juliette Kayyem, lecturer in public policy with the Belfer Center and member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors Topic: Arctic sea traffic “THE … Continue reading

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Paul Volcker on the U.S. financial system

Paul Volcker, the Chairman CBS Sunday Morning March 25, 2012 Interview with: Paul Volcker, former member of President Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and a member of the Belfer Center International Council Topic: U.S. financial system “Paul Volcker was Chair … Continue reading

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Rami Khouri on Syria

Syria and the New Global Order Agence Global March 24, 2012 Commentary by: Rami Khouri, senior fellow with the Belfer Center’s Middle East Initiative and director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American … Continue reading

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Kayhan Barzegar on Iran nuclear talks

P5+1 IS Not Unanimous On Iran Iran Review March 24, 2012 Interview with: Kayhan Barzegar, Former Associate, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program Topic: Iran nuclear talks “In my view, the P5+1 is gradually coming to terms with the … Continue reading

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Project on Managing the Atom receives $2.48 million from MacArthur Foundation

MacArthur Awards $13.4 Million to Study and Support Enhanced Nuclear Security MacArthur Foundation March 22, 2012 Cited: The Project on Managing the Atom Topic: Project on Managing the Atom receives $2.48 million “CHICAGO, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — … Continue reading

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Graham Allison on nuclear security

‘Gold standard’ for nuclear security Korea JoongAng Daily March 21, 2012 Interview with: Graham Allison, Belfer Center director Topic: Nuclear security “Graham Allison, a leading analyst of U.S. national security and a nuclear proliferation expert at Harvard University, said the … Continue reading

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