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Rami Khouri on Islamic sects in Syria
Islamists and Secular Nationalists in Syria By Rami Khouri Agence Global “The heart and soul of Syrian society for a century predominantly has been neither sectarian nor religious. But in the face of state collapse and widespread insecurity at family … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Islamist-secular battle, Islamists, militants, Rami Khouri, secularism, Syria, theocracy
Ben Heineman on same-sex marriage rights
On DOMA, Real-World Arguments Could Sway the Supreme Court By Ben Heineman The Atlantic Monthly “After the Supreme Court hears oral argument in the two same-sex marriage cases next week, it could issue a momentous ruling that gay marriage is … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Ben Heineman, Civil Rights, DOMA, domestic politics, same-sex marriage
Juliette Kayyem on climate security
America’s Security, Under the Weather By Juliette Kayyem Boston Globe “President Obama’s trip to the Middle East last week served as a nagging reminder of the world’s most intractable problems: the Palestinian conflict, Iran, North Korea. These are geographically distant … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Climate Change, global warming, Juliette Kayyem, military, security, U.S. politics, U.S. primacy
Graham Allison on China’s role in BRICS
China Doesn’t Belong in the BRICS By Graham Allison The Atlantic “When Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs coined the term 12 years ago, many expected that economic growth rates in India and Brazil would soon rival China’s. That remains O’Neill’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, BRICs, Graham Allison, World finance
Calestous Juma on science and technology diplomacy
Forging New Diplomatic Bonds Through Science and Technology By Calestous Juma Technology and Policy “Science and technology are being increasingly recognized as central features in international diplomacy. Much of the attention, however, has focused on how major industrialized countries and … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, diplomacy, science and technology, Technology & Policy blog
Juliette Kayyem on lessons learned from Winter Storm Nemo
Snowstorm Will Provide a Blizzard of Lessons By Juliette Kayyem Boston Globe “The recovery is now in earnest for those still without power, for public transportation systems that closed during the height of the snowstorm, and for families who left … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, infrastructure, Juliette Kayyem
Joseph Nye on the Arab information revolution
The Information Revolution Gets Political By Joseph Nye The Australian “The second anniversary of the ‘Arab Spring’ in Egypt was marked by riots in Tahrir Square that made many observers fear that their optimistic projections in 2011 had been dashed. Part … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab spring, Belfer Center, Joseph S. Nye, technology
Stephen Walt on the East Asia flashpoint
Good news: World War I is over and will not happen again By Stephen Walt Foreign Policy “It therefore pains me to have to take issue with Rachman’s recent column warning of rising tensions in East Asia, and all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, China, Chinese Japanese relations, East Asia, Japan, security, Stephen Walt
Tolu Odumosu on technology and surveillance
Technological Somnambulism Revisited: Sleeping through the New Invisible Surveillance Technologies By Tolu Odumosu STS.Next.20 “My first appointment to see the sleep physician after six months of using the machine is when I discovered that my new medical device had been spying … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, police state, surveillance, Tolu Odumosu
Cristine Russel on the media coverage of Winter Storm Nemo
Captain Nemo By Cristine Russell Columbia Journalism Review “It was all about “The Big Dig” this weekend in snow-blanketed communities from Long Island to Maine that faced a massive effort to uncover cars and roads buried by the punishing nor’easter … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfer Center, Cristine Russell, journalism
