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Political Conventions are Just as Fun on TV

August 28, 2008

Elaine Kamarck reflects on not being able to attend the Democratic National Convention.

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August 24, 2008

The Global Consensus on Trade is Unraveling

Financial Times

By Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor

Lawrence Summers, Charles W. Eliot professor at Harvard Kennedy School and member of the board of the Belfer Center, says U.S. international economic policy is receiving less attention than it should this presidential election year.  The success of the next administration, he says, “could depend on its ability to engage with a wider range of global economic stakeholders, on a broader agenda, at a time when disagreements are increasing not just about means but also about ultimate ends.” The next administration "faces the prospect of having to make the most consequential international economic policy choices in a generation at a time when the confidence of governments in free markets is being increasingly questioned," Summers says.

August 13, 2008

"Climate of Security"

The Korea Times

By Joseph S. Nye, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations

"...Climate change will put stress on weak governments in poor countries and may lead to an increase in the number of failed states and become an indirect source of international conflict. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon argued in 2007 that the Darfur conflict 'began as an ecological crisis, arising in part from climate change.'

Such direct and indirect effects from human activity, while not malevolent in intention like terrorism, argue for a broadening of our concept of security and the adoption of new policies...."

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September-October 2008

"The Right Return"

The American Interest, Toolbox, issue 1, volume 4

By Chuck Freilich, Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Former Deputy Head of the Israeli National Security Council Chuck Freilich outlines a bold proposal to re-invigorate the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in an action memorandum to the next President of the United States.

August 19, 2008

Analysis: Pervez Musharraf's Resignation and the Impact on Pakistan

By Hassan Abbas, Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program/Project on India and the Subcontinent

In this exclusive web video, Hassan Abbas, a research fellow at the Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom, offers commentary on the resignation of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.

August 19, 2008

Former U.S. Diplomat R. Nicholas Burns Appointed to Harvard Kennedy School Faculty

By Doug Gavel

R. Nicholas Burns, the highest-ranking career diplomat at the U.S. Department of State until his retirement in April, has been appointed Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He will also serve on the Board of Directors at the school's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

August 15, 2008

Memo to the Next President: Intelligence & Counterterrorism

By Eric Rosenbach, Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

In this exclusive web video, Eric Rosenbach, Belfer Center Executive Director for Research and former professional staff member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, outlines the priorities on which the next president should focus in order to improve U.S. intelligence capabilities.