Belfer Center Announces 1999-00 Fellows

September 16, 1999

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The Robert and Renée Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) is the hub of research, teaching, and training in international security affairs, environmental and resource issues, science and technology policy, human rights, and conflict studies at the Kennedy School of Government.

The Center’s mission is to provide leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges of international security and other critical issues where science, technology, and international affairs intersect.

The heart of the Center is its resident research community of scholars including Harvard faculty, analysts, practitioners, and each year a new, international and interdisciplinary group of research fellows. The fellows join the Center to work with senior researchers and faculty in the Center’s research programs and projects.

The Fellows
The Environment and Natural Resources Program (ENRP) is the locus of Harvard’s interdisciplinary research on resource and environmental problems and policy responses.

The 1999-00 fellows for ENRP are:

Christiane Breznik’s research will focus on climate change, energy and natural resource management, environmental policy, and investment possibilities in Russia and Central Europe.

Sheila Cavanagh researches the finance of environmental infrastructure, especially municipal services in low-income communities and transition economies.

Therese Feng, a joint fellow with ENRP and STPP, will be evaluating Chinese R&D efforts to develop and invest in lower greenhouse gas-emitting technologies in energy supply and conversion.

Karen Filipovich examines investment and economic incentives for greenhouse gas reduction, as well as institutional and political barriers to international cooperation, with a special focus on Russia.

Charles H.W. Foster is an environmental policy specialist in natural resources. He is interested in the management of natural resources and environment across jurisdictional boundaries.

Alexander Golub focuses on environmental economics, environmental protection finance, natural resources management, and global climate change mitigation policy.

Cheryl Holdren studies agricultural pest control, pesticide policies, and the ecological consequences of chemical pesticides.

William Haney has been a co-founder of or founding investor in a number of high-tech companies. He is interested in international forestry and sustainable development.

Ruben Lubowski focuses on environmental and development economics. His principal research interests include land use and forest management.

The Global Environmental Assessment Project (GEA), an ENRP project, is hosting:

Silke Beck focuses on the relationship between science and politics at the international level.

Michele Betsill examines the role of the media as an intermediary between the international scientific community and local level decision makers in the discussion about climate change.

David Cash is studying the role of science in environmental policy, domestic decision-making, and negotiation and development of international treaties.

Noelle Eckley asks how negotiators can draw valid lessons across issue areas and whether there are common determinants of effective assessment processes across very different political contexts.

Cathleen Fogel focuses on forests’ governance institutions, from the community to international scale.

Timothy Forsyth examines the environment and development, with particular reference to the evolution of democratic environmental policy under conditions of rapid industrialization.

Aarti Gupta is interested in the effectiveness of global-level attempts to manage novel environmental risks, such as those posed by genetic engineering.

Alastair Iles focuses on policy in the pollution prevention arena. He studies the assessment of climate change and acid rain impacts.

Mojdeh Keykhah researches the environmental bargaining among the Nordic countries and Russia, and has examined the insurance industry and decision-making related to catastrophic risk.

Jonathan Krueger examines the credibility of information provided by international institutions and the role of economic information institutions in environmental assessments.

Chunglin Kwa’s work focuses on the history and sociology of science and focuses on historical analyses of environmental sciences.

David Lund synthesizes recent advances in paleoclimatology and assessments research into recommendations for assessing abrupt climate change.

Dele Ogunseitan’s research is focused on the interactions between environmental quality and health.

Anthony Gooding Patt is studying the relationships between behavioral decision theory and environmental economics and policy.

The International Security Program (ISP) addresses the most pressing threats to U.S. national interests and international security. This year’s ISP fellows are:

Samina Ahmed, a joint ISP and STPP fellow, focuses on nuclear proliferation, regional security, and ethnic conflict in South Asia.

Ivan Arreguín-Toft focuses on how strong actors – states or nations – can lose when they engage what appear to be much weaker adversaries.

Stephen Black has participated in UNSCOM chemical and biological weapons inspections in Iraq, and focuses his research on chemical and biological weapons.

Laura K. Donohue focuses on state responses to terrorist movements and examines the implication of special powers for rights-based theories.

Colin Elman focuses on weapons proliferation and diffusion.

Miriam Fendius Elman is investigating how scientific progress is assessed in the field of international relations.

Markus Fischer studies the theoretical implications of the peace that has prevailed among liberal-minded states for almost two centuries.

Peter Grose, a former executive editor of Foreign Affairs and a former New York Times reporter, is writing on intelligence history during the Cold War.

Robert J. Hermann is a visiting scholar and a senior partner with Global Technology Partners. His interests include science and technology, and defense and space systems.

Xingping Kang is a Visiting Scholar and an editor at the Xinhua News Agency, China’s leading wire service. He is interested in international media issues.

Sergei L. Konoplyov, associate director of the Harvard Ukrainian National Security Program, is interested in foreign and security policy of Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.

Christopher L. Kukk focuses on interstate cooperation and conflict over shared fresh water resources.

Ariel Merari is an expert on terrorism, political violence, and hostage negotiations.

Mitsuru Nodomi serves in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and will focus on security in Northeast Asia, in particular the Japan-U.S.-China trilateral security relationship.

Jordan Seng’s research has centered on nuclear deterrence strategies and the emerging nuclear scenarios in South Asia and the Middle East, with a particular focus on Iraq.

Brenda Shaffer’s main research interests include political, social, and security trends in Central Asia and the Caucasus, with emphasis on Azerbaijan and Iran.

Peter W. Singer’s research is on private security firms and changes in international relations after the Cold War.

Jessica Stern, a former director for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian affairs at the National Security Council, focuses on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

Alexander S. Yereskovsky, a former Soviet/Russian diplomat, focuses on efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, which currently resides within the ISP Program, hosts the following fellows:

Nora Ahmetaj, a human rights field researcher in Kosovo, has investigated human rights violations in Kosovo and has researched missing persons and refugees in the Balkans.

Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, a joint fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program, focuses on atrocities committed in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Oona A. Hathaway, a joint fellow with the Program in Ethics and the Professions, examines how the characteristics of a nation influence its decision to comply with international human rights laws.

The Science and Technology and Public Policy Program (STPP) analyzes ways in which science and technology policy influence international security, resources, environment, and development and such crosscutting issues as technological innovation and information infrastructure. STPP’s fellows are:

Philip Auerswald studies private sector decision-making on early stage, high-risk research and focuses on technological change and industrial organization.

Arthur Daemmrich is studying risk, safety, and public interest issues related to genetically modified organisms, with a focus on food, drugs, and international trade.

Calestous Juma is former executive secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and his research interests include biotechnology, biological diversity, and public policy.

Marybeth Long is investigating the concept of "local knowledge" and its systemization within and across several international environmental treaty regimes and organizations.

Robert Margolis is interested in the role of scientific and technical information in the policy-making process, particularly as it relates to environmental sustainability issues.

Jennifer Reardon studies the scientific, cultural, and political construction of human genetic diversity and is focusing on identity and governing in the age of genetics.

Paul de Sa is a theoretical physicist and he focuses on issues relating to energy R&D policies and climate change.

Ambuj Sagar is studying Indian energy and climate research policies, as well as industrial ecology.

Jessie Saul’s research interests include the sociology of medicine, public health, and political science, focusing on cultural variations in responses to public health crises.

The Managing the Atom Project (MTA) is a joint project of ENRP, ISP, and STPP and resides within the STPP Program. This year’s fellows are:

Darryl L. Farber’s research interest is the role of stakeholder involvement in environmental decision-making, specifically with regard to radioactive waste remediation.

Evan A. Feigenbaum is interested in Chinese foreign and defense policy, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian international relations.

Allison Macfarlane is a joint fellow with the Social Science Research Council-MacArthur Foundation Program on International Peace and Security. Her research focuses on high-level nuclear waste and fissile materials.

John S. Park is interested in nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia and has focused on the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis.

Jim Walsh is a joint ISP-STPP fellow and his research focuses on nuclear decision-making and the problem of fissile material management in the former Soviet Union.

The Harvard Information Infrastructure Project (HIIP) is a STPP project. It welcomes the following fellows:

Christian Ahlert is focusing on the implications of the Internet on political communication and political organization.

Colin J. Bennett’s focus is on the comparative analysis of information privacy protection policies at the domestic and international levels.

Nolan Bowie is interested in telecommunications policy and high-tech communications.

Lee Litman, is a visiting scholar with a Fulbright Fellowship in Police Studies and Public Security Policy. His research project is a strategic threat assessment of the likely impact of the U.K. Freedom of Information Act.

Christopher T. Marsden’s interests include international communications convergence policies, multinational investment in media, and communications industries.

James Moor has written extensively on computer ethics and issues such as privacy, computer decision-making, and the relationship of ethical theory to computing.

Dianne Northfield comes from an information and communication institute in Australia, and her research examines national approaches to communications policy, regulation, and industry development.

Fabrizio Perretti focuses on strategic management, media economics, telecommunications, Internet economics, and the entertainment industry.

James Short’s research interests are market creation and growth strategies in new information businesses.

The Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project (SDI) catalyzes support for three great transformations in Russia, Ukraine, and the other republics of the former Soviet Union – to sustainable democracies, free market economies, and cooperative international relations.

Vladimir Boxer was involved with "Democratic Russia" – the leading Russian democratic movement from 1990-93. As a fellow, he is pursuing research on democratization and elections in Russia.

BCSIA also welcomes the following fellows whose work will span the programs:

Ira A. Jackson, a joint fellow with BCSIA and the Center for Business and Government, was the executive vice president at BankBoston where he was responsible for corporate and community affairs.

Robert Zoellick, a research scholar, is interested in national security affairs and has served in a variety of positions at the U.S. Department of State and Department of Treasury.

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