Belfer Center Newsletter Summer 2013

The Summer 2013 issue of the Belfer Center newsletter features recent and upcoming activities, research, and analysis by members of the Center community on critical global issues. This edition highlights the Belfer Center’s expanding work on complex cybersecurity issues and Middle East challenges, offers reflections on the role of the U.S. in Iraq, and spotlights work being done by the Center and its affiliates on environment and energy issues.

This issue also features Belfer Center perspectives on the Boston Marathon bombings of April 15. Belfer Center Director Graham Allison applauds the response of the city to the bombings and highlights the many contributions that the Belfer Center has made to best practice public safety and emergency management operations. Also included in the issue is an interview with Juliette Kayyem, former assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs at the Department of Homeland Security and member of the Center’s Board of Directors, who provided extensive insight and analysis into the marathon bombings.

Boston Bombings

• From the Director
• Q&A with Juliette Kayyem

Military Matters

• Elbe Group Facilitates U.S.-Russia Communication, Security
• Views on Iraq: 10 Years Later

Fellows in Focus

• Marisa Porges’ Journey from Naval Flight Officer to Counterterror Expert
• Noora Lori Looks at Changing Nature of Immigration
• Nussaibah Younis: Foreign Policies of Weak States Matter
• Yvonne Yew Offers Insight into Crucial Asian Security Issues

Sustainability and Science - at Home and Abroad

• From New Orleans to Chile: Broadmoor Model Aids Community Recovery
• Progress in Energy Innovation, Development, and Deployment
• Spotlight: Laura Diaz Anadon

Global Issues in Focus

• Afghanistan’s Future Holds Promise, Danger, Experts Agree
• Conference Spotlights Saudi Arabia’s Role in the Middle East
• Confronting Complex Cybersecurity Challenges
• International Council Members Debate Critical Issues
• North Korea: What’s next for the Region?

On the Shelves

• Hot Off the Presses
• International Security Journal Highlights

Awards and Honors

• Roy Family Honored for Environmental and Student Support
• Neustadt Award Honors Senators Nunn and Lugar for Nuclear Safety

The Communications Office was assisted in the production of this newsletter by Dough Ahlers, Gretchen Bartlett, Dominic Contreras, Ramiro Gonzalez Lorca, Krysten Hartman, Emily Hough, Susan Lynch, Jessica Salley, and Wesley Nord.