On Friday, October 9, 2009, The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future held a lunch seminar on ‘Future Challenges: Global Development Beyond the Financial Crisis.‘ The seminar featured Shahrukh Rafi Khan, William Grimes and Michael Walton, and was moderated by Prof. Adil Najam, Director, Pardee Center. Prof. Shahrukh Rafi Khan […]
Dr. Miquel Muñoz, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, published an article on the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in the Spanish Magazine La Vanguardia Dossier, Issue 33, Oct/Dec 2009. (www.vanguardiadossier.com) In his article, Dr. Muñoz identifies four key words to help understand why Copenhagen […]
Experts from a variety of disciplines and from around the world will meet at Boston University on October 27 – 28, 2009, to discuss how can we define success and sustainability of a higher education system in the context of a develoing world. They will also focus on what are the key variables and regulators […]
Pardee Center Research Fellow Moeed Yusuf made a presentation on societal perceptions towards militancy in Pakistan at a workshop on Islamic Extremism and Militancy in Pakistan sponsored by the National Intelligence Council. The workshop was held in Washington, D.C. on October 5, 2009. Moeed’s presentation, titled The Absence of a Grassroots Movement Against Militancy, focused […]
Pardee Research Fellow Prof. Henrik Selin was interviewed on the environmental multi-media platform, Meet the Planet, radio show on October 4, 2009. He spoke about how we approach chemicals and regulations around chemicals as a country and how does the US compare to other countries when it comes to policies and protecting us from harmful […]
Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, spoke at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in Washington D.C. The ACSP is the premier academic association of regional and urban planners and the theme for this year’s […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will hold a lunch seminar on’Future Challenges: Global Development Beyond the Financial Crisis’ on Friday, October 9, 2009, featuring Prof. William W. Grimes, Prof. Shahrukh Rafi Khan and Prof. Michael Walton. Prof. William Grimes is Associate Professor of International Relations and founding director […]
Pardee Center’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Miquel Muñoz gave a guest lecture on international climate change negotiations and politics at American University’s School of International Service. In his lecture, Dr. Muñoz reviewed the international processes for climate change negotiation, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
Pardee Center Research Fellow Moeed Yusuf made a presentation on Pakistan’s fight against militant extremists operating in North Western Pakistan at a seminar on Militancy in Pakistan held at the Fletcher School, Tufts University on September 30, 2009. Moeed’s presentation titled Pakistan’s Swat Offensive and the Future of Militancy highlighted the tactical and strategic aspects […]
Preferential Trade Agreements: Free Trade at What Cost? By Rachel Denae Thrasher September 2009 (8 pages) Download PDF version. This paper looks at the broader aspects of legal incompatibility among various agreements and argues that in the long run, increased reliance on PTAs for trade liberalizations will force countries to maintain inconsistent legal standards. The […]