Climate change
Scholarly Publications
"New Missions, New Challenges, 2005-2008" (chapter in the book Truth to Power)
July 2019
Truth to Power, the first-ever history of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC), is told through the reflections of its eight Chairs in the period from the end of the Cold War until 2017.
Early-Stage Valuation in the Biotechnology Industry
February 2008
Biotechnology (or biotech) has impacted almost every aspect of human life.
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Urban Dynamics in Chengdu, 1975-2002
October 2003
Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, has undergone rapid transformation during China's post-reform period between 1978 and 2003.
Other Publications
Confronting Climate Change: What Can the US and Japan Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies?
May 2018
This report was produced for the Abe Fellows Global Forum 2017 symposiums on climate change, held in partnership with Stanford University's Walter H.
Climate and Social Stress: Implications for Security Analysis
November 2012
SummaryClimate change can reasonably be expected to increase the frequency and intensity of a variety of potentially disruptive environmental events-slowly at first, but then more quickly.
Climate Change and China's Agricultural Sector: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation
May 2010
Although China and the United States are the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, China’s emissions on a per capita basis are significantly lower than those of the U.S.: in 2005, per capita...
News
Security and foreign policy leaders call for global climate action
October 2015
Forty-eight national security and foreign policy leaders urged U.S.
Tackling conservation, climate change and development in Southeast Asia
February 2013
Tim Forsyth, a Lee Kong Chian Fellow, speaks about the gap between conservation efforts and economic and social development in Southeast Asia.
Climate change threatens military readiness and global security
November 2012
The National Research Council released an 18-month study which finds that climate change, whether natural or man-made, poses a major threat to global security.
Events
Imagining Xi Jinping's China in 2023: Is a New Type of Great Power Relationship Possible Between the U.S. and China
April 16, 2014
Mr. Rudd served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, then as Foreign Minister from 2010 to 2012, before returning to the Prime Ministership in 2013. As Prime Minister, Mr.
Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem? Experts on Climate Change in Southeast Asia
March 4, 2013
Officials, scholars, and activists have long believed in improving environmental policy in developing countries by fostering desirable values and practices through networks of experts.
Uncertain Times Ahead: Changing Principles
February 5, 2013
The world has undergone major drastic changes in the last two decades driven by several major factors, eg, explosion of human population and connectivity.
Multimedia
Enhancing South Korea's Security: The U.S. Alliance and Beyond
March 2009
Two decades ago, South Korea appeared on the path to greatly increased security. The Cold War was ending, fundamentally improving South Korea’s regional security environment.
