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中美日三边关系与三边对话前景

[Chinese Version] This is the first part of a two part Special Report from Professor Yang Wen…

Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 7 November 2013

DETERRENCE: Transcending mutual deterrence in the United States-Russian relationship
DPRK: Iranian, N Korea officials to cooperate
ENERGY SECURITY: ‘Permanent slowdown’ seen in carbon dioxide emissions
GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: South Korea President Park: “No purpose” to Japan talks
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: The new normal: A Hong Kong business primer on climate change adaptation
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY: Rethinking geopolitics: climate security in the Anthropocene

A Red Hunt In October – For Pirates, Hooligans and Spies…

photo © Denis Sinyakov / Greenpeace A Russian Coast guard officer is seen pointing a knife at a Greenpeace International activist as five activists attempt to climb the 'Prirazlomnaya,' an oil platform operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom platform in Russia’s Pechora Sea

In this essay, Nikhil Desai criticizes the violent Russian attack on the Greenpeace ship and the subsequent pre-trial detention of 30 activists. He argues that if concerns of energy security are allowed to degenerate into hallucinations of dominating the Arctic and brutal treatment of non-violent civic action, Russia or other such countries cannot be held to be responsible members of the international community of law-abiding states. The most powerful man in the world may now also be the most dreadful.

Nikhil Desai is an energy and environmental economist now dividing his time between Washington, DC and Ahmedabad, India.

Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 31 October 2013

DETERRENCE: General Herbert J. “Hawk” Carlisle Commander, Pacific Air Forces, transcript
DPRK: Agreements on Cooperation Between Governments of DPRK
ENERGY SECURITY: The Buck Stops Nowhere
GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Park proposes ‘Silk Road Express’ to Connect Eurasian Nations
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Climate Change and Health: A Tool to Estimate Health and Adaptation Costs
AUSTRAL PEACE AND SECURITY: The Nuclear War Scare of 1983: How Serious Was It?

Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 24 October 2013

DETERRENCE: A New Use for Nuclear Weapons: Hunting Rogue Asteroids
DPRK: N. Korea Holds Rare Meeting of Military Officers
ENERGY SECURITY: UN Warms to Idea of Using Giant Mirrors in Fight Against Climate Change Effects
GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Park Seeks a New Image for Her Father’s Saemaul
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION:
AUSTRAL PEACE AND SECURITY: Re-thinking Colonialism to Prepare for the Impacts of Rapid Environmental Change

Adapting to the Present Day – A Good Substitute for Future Climate Change?

Picture: Sony Source: The Daily Telegraph

Saleem Janjua argues that despite the substantial indecisiveness over climatic projections and their impacts, we should start adapting to the present day on the basis of recent changes in the climate. By adapting to present conditions and understanding them we may be able to offset future climate change impacts. Various bottom-up approaches (vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, resilience) could be very helpful in understanding the vulnerability of a country to current climate change and the rationales of adaptation in the local context.

Saleem Janjua is the editor of AdaptNet and a Nautilus Institute Associate.

Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 17 October 2013

DETERRENCE: Extended Deterrence, Assurance, and Reassurance in the Pacific during the Second Nuclear Age DPRK: NDC of DPRK Clarifies Principled Stand on DPRK-U.S. Relations ENERGY SECURITY: Climate Science: Rising Tide GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Putting North Korea Aid Efforts On The Map CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Loss And Damage: A Range Of Approaches To Address Loss And Damage From Climate Change […]

Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 10 October 2013

DETERRENCE: Scary Default Scenarios Based on Faulty Treasury Department Release DPRK: North Korea threatens preemptive attack on U.S., South Korea ENERGY SECURITY: IPCC Issues Stark Warning Over Global Warming: Call to ‘Stop Dithering About Fossil Fuel Cuts’ as Expert Panel Warns Entire Globe is Affected GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: State Clumsy in Managing Conflicts CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Understanding the Adaptive […]

Atomic Insurance for Atomic Insecurities

Image Source: The Power of Promise: Examining the Feasibility of A Rapid Expansion of Nuclear Energy in India at: http://southasiainstitute.harvard.edu/event/

In this essay, Nikhil Desai explains the fears of anti-nuclear activists in India regarding its government’s alleged violation or weakening of the Indian law on civil nuclear liability as part of the Prime Minister’s visit to Washington, DC the weekend of 27^th September 2013. He argues that the government’s opponents refuse to accept the reality of nuclear trade and operations, and should be more concerned about the institutional competence of India to manage the nuclear enterprises, civil or otherwise.

Nikhil Desai is an energy and environmental economist now dividing his time between Washington, DC and Ahmedabad, India. He is a Nautilus Institute Associate and a contributor to Nautilus’ Weekly Report.

Nautilus Peace and Security Weekly – 3 October 2013

DETERRENCE: Park Pledges Strong Defense To Render N. Korean Nukes Useless DPRK: Intergovernmental Consultative Committee Meeting Between Mongolia And North Korea ENERGY SECURITY: UN Climate Panel Stresses Solidity of New Report on Global Warming GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: Popular Ex-PM Koizumi Comes Out Against Nuclear Power CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: Climate Change Adaptation in the Boardroom AUSTRAL PEACE AND SECURITY: ALP Nuclear […]