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December Nautilus Highights - posted January 7, 2003
Dear Colleague
Here are the December highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. We thank
you for your interest and support as we work together in 2003 for a more
peaceful and equitable world. Your comments, questions, and ideas are
always welcome.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Korea Foundation Supports Korea Scenarios
- Mass Media Cites Hayes on North Korea Crisis
- Challenges of Sustainability in Investment Rules Explored
- East Asia Energy Futures Project Progress Report
- Pegasus Report 2002/ New Horizons 2003
- Views of Nautilus
1. Korea Foundation Awards $50,000 for On-going Korea Scenarios
The Korea Foundation has granted $50,000 to enable Nautilus to build on its
Scenarios for Future US-DPRK Relations completed in April 2003 which
prefigured many of the current events. With this support the Institute
looks forward to building similar scenarios for Korea in 2003.
2. Mass Media Cites Hayes on North Korea Crisis
Mass Media Cites Hayes on North Korea Peter appeared on NPR, VOA, AP,
Radio Australia, BBC, and San Francisco Chronicle. "It's wishful thinking
that North Korea will let the US deal first with Iraq," he said. "Why
would North Korea give the US the luxury of dealing with one rogue state
at a time?" (Chronicle).
San Francisco Chronicle, December 14-02
National Public Radio, December 13-02
Voice of America, December 11-02
Associated Press
Radio Australia, December 6-02
BBC, December 6-02
3. Challenges of Integrating Sustainability in Investment Rules Highlighted
Two new reports addressing the need for cooperation (Simon Tay and Iris
Tan) and the risk of losing environmental protections (Konrad von Moltke)
are available from the Sustainable and Ethical Rules Project directed by
Nautilus. The essays will be published by Earthscan in 2003.
enviro/TayandTanFinalFormatted_2_1.PDF
enviro/KVMFinalFormatted_2_.PDF
4. East Asia Energy Futures Project Progress Report Available
Northeast Asia faces a host of environmental, security, and energy supply
challenges to continued development. Many of these challenges call for a
strong regional approach. The East Asia Energy Futures project is an
ongoing cooperative research venture with partners from the countries of
the region. This Report provides a discussion of the goals, background, and
organization of the Project, and a summary of recent activities and
achievements.
energy/eaef/EAEF_Report_2002.pdf
5. Pegasus Cheers 2002, Stretches for 2003
2002 was an exciting year for Pegasus and its outstanding volunteer crew.
With approximately fifty voyages, first place in the Tall Ship Master
Mariners regatta, program expansion and stretch goals for 2003, this
environmental education and youth-at-risk program is making real progress
towards its mission. A complete annual report is available online at:
PegasusReportDec21-2002.PDF
6. View of Nautilus
A hearty thank you for your invaluable service throughout the year. In a
world gone mad, Nautilus, what you do, what you stand for - is a beacon of
hope. Keep on shining!
-Aidan Foster-Carter
Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea, Leeds
University
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November Nautilus Highights - posted December 1, 2002
Dear Colleague
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities.
Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for
your interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- New York Times Cites Nautilus on DPRK
- Oakland Tribune Features Yu as Information Synapse
- Groundbreaking Report on Bilateral Investment Treaties
- Security Without Borders Forum Challenges Analysts
- Pegasus Receives Major Equipment Donation
- Views of Nautilus
1. New York Times: Hayes Says DPRK Nuclear Story Wrong
A November 18, New York Times article cited Peter Hayes on reports that
North Korea had declared that it has nuclear weapons. Peter said it was
either a mistaken radio broadcast or translation. Mass media later
corrected the reports.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/19/international/asia/19KORE.html
2. Yu Acts as Information Synapse during North Korea Crisis
The Oakland Tribune published a front page article highlighting Nautilus
Institute Northeast Asia Program Officer Brandon Yu's work on the Northeast
Asia Peace and Security Network (NAPSnet) and the North Korea Special
Forum. Yu's report on Northeast Asia nuclear, security, and diplomatic
issues reaches upwards of 10,000 experts, diplomats, aid workers, and
scholars across the globe.
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1865%257E984180,00.html#
3. Nautilus Publishes Groundbreaking Report on Bilateral Investment Treaties
Written by Luke Peterson of the International Institute for Sustainable
Development, the report examines the wide range of investor-state dispute
settlement mechanisms in Bilateral Investment Treaties and analyzes their
inadequacy in resolving disputes which involve public goods. Launched in
Quito at an NGO Trade and Environment Forum on November 1, the paper is
part of the Sustainable and Ethical Investment Rules Project directed by
Nautilus Senior Associate, Lyuba Zarsky.
enviro/PetersonFinalFormatted_2_2.PDF
4. Security Without Borders Forum Challenges Traditional Thinking
The Nautilus Institute's on-line forum on Security Without Borders has
published three new essays by Patrick Morgan, David Albright, and
Mian/Hoodbhoy's. Morgan's and Mian's essays examine the use and limits of
nuclear deterrence. Albright's essay examines al-Qaeda's efforts to
acquire nuclear weapons.
fora/Special-Policy-Forum/index.html
5. Bay Area Boat Owner Donates Radar to Pegasus Project
Star Marine Electronics, Inc. coordinated an equipment donation by Jeff
Davenport of San Jose to Nautilus Institute's Pegasus Project. The
equipment donated includes a radar/chartplotter and radar antennae and is
valued at close to $4500. This equipment will bestow a greater element of
safety to the local youth sailing program.
6. View of Nautilus
I value very much the great service provided by Nautilus through its
listserv service of Daily Reports. It provides a very useful summary of
developments in N. E. Asia, a region that is so critical for understanding
global security issues and world peace. It helps our efforts at advocacy
on political and humanitarian issues. The addition of CANKOR has also
greatly improved the usefulness. I share the Daily Report and the Special
Reports with the ecumenical network related to the World Council of
Churches. I also share it regularly with NGOs in the Republic of Korea. I
commend strongly Nautilus for such a great public service.
-Victor Hsu
Senior Advisor, Church World Service
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October Nautilus Highights - posted November 1, 2002
September Nautilus Highights - posted October 1, 2002
Dear Colleague
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities.
Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for
your interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Five Bridges Foundation awards $7500 to Pegasus Project
- Hayes Calls for US Investors to Engage DPRK
- Nautilus Welcomes David Wilmoth as New Senior Associate
- Kristensen Argues Against Nuclear Posturing with North Korea
- Nautilus Publishes Virtual Diasporas Conference Papers
- Views of Nautilus
1. Five Bridges Foundation awards $7500 to Pegasus Project
The Nautilus Institute is please to announce the awarding of a $7500 grant
from the Five Bridges Foundation to assist in the support of The Pegasus
Project. The grant will be used specifically towards Project Lifeskills, a
sailing program for low-income and minority Bay Area youth. With our
project partner the Berkeley Boosters, Project Lifeskills provides youth
with an unprecedented opportunity to experience the San Francisco Bay while
learning basic life skills such as confidence, teamwork and an appreciation
of our natural environment.
2. Hayes Calls for US Investors to Engage DPRK
Peter Hayes, Nautilus Institute Executive Director, suggested that the best
opportunities for US companies in the DPRK are in major infrastructure aid
reconstruction and small-scale niche markets such as software development,
minerals export, and eco-tourism. Hayes was interviewed by Australian Radio
Broadcasting's Asia Pacific on September 29, 2002 and quoted by David
Lazarus in the San Francisco Chronicle on September 25, 2002.
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/asiapac/programs/s686175.htm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/09/25/BU135340.DTL
3. Nautilus Welcomes David Wilmoth as New Senior Associate
Professor David Wilmoth is Executive Director Major Projects at the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology. He was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor
and Managing Director of RMIT International Pty Ltd. David brings to the
Nautilus Institute rich expertise and experience in the areas of technology
precincts, urban development in Vietnam and China the internationalization
of education and university planning and financing in emerging economies.
Wilmoth holds degrees in Economics and Planning from the University of
Queensland, University of Sydney and University of California at Berkeley.
admin/staff/Wilmoth.html
http://www.rmit.edu.au/
4. Kristensen Argues Against Nuclear Posturing with North Korea
Hans Kristensen, senior researcher at the Nautilus Institute, through
declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act,
argues that progress in halting North Korea's weapons of mass destruction
program has been achieved through the Agreed Framework rather than nuclear
posturing. The article was published by both the Bulletin of the Atomic
Scientists and the South Korean newspaper Chungang Ilbo.
http://www.bullatomsci.org/
http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/2002/so02/so02kristensen.html
5. Nautilus Publishes Virtual Diasporas Conference Papers
In partnership with the World Affairs Council, the " Virtual Diasporas in
Global Problem Solving" Project convened an international assembly of key
academic, government, diaspora organization, and NGO representatives to
initiate a dialogue and commission a series of analytical papers on the
relationship between global diasporas, the information revolution, and
global problems solving. The papers have been completed and are now
available as full texts.
http://www.world-affairs.org/
6. Views of Nautilus
"A terrific resource, that I'm very glad is out there. I hope, deeply, that
you continue informing us of security developments in the region. Thank you"
-Chris Centner
US Dept. of Defense
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August Nautilus Highights - posted September 3, 2002
Dear Colleague
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities.
Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for
your interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- DPRK Rural Energy Survey Applies Renewable Energy Technologies
- California Energy Scenarios Offers Long Term Prospect
- Kristensen Explains Disclosure Rules to Scientists
- Nautilus Publishes DPRK-US Scenarios Report
- Ahmad Explains US Role in Globalization at Fortune Brainstorm 2002
- Views of Nautilus
1. DPRK Rural Energy Survey Applies Renewable Energy Technologies
During a three-week mission in September and October of 1998, a team of
specialists from the Nautilus Institute of Security and Sustainable
Development, working with a team of specialists from the DPRK, undertook a
collaborative humanitarian project to apply renewable energy technologies
in a flood affected rural village in the DPRK.
Read the
report
2. California Energy Scenarios Offers Long Term Prospect
Nautilus Associate, Rebecca Ghanadan published a 100 page report detailing
a long-term energy policy framework that argues systematic information must
clearly connect understandings of current choices, uncertainties, and
driving forces to the range of possible pathways and outcomes for the
future of California's energy prospects.
Read the
report
3. Kristensen Explains Disclosure Laws at International Technical Security Analysts Conference
Kristensen, senior researcher at the Nautilus Institute, made a
presentation on "Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)" at the 1st
International Professional Meeting of Independent Technical Security
Analysts held in Chicago. The conference was organized by the Union of
Concerned Scientsists.
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.html
4. Nautilus Publishes DPRK-US Scenarios Report
The Nautilus Institute convened a workshop on Future Scenarios for US-North
Korea relations at the Institute's offices in Berkeley. The workshop
brought together a diverse group of North Korea experts to examine the
focal question "What will North Korea's relations with the United States
look like in 2012?" This was followed by a second workshop on June 24, 2002
to test strategies using these scenarios.
5. NAhmad Explains US Role in Globalization at Fortune Brainstorm 2002
Ahmad participated in Fortune Brainstorm 2002. Organized by the editors of
Fortune magazine, the three day event was designed to "bring together a
uniquely diverse group of people to discuss the future of the world."
Academics, scholars, experts, business and political leaders - including
former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright,
Israel's Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and King Abdullah of Jordan -
participated in the event.
6. Views of Nautilus
"Appreciate your Institute's efforts"
-Roh Young
ROK Consulate-General in Hawaii
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July Nautilus Highights - posted August 5, 2002
Dear Colleague
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities.
Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for
your interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Wallace Global Fund Supports Investment Rules Project
- Zarsky Becomes Senior Associate
- NGOs Play Important Role in Korean Peace Process
- Kristensen on Russian Nuclear Forces
- Views of Nautilus
1. Wallace Global Fund Supports Investment Rules Project
The Wallace Global Fund has granted a $20,000 renewal for the International
'Sustainable and Ethical' Investment Rules Project to publish and
distribute a series of working papers on investment governance. The papers
include an analysis of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), the dilemmas
of applying "non-discrimination" to investment, environmental and social
disclosure as an investor obligation, and investment governance in
Southeast Asia. The series will be published and distributed at an October
2002 workshop on investment rules within the Free Trade Agreement of the
Americas (FTAA).
http://www.nautilus.org
2. Lyuba Zarsky, co-founder, Becomes Senior Associate
Nautilus co-founder, Lyuba Zarsky, has transitioned from active status at
the Institute to become a Senior Associate. With greater flexibility, Lyuba
will pursue her personal writing, advocacy work on corporate accountability
and sustainable international investment. In addition, she will work with
colleagues at the Global Development and Environment Center, working on the
Sustainable Hemispheric Integration Project as a Senior Research Fellow.
3. NGOs to Play a Significant Role in Korean Peace Process, Forum Discusses
Non-governmemntal organizations are crucial players in the peace process on
the Korean peninsula, participants at a conference in Seoul organized by
the Korea Peace Forum agreed. Nautilus Senior Program Officer Timothy
Savage participated in the forum, and presented the results of the
Institute's recent scenarios workshop on US-North Korean relations. The
forum was held to discuss ways that international NGOs can best contribute
to the process of peace and reconciliation on the Korean peninsula.
http://www.peaceforum.or.kr/
4. Kristensen on Russian Nuclear Forces
A newly released overview in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic
Scientists, co-authored by Nautilus Senior Program Officer Hans M.
Kristensen, reveals Russia now has more nuclear warheads in storage than it
keeps on operational weapon systems. Kristensen also published an op-ed in
the Oakland Tribune criticizing the recent Bush administration decision to
nullify the START II treaty and the newly signed Moscow Treaty for its lack
of transparency and irreversibility.
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1761%257E636362,00.html?
search=filter
5. Views of Nautilus
"Thank you for your excellent reporting [in NAPSnet]." -- Lee Gentry,
Senior Defense Analyst National Security Studies and Systems Group of SAIC
napsnet/dr/index.html
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June Nautilus Highights - posted July 3, 2002
Dear Colleague
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities.
Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for
Your interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Ford Foundation Supports Peace and Security Work
- Russian Paper Finds Grid Interconnection Economic
- Cooperative Engagement of North Korea Robust
- Paper on Investment and Human Rights in Surinam
- Hayes Peers Into North Korean Black Hole
- Views of Nautilus
1. FORD FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PEACE AND SECURITY INITIATIVES
Ford Foundation has granted $275,000 to Nautilus Institute for
restructuring and reorienting the Peace and Security program around high
impact initiatives, especially in relation to Northeast Asia. The grant
also supports the development of scenarios that reflect uncertainties
created by post-September 11 shift in international affairs and an
exploration of their significance for strategies aimed at building peace,
security, and sustainability.
2. RUSSIAN PAPER FINDS GRID INTERCONNECTION ECONOMICAL
The Northeast Asia Grid Interconnection Project's summary report, including
workshop presentation materials and papers, are now available on the
project website. Dr. Sergei Podkovalnikov's research paper, conducted by
the Energy Systems Institute of Russia, guided the three days of discussion
in Shenzhen: "Study for 'Russian Far East-Democratic People's Republic of
Korea-Republic of Korea' Power Grid Connection: Analysis of Current Status."
3. COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT OF NORTH KOREA ROBUST, WORKSHOP FINDS
Nautilus held a workshop on June 24 at which governmental, diplomatic,
media, academia, and non-governmental participants used a set of scenarios
developed at a previous workshop to "wind-tunnel" the U.S. government
strategies of engagement, containment, or rollback of North Korea. Only
engagement was found to have a role in all four scenarios, and in none of
the scenarios did attempts at engagement rebound negatively on the U.S. The
complete report on both workshops will available on the Nautilus website on
July 15.
4. NEW PAPER ON MINING INVESTMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SURINAME
A newly released paper by Fergus MacKay examines the struggle by an
Indigenous Maroon community to maintain its ancestral home in the face of
aggressive efforts by the Suriname government to promote foreign investment
in mining. The paper will be published in "Human Rights and the
Environment: Conflicts and Norms in a Globalizing World" (Lyuba Zarsky,
ed., Earthscan Press, August 2002).
5. ANALYZING NORTH KOREA LILE PEERING INTO A BLACK HOLE
On June 24, Peter Hayes briefed congressional aides and governmental
officials in Washington on "Peering into the Black Hole: The DPRK Grid and
KEDO LWRs." He argued that the North Korean grid issue as it relates to the
KEDO LWRs cannot be wished away by policymakers. but must be solved if
non-proliferation goals in Korea are to be fulfilled. The briefing was
convened by "Security for a New Century," a bipartisan study group for
Congress.
http://www.stimson.org/newcentury/?SN=NC2001112949
6. VIEWS OF NAUTILUS
"Dodging Dilemmas?" is the first truly comprehensive approach to the global
impact of [the high-tech] sector. Overall, a fabulous report." -- Ann
Blake, Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental
Protection Agency.
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May Nautilus Highights - posted June 3, 2002
Dear Colleague
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities.
Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for
Your interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- W. Alton Jones Supports Peace & Security Work
- News Media Seek Nautilus Expertise
- Workshop on Northeast Asia Grid Interconnection
- Nautilus Releases Report on Global High Tech Industry
- Workshop on Virtual Diasporas and Problem Solving
- Northern California Grantmakers Support Pegasus
- Marshall Bouton on SANDNet
1. W. ALTON JONES SUPPORTS PEACE & SECURITY WORK
The W. Alton Jones Foundation made its final $580,000 grant to
will support the Institute's outreach and publicity work, the
DPRK village energy project, and the East Asia Energy Futures
work. "The Foundation is no longer in business, but fulfilled all
its pledges to grantees such as Nautilus Institute," said
Executive Director Peter Hayes. "The W. Alton Jones Foundation
was integral to the creation of Nautilus, for which we are
thankful."
http://www.nautilus.org/archives/dprkrenew/index.html
2. NEWS MEDIA SEEK NAUTILUS EXPERTISE ON S. ASIAN CRISIS
Religious fundamentalist groups on both sides of the India-
Pakistan border stand to gain from another war, argues Nautilus
Program Officer Zulfiqar Ahmad in an op-ed in the San Francisco
Chronicle. Ahmad also spoke on KQED's "Forum" and on Pacifica
Radio's "Democracy Now." A May 27 New York Times article on the
Indo-Pakistan crisis cited the SIPRI Yearbook nuclear tables co-
authored by Nautilus Institute senior researcher Hans M.
Kristensen.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/05/24/ED119712.DTL
3. SECOND WORKSHOP ON NORTHEAST ASIA GRID INTERCONNECTION
The Second Workshop on Northeast Asia Power Grid Interconnection
was held in Shenzhen, China on May 6-8, hosted by the Shenzhen
Power System Research Institute. Power system experts discussed a
preliminary study by the Russian Energy Systems Institute on the
grid connections between the Russian Far East, the two Koreas,
and China. Asian Perspective published a special issue featuring
The Nautilus Institute's insights into the DPRK energy crisis.
http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/ifes/ifes/kor/publication/regular_view
.asp?bookNO=70&page=1
4. NAUTILUS RELEASES NEW REPORT ON GLOBAL HIGH TECH INDUSTRY
On May 20, Nautilus released "Dodging Dilemmas? Environmental and
Social Accountability in the Global Operations of California-
Based High Tech Companies" by Lyuba Zarsky, Naomi Roht-Arriaza,
and Leif Brottem. The report concludes that both corporate
attention and public policy are needed for US semiconductor
companies to adequately grapple with their health and
environmental impacts, especially in developing countries and
global supply chains.
5. VIRTUAL DIASPORAS AND GLOBAL PROBLEM SOLVING
Nautilus hosted an exploratory workshop on the relationship among
cyberspace, diasporic communities and global problem solving,
which included a public session jointly sponsored by the World
Affairs Council. Eight expert panelists joined community leaders
to discuss the current and possible future role of virtual
diasporas in global security and sustainability.
virtual-diasporas/index.html
6. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS SUPPORT PEGASUS
The Northern California Grantmaker's Summer Youth Project has
awarded a grant to Pegasus Project Summer Lifeskills Program.
This money will be used for the educational materials, arts and
crafts supplies, and recreational and sports equiptment, and
field trip costs requested for the summer sailing project aboard
our sailboat Pegasus.
7. MARSHALL BOUTON ON SANDNET
"SANDnet is for me an indispensable resource for keeping track of
critical issues in South Asian security and political affairs on
a regular basis. It is easy to scan fast, but also allows me to
access quickly more information through the web. I know of no
comparable resource anywhere." -- Marshall Bouton President,
Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.
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April Nautilus Highights - posted May 8, 2002
Dear staff member:
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. Your
comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for your
interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation Supports Youth Education
- Kristensen Co-Authors In-depth Look at US Nuclear Forces
- Buffett argues California must lead on corporate governance
- Nautilus Hosts Korean Scenarios Workshop
1. Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation Supports Youth Education
The Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation awarded Nautilus $5,000 to work with
youth and youth-at-risk on the San Francisco Bay aboard the sailboat,
Pegasus. The contribution helps introduce more young people to the marine
environment, educate them about bay area ecology and the discovery of the
bay, and learn the important life skills of cooperation and teamwork.
2. Kristensen Co-Authors In-depth Look at US Nuclear Forces
Senior researcher Hans M. Kristensen co-authored the first detailed
overview of US nuclear weapons since the Bush administration completed a
Nuclear Posture Review in January. The six-page overview was published as
the NRDC Nuclear Notebook in the May/June issue of the Bulletin of the
Atomic Scientists Scientists.
http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/nukenotes/mj02nukenote.pdf
3. Buffett argues California must lead on corporate governance
"As the fifth largest economy in the world, California's citizens, public
pension funds, and legislators have special opportunities and obligations
to influence the terms of globalization," stated Sandy Buffett, Nautilus
Senior Program Officer, at a symposium on California's Global Importance.
Sandy spoke on April 9 at the student symposium held at California State
University Monterey Bay.
http://www.ceres.org/conference/2002/overview.htm
4. Nautilus Hosts Korean Scenarios Workshop
Cooperative engagement of North Korea will be a viable strategy in a
variety of possible futures, concluded a workshop on scenarios for the
Korean Peninsula held April 30-May 1. The workshop brought together a
variety of experts from Bay Area institutions to examine the future of
U.S.-North Korean relations using scenarios methodology.
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Mar. Nautilus Highights - posted March 31, 2002
Dear staff member:
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. Your
comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for your
interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- U.S. Department of Energy Grants Nautilus $275,000
- Ahmad Presents at Global Philanthropy Forum
- Nautilus Research Gives Media Background to Nuclear Posture Review
- Corporate Accountability Project releases handbook on social and environmental dilemmas
- Three New Papers Examine Grid Interconnection in Northeast Asia
- Joyce Kallgren on Nautilus' Daily Report
1. THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANTS NAUTILUS $275,000
The US Department of Energy granted $275,000 to support the Northeast Asia
Working Group on Power Grid Inter-Connection (NEAWG) as recommended at the
first regional workshop on grid connection. The grant will train regional
experts to simulate and evaluate the connection of Russian and Korean
electric grids.
2. AHMAD PRESENTS AT GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY FORUM
Zulfiqar Ahmad's presentations at the Global Philanthropy Forum on
Borderless Giving held at Stanford University argued that covert wars and
low-intensity conflicts are the main factors contributing to the global
spread of weapons. The forum was broadcasted on California's Public Radio
(KQED).
http://www.philanthropyforum.org/agenda.html
3. NAUTILUS RESEARCH GIVES MEDIA BACKGROUND TO NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW
Research by Nautilus Institute senior researcher Hans M. Kristensen was used
by the media to provide background to the Bush administration's Nuclear
Posture Review. The information, which is based on declassified documents
obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, appeared in the Washington
Post, San Jose Mercury News, Global Security Newswire, and Minjog21 (South
Korea) during March.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5080-2002Mar22.html
4. CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT RELEASES HANDBOOK ON SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DILEMMAS
Written as a guide for educators and students as well as activists and
business representatives, the Handbook explores the environmental and human
rights dilemmas that corporations face in their global operations. The
handbook outlines actions and resources for stakeholders to improve corporate social responsibility.
5. THREE NEW PAPERS EXAMINE GRID INTERCONNECTION IN NORTHEAST ASIA
In papers from Russia and China, researchers examine the economic and
technical issues of regional grid connection at a practical level.
Highlights include the need for cooperation between governments and
financial institutions, China's plans and challenges for national
integration, and a discussion of HVDC transmission lines. The papers follow
from Nautilus' First Workshop on Power Grid Interconnection in Northeast
Asia in May 2001 with the next workshop coming in May 2002 to pursue
prefeasibility studies.
6. JOYCE KALLGREN ON NAUTILUS' DAILY REPORT
"The NAPSNet Daily Report is an excellent source of information for both
international and domestic developments in Northeast Asia, especially with
respect to China. . . It has no competitors and is essential for the
understanding of developments in Northeast Asia, especially
hina."
--Professor Joyce Kallgren, editor of the journal Asian Survey and
board member of the US Committee on US-China Relations states.
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Feb. Nautilus Highights - posted March 4, 2002
Dear staff member:
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. Your
comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for your
interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Merck Fund Grants $25,000 to Support NAPSNet
- Report Examines Scenarios for Investment Governance
- Researchers Advance Work on Asia Energy-Futures Scenarios
- Zarsky Presses Mining Conference on Sustainable Investment Rules
- Savage Notes Difficulties with Verifying DPRK Nuclear Program
- Han Sung-Joo on Nautilus' Daily Report
1. MERCK FUND GRANTS $25,000 TO SUPPORT NAPSNET
The John Merck Fund granted $25,000 to support the outreach and publicity
work on nuclear proliferation issues in East Asia, particularly the
Northeast Asian Peace and Security Network.
Sign up for the daily listserve at:here.
2. REPORT EXAMINES SCENARIOS FOR INVESTMENT GOVERNANCE IN POST 9-11 WORLD
The Sustainable and Ethical Investment Rules Project has released a report
based on four distinct 10-year scenarios of globalization and security. The
report flows from the findings of a strategic consultation about the
evolution of global investment governance titled "Ethics, Security and International Investment" held December 2001 at the Pocantico Conference
Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
3. RESEARCHERS ADVANCE WORK ON ASIA ENERGY-FUTURE SCENARIOS
Top energy researchers from Northeast Asia discussed the development of
alternative national and regional energy paths and conducted quantitative
analysis of end-use data at the East Asia Energy Futures Project's third
workshop from January 28 to February 1, 2002. The partners will continue
collaborating on alternative energy scenarios over the coming months.
4. ZARSKY PRESSES MINING CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT RULES
Lyuba Zarsky, Senior Fellow, participated in an OECD conference on "FDI and
the Environment: Lessons from the Mining Sector" in Paris, February 7-8. The
conference explored the limits of voluntary initiatives in an industry
criticized for human rights violations and environmental damage. As session
chair, Zarsky emphasized the need to integrate sustainability in global
negotiations on investment rules.
http://www.oecd.org/EN/document/0,,EN-document-8-nodirectorate-no-20-21276-8
,FF.html
5. SAVAGE NOTES DIFFICULTIES WITH VERIFYING DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM
While many barriers remain to verifying the DPRK's past nuclear activities,
improved U.S.-DPRK relations may be the best way to ensure that the DPRK is
in full compliance with IAEA safeguards as per the 1994 U.S.-DPRK Agreed
Framework, Senior Program Officer Timothy Savage argued. Savage addressed a
panel at the conference on "Verification and Non-Cooperation" held at Wilton
Park from February 22-24 and sponsored by VERTIC.
6. HAN SUNG-JOO ON NAUTILUS' DAILY REPORT
"I find NAPSnet very useful, not only to keep up with what is going on but
also as instruction material for my students." -- Han Sung-joo, Professor at
Korea University, Former South Korean Foreign Minister.
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Jan. Nautilus Highights - posted February 4, 2002
Dear staff member:
Here are the latest highlights of Nautilus Institute activities. Your
comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome. Thank you for your
interest and support.
Regards, Peter Hayes
Highlights:
- Korea Foundation Funds North-South Energy Cooperation
- Zarsky Advises California Traders on Responsible Investing
- Japanese and South Korean Grid Papers Published
- Hayes Argues US President Should Send Emissary to DPRK
- Two Articles Published in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- David Brown on Nautilus' Daily Report
1. KOREA FOUNDATION FUNDS NORTH-SOUTH ENERGY COOPERATION
The Korea Foundation awarded the Nautilus Institute $50,000 to work on
"Environmental Issues in North-South Energy Cooperation." The grant marks
the third year in a row that the Korea Foundation has supported Nautilus's
energy work on the Korean Peninsula. Previous grants helped support the
institute's work on DPRK energy issues and power grid interconnection in
Northeast Asia.
http://www.kofo.or.kr
2. ZARSKY ADVISES CALIFORNIA TRADERS ON RESPONSIBLE INVESTING
In an address to the annual conference of the California Council on
International Trade, Zarsky argued that US trade policy should promote, not
undermine, global social and environmental goals. By focusing only on US
commercial gains, she said, US trade policy "is like Spiderman: big muscles,
small head." The conference was held January 10-11 in Monterey, California.
http://www.ccit.net/
3. JAPANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN GRID PAPERS PUBLISHED
Three additional papers from last year's Workshop on Power Grid
Interconnection in Northeast Asia were published on the Nautilus website. They include
perspectives on grid interconnection from Dr. Dong-wook Park of the Korea
Electrotechnology Research Institute, Professor Jong-keun Park of Seoul
National University, and Professor Yasumasa Fujii of the University of
Tokyo.
4. HAYES ARGUES US PRESIDENT SHOULD SEND EMISSARY TO DPRK
In an interview on National Public Radio aired on January 23, 2002, Peter
Hayes suggested that US President George Bush needs to appoint a high-level
emissary to restart the US-DPRK dialogue. This assertion is even more urgent
in the aftermath of President Bush's State of the Union Address that
declared the DPRK to be evil.
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=01/23/2002&PrgID=2
5. TWO ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTIS
Nautilus senior researcher Hans M. Kristensen appeared in two articles in
the January-February issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The first article was an opinion piece about
future nuclear weapons reductions announced recently by President George W.
Bush. The second article, the latest in the magazine's bi-monthly NRDC
Nuclear Notebook series, outlined the status of Pakistan's nuclear forces.
http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/nukenotes/jf02nukenote.html
6. DAVID BROWN ON NAUTILUS' DAILY REPORT
"There's no other source I know that reliably surveys the spectrum of
current news from the Korean peninsula. By logging onto NAPSNet, I'm spared
the drudgery of checking a lot of individual, often obscure,
publications." -- David Brown, Former Director of the Office of Korean
Affairs of the US State Department, currently Senior Director of the Stanton
Group
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