Stopping the Clock on Iran's Nuclear Development

Feb. 1, 2012
Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902

Preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability is one of the most urgent national security challenges facing the United States. Despite enduring 15 years of sanctions, a cyber attack on its nuclear facilities and other setbacks, Iran is fast approaching the nuclear threshold. Stopping the clock on Iran's nuclear development requires demonstrating resolve and a triple-track approach of diplomacy, robust sanctions, and credible, visible preparations for a military option of last resort. BPC held a discussion on these important recommendations being released in its fourth Iran report, Meeting the Challenge: Stopping the Clock.

Challenges & Opportunities: Transportation in the Northeast Corridor (POSTPONED)

Feb. 2, 2012
Bipartisan Policy Center

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

For many years there has been vigorous discussion of, and often disagreement about, improving intercity passenger transportation in the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The most urbanized region of the nation, NEC contains a substantial portion of the nation's population and contributes a significant percentage of America's gross domestic product. Everyone seems to agree that of all the regions in the United States, NEC is the one that would be best-served by improved intercity passenger transportation; however, there has been little agreement about how best to achieve that end or about how much public money should be invested in such a program.

Numerous issues have been put on the table, including proposals for genuinely high-speed train service in the Corridor; incremental improvements to Amtrak's existing rail services; development of magnetic levitation (maglev); and improvements to aviation services within NEC. Join BPC and leaders in the transportation community as we explore the institutional, political and technical challenges and opportunities of this economically important issue.

Obsolete Law: Does Government Need a Spring Cleaning?

Feb. 7, 2012
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Common Good and the Bipartisan Policy Center invite you to attend a morning forum on the problem of obsolete law on Tuesday, February 7 in Washington, DC:

Energy Innovation in a Time of Fiscal Austerity and Policy Uncertainty

Feb. 7, 2012
Bipartisan Policy Center

Energy innovation offers the best chance for solving the urgent and interrelated problems of worldwide insecurity over energy supplies, rapidly growing energy demand, and climate change. But if we are to achieve a timely transition to reliable, low-cost, low-carbon energy, the U.S. energy innovation system must be significantly improved. Creating an innovation system to produce sustained and timely advances across a range of energy technologies poses is especially challenging in this era of budget cuts and fiscal austerity. Please join us for a discussion on how we can speed up the introduction of new technologies and business models and accelerate their deployment on a massive scale. The conversation will explore Lester and Hart's new book, Unlocking Energy Innovation: How America Can Build Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Energy System, and highlight ways to advance innovative technologies amidst challenging fiscal and political times.