Michael Levi

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Michael Levi and Robert McMahon

Michael Levi talks with Robert McMahon about  the deadlock in climate change negotiations and argues that the world urgently needs a "Plan B" for Copenhagen.

Essay
Sep/Oct
2009
Michael Levi

The Copenhagen conference won't solve the problem of climate change once and for all. Rather than aiming for a broad international treaty, negotiators should strengthen existing national policies and seek targeted emissions cuts in both rich nations and the developing world.

Essay
Jan/Feb
2008
Michael Levi

Nuclear terrorism poses a grave threat to global security, but seeking silver bullets to counter it does not make sense. Instead of pursuing a perfect defense, U.S. policymakers should create an integrated defensive system that takes advantage of the terrorists' weaknesses and disrupts their plots at every stage, thereby chipping away at their overall chances of success.