James Tate, Jr., Ph.D., is the Director of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Center for Environmental Economics and Ethics.  On January 20, the CEEE hosted its inaugural event, a workshop planned in conjunction with the National Council for Science and the Environment conference on The New Green Economy in Washington, DC. The CEEE workshop was entitled "Alternatives to Neoclassical Economics for Business and National Security.” The program focused on the highly variable concept of “The New Green Economy” by attempting to clarify and expand conventional thinking on the relationships between economy and ecology. Biologists, economists, and systems specialists discussed their work on sustainability, biological diversity, valuation of non-commodity resources and conventional views on the economy.  Click below to watch comments by Dr. Tate on the popular concept of "green jobs," and on the mission of the CEEE.

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James Giordano, Ph.D., is the Chair of Academic Programs and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. His ongoing research addresses the role of neuroscience and technology in medicine, social, and national defense applications, and explores the neuroethics of pain, pain care, and implications for the treatment of human and non-human organisms. In a web interview for Painclinician.com, Dr. Giordano talks about the challenges facing clinicians as they balance the desire to relieve pain with new challenges in the field of pain management, including legal, ethical and financial considerations. Click here to watch Dr. Giordano's comments.  

 

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies CEO Michael Swetnam is quoted in CQ Weekly magazine in a report on shortcomings in US intelligence operations.  In the wake of the attempted Christmas Day jet bombing, CQ Weekly took a critical look at weaknesses in the intelligence community's capacity to share and synthesize information. Says Swetnam,"After billions of dollars spent, after a totally reorganized intelligence community, we still don't have the ability to connect data." Click below to read the full article.   

Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Senior Fellow David Smith has spoken out in recent weeks against a proposed French-Russian ship deal.  Former Ambassador Smith currently serves as the U.S. Member of the International Security Advisory Board, helping independent states of the former Soviet Union build democracies and establish functional national security establishments.  He is also involved in a major project to assist the Republic of Georgia in reforming its national security institutions.  In a recent article that originally appeared in Foreign Policy Romania, he warns that the pending ship deal could have devastating consequences - and not just for Georgia.  He writes, "Some in Paris—led by the Elysée Palace—want to sell Mistral class ships to Russia, a venture with ominous geopolitical implications that would tear at the fabric of NATO." Click here to read the full article.