MacArthur Foundation: International Peace and Security, Recent Grants

MacArthur Foundation Recent Grants International Peace and Security

Asia Security Initiative

• Brookings Institution, Foreign Policy Studies Program (Washington, D.C.)

$600,000 in support of a program of research and convening activities in the United States, China, Japan, and India to maintain peace and security in Asia (over two years). (2006)

• Center for Strategic & International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of a study of Asia-Pacific views on regional institutions (over two years). (2007)

• China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies (Beijing, China)

$160,000 in support of research by Chinese technical and policy experts on the nuclear strategies and policies of states with nuclear weapons (over two years). (2008)

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (London, United Kingdom)

$250,000 in support of the Asian security summit for 2008, the Shangri-La Dialogue. (2008)

• Tsinghua University Institute of International Studies (Beijing, China)

$120,000 in support of the journal "Science of International Politics" (over two years). (2005)

• Tsinghua University Institute of International Studies (Beijing, China)

$250,000 in support of training and research on science and security issues in the Arms Control Program (over three years). (2005)

• University of Georgia Research Foundation (Athens, Georgia)

$250,000 in support of training and workshops to strengthen Chinese companies' awareness of and responsiveness to nonproliferation controls, in partnership with the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (over two years). (2007)

Science and Technology Security Policy

• Analytical Center for Non-Proliferation (Sarov, Russia)

$200,000 in support of work on worldwide spent fuel and radioactive waste management and ways to achieve a low-waste nuclear fuel cycle (over two years). (2007)

• Beihang University School of Astronautics (Beijing, China)

$92,000 in support of technical research on space debris and other risks to spacecraft and satellites (over two years). (2005)

• Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

$2,000,000 in support of research and analysis on homeland and international security problems of a scientific and technical nature (over five years). (2005)

• Center for Media and Security (Millwood, New York)

$160,000 in support of a project to bring science, technology and security policy issues to the attention of national, foreign and regional media (over two years). (2007)

• Center for Media and Security (Millwood, New York)

$143,000 for the project "Science, Technology and Security Policy: Enhancing Media and Public Understanding" (over two years). (2005)

• Center for Strategic & International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

$95,000 to support a project on the role of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. (2008)

• China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (Beijing, China)

$100,000 in support of policy research on efforts to control and limit the spread of biological weapons (over two years). (2005)

• China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies (Beijing, China)

$100,000 in support of research by Chinese technical and policy experts on non-state proliferation networks (over two years). (2005)

• Cornell University, Peace Studies Program (Ithaca, New York)

$1,860,000 in support of training and research on security issues with a scientific and technical dimension (over five years). (2005)

• Council on Foreign Relations (New York, New York)

$525,000 in support of research and outreach to reduce the dangers associated with nuclear weapons and technology (over three years). (2005)

• Darmstadt University of Technology (Darmstadt, Germany)

$88,000 for the organization of an international research network on technologies to detect nuclear material production. (2005)

• Darmstadt University of Technology Interdisciplinary Research Group, Science Technology and Security (Darmstadt, Germany)

$128,000 in support of the coordination of a research network on technologies to detect nuclear material production (over two years). (2007)

• Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Chicago, Illinois)

$900,000 in support ofcoverage of science and security issues and public forums (over three years). (2006)

• Georgia Institute of Technology Research Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia)

$1,840,000 in support of a program to train a new generation of scientists and engineers in technical research and policy analysis of security issues (over five years). (2005)

• Harvard University, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

$290,000 in support of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Convention Bulletin and a project to modernize and sustain the Sussex Harvard Information Bank for the benefit of future researchers (over three years). (2006)

• Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics (Beijing, China)

$200,000 in support of technical discussions between scientists from China, the United States, and other countries on major security issues (over three years). (2005)

• King's College London, Department of War Studies (London, United Kingdom)

$900,000 in support of an interdisciplinary program of research and training to strengthen scientific advice on international security policy (over three years). (2006)

• Landau Network-Centro Volta, Centro Di Cultura Scientifica Alessandro Volta (Como, Italy)

$150,000 in support of nuclear confidence-building measures and threat reduction efforts in South Asia (over three years). (2005)

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Science, Technology, and Society (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

$1,200,000 in support of technical research and track two dialogues by the Science, Technology, and Global Security Working Group (over three years). (2006)

• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies (Moscow, Russia)

$450,000 in support of a research and training program on Technical Aspects of Disarmament and Nonproliferation (over three years). (2006)

• National Academy of Sciences, Committee on International Security and Arms Control (Washington, D.C.)

$975,000 in support of technical studies and international dialogue aimed at reducing the dangers posed by nuclear and biological weapons (over three years). (2005)

• Peking University School of International Studies, International Security Program (Beijing, China)

$150,000 in support of training and research on science and security issues in the International Security Program (over two years). (2005)

• Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton, New Jersey)

$2,250,000 in support of research, training and collaboration with independent analysts world wide on issues at the intersection of science, technology and security (over five years). (2005)

• Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (Rome, Italy)

$525,000 in support of publications on the control and elimination of weapons systems, and for maintaining communications among scientists worldwide on regional and international security (over three years). (2005)

• Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford, California)

$2,100,000 in support of research, training and collaboration with independent analysts worldwide on issues at the intersection of science, technology and security (over five years). (2006)

• U.S. Pugwash (Washington, D.C.)

$225,000 in support of publications on the control and elimination of weapons systems, and for maintaining communications among scientists worldwide on regional and international security (over three years). (2005)

• Union of Concerned Scientists (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

$650,000 in support of activities to provide policymakers and the public with scientific information and analysis related to proliferation and other risks associated with nuclear power, U.S. nuclear weapons policy, and China security issues (over two years). (2007)

• United Nations, Office of the Secretary-General (New York, New York)

$250,000 in support of a project to strengthen the capacities of the United Nations system to respond to proliferation dangers. (2006)

• University of California, Berkeley, Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy (Berkeley, California)

$85,000 in support of a workshop and outreach activities to develop community-wide standards in the field of synthetic biology to ensure responsible development and minimize the potential for accidents or terrorism. (2005)

• University of Georgia Foundation (Athens, Georgia)

$125,000 in support of training and workshops in partnership with the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (over two years). (2005)

• University of Sussex, Science Policy Research Unit (Brighton, United Kingdom)

$290,000 in support of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Convention Bulletin and a project to modernize and sustain the Sussex Harvard Information Bank for the benefit of future researchers (over three years). (2006)

• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, D.C.)

$35,000 to inform the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. (2008)

New Approaches to Cooperative Security

• Atomic Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of a play and book on nuclear disarmament (over 18 months). (2007)

• DePaul University College of Law (Chicago, Illinois)

$100,000 to support legal analysis and policy research to reduce biological weapons dangers. (2008)

• Georgetown University, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (Washington, D.C.)

$280,000 in support of a research project to examine the impact of intelligence and policy failures on U.S. strategic interests (over two years). (2006)

• Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

$450,000 in support of the exploration of preventive defense initiatives and unofficial dialogues with Chinese and North Korean experts (over three years). (2006)

• Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (New Delhi, India)

$50,000 in support of expert dialogues to discuss regional security cooperation between India and China. (2006)

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (London, United Kingdom)

$50,000 in support of production of a book-length report on Pakistan's acquisition of nuclear weapons, the international black market network used to procure the technology, and the effectiveness of international efforts to prevent this kind of proliferation. (2006)

• John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (New York, New York)

$50,000 in support of a conference examining the role of university scholarship in promoting public understanding of terrorism and responses to terrorism. (2005)

• Naval War College Foundation (Newport, Rhode Island)

$290,000 in support of a research project to identify policy options available to Northeast Asian powers for mitigating dangers from North Korea's acquisition of nuclear weapons (over 18 months). (2007)

• Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (Colombo, Sri Lanka)

$80,000 in support of a summer workshop on the subject of, Defense, Technology and Cooperative Security in South Asia. (2006)

• Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford, California)

$450,000 in support of the exploration of preventive defense initiatives and unofficial dialogues with Chinese and North Korean experts (over three years). (2006)

• University of Hamburg, Research Center Biotechnology, Society and Environment (Hamburg, Germany)

$100,000 in support of a project to refine and promote the implementation of a global trade monitoring concept. (2008)

Research and Engagement

• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy (Washington, D.C.)

$210,000 in support of general operations. (2008)

• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy (Washington, D.C.)

$420,000 in support of general operations. (2007)

• Arms Control Association (Washington, D.C.)

$525,000 in support of policy research and engagement activities to reduce the dangers posed by nuclear weapons (over three years). (2006)

• Aspen Institute (Washington, D.C.)

$150,000 in support of a conference examining the future of China's foreign and security policy and East Asian security. (2005)

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington, D.C.)

$350,000 in support of a study of regional responses to Iran's nuclear production decision and options for minimizing the most dangerous consequences should Iran acquire nuclear weapons (over two years). (2006)

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington, D.C.)

$200,000 in support of the Non-Proliferation Project's activities to promote a new international nonproliferation strategy. (2005)

• Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (Washington, D.C.)

$450,000 in support of policy research and outreach to reduce the dangers associated with nuclear, biological, and space weapons (over three years). (2005)

• Center for National Policy (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of a project to inform and engage Congress on reducing the risks posed by global stores of fissile material (over two years). (2007)

• Center for National Policy (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of a project to inform and engage Congress on reducing the risks posed by global stores of fissile material (over two years). (2005)

• Center for Strategic & International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

$800,000 in support of a project to rebuild the international consensus on the prevention of nuclear proliferation (over three years). (2006)

• Center for Strategic & International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

$300,000 in support of the educational briefings of the Congressional Proliferation Prevention Forum (over three years). (2005)

• Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (Washington, D.C.)

$750,000 to conduct independent assessments of emerging security challenges and the U.S. defense posture, and the cost, impact and programmatic implications of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (over two years). (2007)

• Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of budget research and analysis on national spending to reduce the dangers associated with nuclear, biological, and space weapons (over two years). (2005)

• Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (Chicago, Illinois)

$150,000 in support of public opinion surveys in the United States, India, China, South Korea and Japan about international relations in Asia (over two years). (2006)

• Federation of American Scientists Fund (Washington, D.C.)

$590,000 in support for scientific analysis and dissemination of technical information related to arms control and nuclear nonproliferation (over two years). (2006)

• Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund (Washington, D.C.)

$100,000 in support of an education program that provides Congress with expertise and briefing materials on U.S. nuclear security programs (over two years). (2006)

• Fund for Peace (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of research on the convergence of three distinct threats to international security: the emergence of black market nuclear proliferation networks, the evolution of global terrorist organizations, and the exploitation of weak and failing states (over two years). (2006)

• George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs (Washington, D.C.)

$200,000 in support of policy research on federal budget priorities for promoting national and international security (over two years). (2005)

• George Washington University, Space Policy Institute (Washington, D.C.)

$175,000 in support of a project to bring international perspectives on space security to the attention of U.S. policymakers (over two years). (2005)

• Henry L. Stimson Center (Washington, D.C.)

$100,000 in support of policy research on federal budget priorities for promoting national and international security (over two years). (2008)

• Henry L. Stimson Center (Washington, D.C.)

$300,000 in support of the Space Security Project to advance an international code of conduct for responsible space-faring nations (over two years). (2007)

• Henry L. Stimson Center (Washington, D.C.)

$375,000 in support of research on a code of conduct for space security and in support of international dialogues on South Asian nuclear security (over two years). (2006)

• Henry L. Stimson Center (Washington, D.C.)

$300,000 in support of a project to educate, inform and engage policymakers on cooperative efforts to secure and eliminate nuclear and biological weapons (over two years). (2005)

• Institute for Science and International Security (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 to assess cases of illicit nuclear trade and determine effective ways to combat nuclear smuggling (over two years). (2007)

• Institute for Science and International Security (Washington, D.C.)

$125,000 in support of a comprehensive assessment of the A.Q. Khan nuclear smuggling network and related policy recommendations. (2006)

• International Council for the Life Sciences (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of an interdisciplinary international forum that promotes biosecurity and biosafety standards and helps assess biological risks to international security from the misuse of the life sciences (over two years). (2007)

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (London, United Kingdom)

$300,000 in support of a program to promote transatlantic cooperation and prevent nuclear proliferation (over two years). (2005)

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Security Studies Program (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

$75,000 in support of policy research on federal budget priorities for promoting national and international security (over two years). (2008)

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Security Studies Program (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

$150,000 in support of policy research on federal budget priorities for promoting national and international security (over two years). (2005)

• Monterey Institute of International Studies (Monterey, California)

$200,000 in support of research by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies to assess nuclear proliferation dangers posed by non-state actors. (2005)

• National Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 to bring scientific and technical expertise to policymakers at the U.S. Department of State through the Jefferson Science Fellows Program (over two years). (2007)

• National Committee on American Foreign Policy (New York, New York)

$250,000 in support of international dialogues on East Asian security (over two years). (2008)

• National Committee on American Foreign Policy (New York, New York)

$250,000 in support of three sets of international dialogues on East Asian security - including the North Korean nuclear situation, U.S.-China relations with special emphasis on Taiwan, and the future of U.S. alliances with Japan and South Korea (over two years). (2006)

• Nixon Center (Washington, D.C.)

$120,000 in support of international workshops bringing together Iranian and American experts to discuss security issues (over eighteen months). (2006)

• Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (Washington, D.C.)

$100,000 in support of a project to educate policymakers on the implications of U.S.-India cooperation on nuclear and space issues. (2006)

• Nuclear Threat Initiative (Washington, D.C.)

$1,500,000 in support of The Nuclear Security Project, aimed at galvanizing global action to reduce urgent nuclear dangers and build support for a world free of nuclear weapons (over 18 months). (2008)

• Nuclear Threat Initiative (Washington, D.C.)

$250,000 in support of a project to galvanize global action to reduce urgent nuclear dangers and build support for a world free of nuclear weapons. (2007)

• Philanthropy Roundtable (Washington, D.C.)

$10,000 in support of an educational workshop on strategies to reduce international terrorism. (2005)

• Ploughshares Fund (San Francisco, California)

$75,000 in support of the Peace and Security Funders Group (over three years). (2006)

• Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton, New Jersey)

$2,200,000 in support of an independent International Panel on Fissile Materials (over five years). (2005)

• Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton, New Jersey)

$50,000 in support of a workshop to develop the concept of an International Panel on Fissile Material. (2005)

• Project on Government Oversight (Washington, D.C.)

$450,000 in support of policy research and other activities to enhance government safeguards of nuclear weapons material (over three years). (2006)

• RAND (Santa Monica, California)

$75,000 in support of a project to help finalize an ongoing multilateral Track II project Normalizing and Modernizing the North Korean System, to support the development in the U.S., China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and the DPRK. (2006)

• Russian-American Nuclear Security Advisory Council (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

$600,000 in support of activities to strengthen and expand nuclear and biological threat reduction programs worldwide (over three years). (2006)

• Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford, California)

$125,000 in support of work on Northeast Asian security. (2008)

• Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford, California)

$500,000 in support of work on Northeast and South Asian security (over two years). (2007)

• Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation (Stanford, California)

$400,000 in support of the Project on Peace and Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region (over two years). (2005)

• Stanford University, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace (Stanford, California)

$500,000 in support of the Hoover Institution's joint effort with the Nuclear Threat Initiative to rekindle the vision of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev for a world free of nuclear weapons, including practical steps toward that goal (over 18 months]. (2007)

• U.S. Pugwash (Washington, D.C.)

$68,000 in support of a translation project to make available analytic and opinion pieces on international security and WMD issues to Arabic and Farsi-speaking audiences (over two years). (2005)

• Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (London, United Kingdom)

$100,000 in support of an assessment of the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and the development of newapproaches to strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention. (2006)