Center for Development and Strategy
Abbreviation CDS Formation 2014; 10 years ago (2014 ) Type Environmental and economic policy
think tank Headquarters
Buffalo, N.Y.
[1] Founder
David Harary
[2] Executive Director
Brian Malczyk Website
thinkcds.org
The Center for Development and Strategy (CDS ) is an environmental and economic
American
think tank and
online publisher based in
Buffalo, New York , in the
United States . The center develops policy studies, risk briefs, and OpEds on
political ,
economic and
environmental issues throughout the world, with a specific focus on issues concerning
sustainability ,
development , and national security.
[3]
CDS is officially a
non-partisan
think tank with scholars that represent varying points of view across the
political spectrum .
History
In 2014, CDS was founded as a 'student-run' think tank focused on economic development.
[4] At the time, it was the second major international student-run think tank in the world.
[5] In 2015, CDS won a first prize in the Best Applied Experience category at the
University at Buffalo School of Management 's DEAL Expo along with a $750 reward.
[6] Since then, CDS has expanded to involve academics and young professionals in government, business, and non-profits.
[7]
Programs
CDS operates three programs that develop sustainability research, thought, and organizations. The think tank's main program, Think Publication, publishes reports written by graduate-level students, academics, and professionals. CDS's Think Together program is a news-style blog that publishes opinion articles.
[8] The think tank also runs a virtual
business incubator called Think Incubation and has helped start up numerous
not-for-profit institutions, including the
University of Pennsylvania 's Global Impact Collaborative group.
[9]
30 Under 30 Leaders
CDS also publishes a list of 30 young professionals under the age of 30.
[10] The awardees were recognized for their achievements in sustainability, development, and human rights.
[11] Among the list in 2016 was popular science communicator,
Kellie Gerardi .
Publications
Along with its own set of publications, CDS members publish material in a variety of journals and news outlets. These have included
The National Interest ,
Scientific American ,
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ,
Slate ,
The Diplomat ,
The Jerusalem Post ,
The Times of Israel , War on the Rocks , the
Wilson Center 's
New Security Beat , Journal of Science Policy & Governance ,
Center for International Relations ,
GreenBiz ,
Cornell International Affairs Review , Harvard Kennedy School Review , Inquiries Journal , and
West Point 's
Modern War Institute .
COVID-19, California’s Wildfires, and Reimagining “The Reserves” (2020)
[12]
President Bolsonaro Fiddles While the Brazilian Amazon Goes Up in Smoke (2020)
[13]
Understanding the Climate Change-National Security Nexus: The Three Faces of Climate Security (2020)
[14]
Is Los Angeles’ Blockage of Critical Resources Justifiable? (2020)
[15]
Resource Security: The Context of National Security During and Beyond COVID-19 (2020)
[16]
By Formalizing Control Over Resources, Annexation Would Eliminate Palestinian Economic Empowerment (2020)
[17]
Hezbollah’s Failure to Stop the New Lebanon (2020)
[18]
The Need for an Integrated Approach in South Africa’s Land Ownership Deliberations (2020)
[19]
Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Solve the Biodiversity Crisis (2019)
[20]
Bomb cyclones and breadbaskets: How climate, food, and political unrest intersect (2019)
[21]
Space Wars Threaten Earthly Intelligence (2019)
[22]
Vietnam Needs to Break Its Addiction to Chinese Coal (2019)
[23]
Drought Monitoring for a Stable Society (2019)
[24]
Squaring the Triangle: Why Turkey and the EastMed Project Need Each Other (2019)
[25]
From Water Insecurity to Physical Insecurity: The Case of Peru's Melting Glaciers (2019)
[26]
The rise of plastic insecurity in China’s Yangtze River economic belt (2019)
[27]
African Free Trade Could Increase Resilience to Climate Change and Conflict (2018)
[28]
Blood Chocolate: Climate Change and Conflict in the West African Cocoa Belt (2018)
[29]
The Risks of a Looming Energy Transition (2018)
[30]
Can Climate Change Bring Israel and Jordan Closer Together? (2018)
[31]
The Use of Environmental Research in America's Capital (2017)
[32]
The Key for Liberals on Climate: Pushing Harder for National Security (2017)
[33]
Remote Sensing Satellites as a Solution Towards Anticipating Food and Water Wars (2017)
[34]
Carbon Capture and Storage as a Method to Mitigate Climate Change (2017)
[35]
Applying Jus Ad Bellum in Cyberspace (2016)
[36]
Commercialization of Biochar and the Benefits for Climate Change and Agriculture (2016)
[37]
Environmental Decisions in the Context of War: Bombing ISIL's Oil (2016)
[38]
An analysis of the threat of Ontario’s hydroelectric dams on its river ecosystems (2016)
[39]
Joint-Value Creation Between Marine Protected Areas and the Private Sector (2016)
[40]
Clear-Cutting of the Coastal Temperate Rainforest: A Brief Analysis of Clayoquot Sound (2016)
[41]
Ecosystems as Stakeholders to Urban Air Pollution Mitigation Decisions in Toronto (2016)
[42]
Costs and Benefits of Nitrogen and Phosphate Fertilizer Use In the Lake Erie Basin (2016)
[43]
Effects of Conventional and Organic Agricultural Techniques on Soil Ecology (2016)
[44]
Toxicological Effects of Nanomaterials on Aqueous and Terrestrial Ecosystems (2016)
[45]
Should AGOA be Renewed in 2015? (2014)
[46]
Do Civil Society Organizations Undermine State-building? (2014)
[47]
References
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"Cluster Mapping Project, CDS" . clustermapping.us . S. Cluster Mapping Project. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
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"Meet the Canadian Top 30 Under 30" . corporateknights.com . Corporate Knights Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2016 .
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"About CDS" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Ayub, Mahnoor (October 31, 2016).
"NASA think-tanks: what's next for Harary?" . No. 8. The Medium. Retrieved 23 November 2016 .
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"UB student David Harary creates student-run think tank Center for Development and Strategy" . UB Spectrum. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
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"Winners announced in UB School of Management undergraduate DEAL Expo" . UB News Center . University at Buffalo. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
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"CDS Video Introduction" . YouTube . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
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"Think Together" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
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"Partners of Penn Global Impact Collaborative" . penngic.org . Penn Global Impact Collaborative. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Gatlin, Greg (October 20, 2016).
"Sustainability Campaigner Named a Young Leader of Tomorrow" . Suffolk University. Retrieved 23 November 2016 .
^
"30 Under 30" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Archived from
the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016 .
^ Beauregard, Jordan (25 September 2020).
"COVID-19, California's Wildfires, and Reimagining "The Reserves" " . Just Security. Retrieved 1 October 2020 .
^ Berkowitz, Jackie (18 September 2020).
"President Bolsonaro Fiddles While the Brazilian Amazon Goes Up in Smoke" . Wilson Center. Retrieved 1 October 2020 .
^ Beauregard, Jordan (14 September 2020).
"Understanding the Climate Change-National Security Nexus: The Three Faces of Climate Security" . Think Together. Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Leopold, Justin (2 September 2020).
"Is Los Angeles' Blockage of Critical Resources Justifiable?" . Think Together. Retrieved 14 September 2020 .
^ Beauregard, Jodan (8 August 2020).
"Resource Security: The Context of National Security During and Beyond COVID-19" . Homeland Security Today. Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
^ Harary, David (29 June 2020).
"By Formalizing Control Over Resources, Annexation Would Eliminate Palestinian Economic Empowerment" . The National Interest. Retrieved 29 June 2020 .
^ Harary, David (17 February 2020).
"Hezbollah's Failure to Stop the New Lebanon" . The National Interest. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ Belachew, Bethlehem (23 January 2020).
"The Need for an Integrated Approach in South Africa's Land Ownership Deliberations" . Africa Up Close. Retrieved 23 January 2020 .
^ Rundle, Hannah (12 October 2019).
"Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Solve the Biodiversity Crisis" . Scientific American. Retrieved 15 October 2019 .
^ Harary, David (8 October 2019).
"Bomb cyclones and breadbaskets: How climate, food, and political unrest intersect" . Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 9 October 2019 .
^ Harary, David (13 August 2019).
"Space Wars Threaten Earthly Intelligence" . Slate. Retrieved 14 August 2019 .
^ Malczyk, Brian; Robinson, Tim.
"Vietnam Needs to Break Its Addiction to Chinese Coal" . The Diplomat . The Diplomat. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ Rundle, Hannah; Taylor, Frederick.
"Drought Monitoring for a Stable Society" (PDF) . Varysian. Retrieved 3 June 2019 .
^ Jeakins, Geordie; Robinson, Tim.
"SQUARING THE TRIANGLE: WHY TURKEY AND THE EASTMED PROJECT NEED EACH OTHER" . War on the Rocks . War on the Rocks. Retrieved 3 June 2019 .
^ Jeakins, Geordie (2019).
"From Water Insecurity to Physical Insecurity: The Case of Peru's Melting Glaciers" (PDF) . Global Risk Observatory. Retrieved 3 June 2019 .
^ Roth, Joachim.
"The rise of plastic insecurity in China's Yangtze River economic belt" . GreenBiz . GreenBiz. Retrieved 3 June 2019 .
^ Harary, David.
"African Free Trade Could Increase Resilience to Climate Change and Conflict" . New Security Beat . Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. Retrieved 3 June 2019 .
^ Robinson, Tim (2018-09-25).
"Blood chocolate – climate change and conflict in the West African cocoa belt" . Global Risk Insights. Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^ Roth, Joachim.
"The Risks of a Looming Energy Transition" . LSE International Development . The London School of Economics. Retrieved 17 October 2018 .
^ Harary, David; Malczyk, Brian (16 May 2018).
"Can Climate Change Bring Israel and Jordan Closer Together?" . The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 May 2018 .
^ Harary, David (May 2017).
"The Use of Environmental Research in America's Capital" (PDF) . Journal of Science Policy & Governance . 11 (1): 01. Retrieved 16 October 2017 .
^ Harary, David (May 15, 2017).
"The Key for Liberals on Climate: Pushing Harder for National Security" . Harvard Kennedy School Review. Retrieved 26 May 2017 .
^ Harary, David (May 2017).
"Remote Sensing Satellites as a Solution Towards Anticipating Food and Water Wars" (PDF) . Cornell International Affairs Review . 10 (2): 38.
doi :
10.37513/ciar.v10i2.491 . Retrieved 26 May 2017 .
^ Hyseni, Sabina (2017).
"Carbon Capture and Storage as a Method to Mitigate Climate Change" . Inquiries Journal . 9 (3). Retrieved 6 May 2017 .
^ Barnett, Sophie (2016).
"Applying Jus Ad Bellum in Cyberspace" . Southern California International Review . 6 (2): 10–21. Retrieved 6 May 2017 .
^ Van Beilen, Nate (2016).
"Commercialization of Biochar and the Benefits for Climate Change and Agriculture" . Inquiries Journal . 8 (12). Retrieved 6 May 2017 .
^ Harary, David.
"Environmental Decisions in the Context of War: Bombing ISIL's Oil" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 23 November 2016 .
^ Scrivens, Nicholas.
"An analysis of the threat of Ontario's hydroelectric dams on its river ecosystems" . www.thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 9 October 2016 .
^ Harary, David (December 2016).
"Joint-Value Creation Between Marine Protected Areas and the Private Sector" . Inquiries Journal . 8 (12). Retrieved 9 December 2016 .
^ Brownlie, Claire.
"Clear-Cutting of the Coastal Temperate Rainforest: A Brief Analysis of Clayoquot Sound" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Tidd, Conner.
"Ecosystems as Stakeholders to Urban Air Pollution Mitigation Decisions in Toronto" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Harary, David.
"Costs and Benefits of Nitrogen and Phosphate Fertilizer Use In the Lake Erie Basin" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Van Beilen, Nate.
"Effects of Conventional and Organic Agricultural Techniques on Soil Ecology" . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Hyseni, Sabina.
"Toxicological Effects of Nanomaterials on Aqueous and Terrestrial Ecosystems" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Osenbach, Benjamin.
"Should AGOA be Renewed in 2015?" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .
^ Osenbach, Benjamin.
"Do Civil Society Organizations Undermine State-building?" . thinkcds.org . Center for Development and Strategy. Retrieved 26 July 2016 .