Peter J Hayes

Peter Hayes works at the nexus of security, environment, and energy policy problems, with a special focus on North Korea. Hayes seeks to shape energy policy in Northeast Asia, where military and economic policies will have a significant effect on global security and environmental preservation in the twenty-first century. Through the Nautilus Institute, which he co-founded, Hayes strives to enhance the area’s security, prosperity, and environmental sustainability. His work in North Korea, for instance, demonstrated that windmills can provide a viable alternative to nuclear power and exemplified his remarkable array of skills, including nongovernmental diplomacy of the highest order. Hayes has authored and edited several books, including American Lake: Nuclear Peril in the Pacific (1987), Pacific Powderkeg: American Nuclear Dilemmas in Korea (1990), and Peace and Security in Northeast Asia and the Nuclear Issue (1996). Hayes is the director of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development and a professor of international relations at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He has served as an energy and environment consultant for such organizations as the U.N. Environment Programme, the World Bank, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Hayes received a B.A. (1977) from the University of Melbourne and a Ph.D. (1988) from the University of California, Berkeley.