The following is a collection of commentary about members (current or former) of CISAC found on various external, unaffiliated websites via an automated process:

January 26, 2012

North Korea's new nuclear plant a safety worry: expert

Mention of Siegfried S. Hecker via Chicago Tribune

Siegfried Hecker, who has visited the North's main Yongbyon nuclear facility four times since 2004 and was the last foreign expert to visit the site in late 2010, said he was very concerned the reactor could be technically flawed. Read more »

January 19, 2012

The Way China Copes With Its Economic Challenges Will Have an Impact on Us All

Mention of Thomas Fingar via Jakarta Globe

Thomas Fingar: "For the past two decades China has been a poster child of successful globalization, integrating with the world and in the process lifting millions of citizens out of poverty. But China’s integration into the world economy and global trends drive and constrain Beijing’s ability to manage growing social, economic and political challenges." Read more »

January 17, 2012

Time to Attack Iran (Why a Strike Is the Least Bad Option)

Mention of Matthew Kroenig via Foreign Affairs

Matthew Kroenig: "In early October, U.S. officials accused Iranian operatives of planning to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States on American soil. Iran denied the charges, but the episode has already managed to increase tensions between Washington and Tehran. Although the Obama administration has not publicly..." Read more »

The Flawed Logic of Striking Iran

Mention of Alexandre Debs via Foreign Affairs

Alexandre Debs, Nuno P. Monteiro: "Matthew Kroenig's argument for preventive military action to combat Tehran's nuclear program -- 'Time to Attack Iran' -- suffers from three problems." Read more »

January 10, 2012

Examining Iranian And North Korean Nuclear Threats

Mention of Philip Taubman via Huffington Post (blog)

Philip Taubman:"I recently asked my Stanford colleague Sig Hecker, one of the scholars who visited the enrichment plant in 2010, to outline what to watch for in the North Korean weapons program in coming weeks to determine if the new leadership is planning any change ..." Read more »

December 21, 2011

How Does North Korea Stay So Secretive?

Mention of Robert Carlin via PBS NewsHour

Margaret Warner discusses the mysterious nation with former senior CIA and State Department intelligence analyst Robert Carlin, now at Stanford University. MARGARET WARNER: One key development that US intelligence apparently didn't see, ... Read more »

December 19, 2011

China Moves to Ensure Stability in North Korea

Mention of Robert Carlin via New York Times

China, North Korea’s foremost ally, appears to be moving quickly to try to ensure stability in a crippled and isolated nation now facing a leadership transition fraught with dangers. Read more »

December 6, 2011

5-minute Lowy lunch: Nuclear genie

Mention of Scott D. Sagan via Lowy Interpreter

Leading nuclear expert Professor Scott Sagan, from Stanford University, gave lectures and interviews around Australia during his visit last week, and on Thursday he was at the Lowy Institute in Sydney to take part in a panel discussion about nuclear power and nuclear proliferation. Read more »

November 24, 2011

The role that US plays in Asia

Mention of Xue Litai via China Daily

Xue Litai: "Sino-US ties were in focus at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Honolulu and the just concluded East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bali, especially because of the European economic and political crises ... Read more »

November 7, 2011

Why We Won't Use the Bomb

Mention of Scott D. Sagan via Patch.com

The choice by United States leaders to not use nuclear weapons in conflict—we haven't dropped a nuke since 1945—may have more to do with public attitude than with militaristic decisions, according to Stanford political science professor Scott Sagan. Read more »

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