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 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 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 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 »

October 31, 2011

CISAC experts reflect on Iraq withdrawal

Mention of Joseph Felter via The Stanford Daily

“It’s not a surprise,” said Colonel Joseph Felter, a senior research fellow at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). “We’ve planned to leave for quite some time.” “[The announcement] is good news … I served there in the days when many people would have been doubtful that we’d come this far. It’s a tribute to a lot of hard work and sacrifice." Read more »

October 28, 2011

Can Social Networking Improve Arms Control?

Mention of Sidney Drell via Patch.com

Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller discusses implications of computer technology in driving the arms control agenda at the 2011-2012 Sidney Drell Lecture. She was introduced by Stanford Professor Siegfried Hecker, Co-Director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). Read more »

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