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

August 30, 2011

Hoover Institution Press Releases Book Highlighting Why America’s Post-9/11 Intelligence System Remains Dysfunctional

Mention of Amy Zegart via Business Wire (press release)

Hoover Institution Press today released "Eyes on Spies: Congress and the United States Intelligence Community" by Amy Zegart. Zegart's commentary is especially poignant in light of thetenth anniversary of 9/11. As the nation evaluates whether we are safer today than we were ten years ago, Zegart examines surprising reasons for weaknesses in the US intelligence community and sheds light on why deficiencies continue to persist. Read more »


August 29, 2011

Using Open Data To Understand War And Peace

Mention of Joseph Felter via Fast Company

A new study of wars and conflicts headed up by Stanford and Princeton University academics and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense will make hard-to-find data on war and conflict available to academics and help crowdsource military tactics. Read more »


August 23, 2011

What happens next in Libya? Stanford expert weighs outcomes

Mention of James Fearon via Stanford University News

The Stanford News Service posed the question to James Fearon, a professor of political science whose research focuses on political violence, ethnic conflict and the impact of democracy on foreign policy. Who's the new boss? Which way might this roll? ... Read more »


July 18, 2011

Stanford freshmen to debate war ethics in 2011 'Three Books' program

Mention of Scott Sagan via Stanford Report

This year's selections, chosen by political science professor Scott Sagan, explore American warfare both at home and abroad. Sagan hopes students gain a better understanding of current events and foreign policy while learning the necessity of bringing reasoned judgment to heated subjects. Read more »


July 14, 2011

A good omen for Sino-US relations

Mention of Xue Litai via China Daily

Xue Litai: "Following the visit of General Chen Bingde, chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), to the United States in May, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, paid a reciprocal visit to China from July 9 to 13. Mullen's visit came amid tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea and a foreseeable dispute with the US over its arms sales to Taiwan ... Read more »


July 7, 2011

Faculty College seeks to drive classroom innovation

Mention of Joseph Felter via The Stanford Daily

Col. Joseph Felter Ph.D. ‘05, senior research scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, will work on the Ethics of War project. His teammates include political science professor Scott Sagan, philosophy professor Debra Satz, senior Law School lecturer Allen Weiner J.D. ‘89 and School of Medicine professor Paul Wise. Read more »


June 21, 2011

How Can We Improve Children's Health?

Mention of Paul Wise via Patch.com

Paul Wise, a Stanford School of Medicine professor of pediatrics, said children's care isn't only unreliable, but also often slow to adapt to changing trends in illnesses. "We need to change the way we're doing things," he said. Read more »


June 15, 2011

Meet the first class to enter Stanford's new Faculty College

Mention of Allen Weiner via Stanford University News

The team members are Scott Sagan, political science; Debra Satz, philosophy; Allen Weiner, senior lecturer, law; Paul Wise, professor in child health, medicine; and Joseph Felter, senior research scholar at the Center for International Security and ... Read more »


June 13, 2011

Pakistan nuclear terror: an interview with Stanford's Scott Sagan

Mention of Scott Sagan via GlobalPost

To get a better sense of the risks that the arsenal could fall into terrorist hands, GlobalPost spoke with Scott D. Sagan, one of the world's leading authorities on Pakistan's nuclear program. Read more »


May 20, 2011

The US Pressures Iran on Human Rights

Mention of Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe via Huffington Post (blog)

In Geneva, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, the US representative to the Council is a superstar. She is the face of US human rights in town, a master of building coalitions and cooperation with different partners to make things happen. Read more »




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