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MagnifyScott D. Sagan, PhD
Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science; FSI and CISAC Senior Fellow
CISAC
Stanford University
Encina Hall, E217
Stanford, CA 94305-6165
Research Interests
development of norms concerning the use of force; the management of hazardous technology; the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and South Asia
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Events & Presentations
Windows of Volatility?: Unpacking the Relationship Between Nuclear Proliferation and Time
January 17, 2013 Social Science Seminar
Vipin Narang, Scott D. Sagan- The Cuban Missile Crisis: 50 Years Later
November 8, 2012 Social Science Seminar
Barton Bernstein, Scott D. Sagan - Thirteen Days -- and Fifty Years Later: What Have We Learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis?
October 22, 2012 CISAC, FSI Stanford Special Event
David Holloway, Scott D. Sagan, Strobe Talbott, Joe Cirincione
paper, flyer available 
Atomic Aversion: Experimental Evidence on Nuclear Norms, Traditions, and the Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons
October 11, 2012 Social Science Seminar
Scott D. Sagan, Michael Tomz- WAR: Ethical Challenges on the Horizon
May 16, 2012 Stanford Ethics and War Series
Charles Dunlap, Scott D. Sagan, Debra Satz, Scotty McLennan flyer available 
Taboo or Not Taboo: Experimental Evidence on Nuclear Weapons Use and Restraint
February 3, 2011 Research Seminar
Benjamin Valentino, Scott D. Sagan, Anne Harrington de Santana
Film: "Fog of War"
January 6, 2011 Stanford Ethics and War Series
Scott D. Sagan
Who Should Fight? The Ethics of the Draft
December 2, 2010 Stanford Ethics and War Series
David Kennedy, Eliot Cohen, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Scott D. Sagan
Audio & Video transcripts available flyer available
Nuclear Power Without Nuclear Proliferation?
October 29, 2009 Research Seminar
Scott D. Sagan, Allen S. Weiner 2 papers available- How the World Disarmed: The History of Nuclear Abolition 2009-2025
April 9, 2009 Social Science Seminar
Scott D. Sagan, Gareth Evans, Michael M. May - The Design of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: 1962-1966
January 29, 2009 Social Science Seminar
Dane Swango, Scott D. Sagan 
Terrorism and Extremism: The Need for a Holistic Approach
January 16, 2009 FSI Stanford Seminar Series
Pervez Musharraf, Scott D. Sagan
Rethinking Nuclear Latency: When is a State a Virtual Nuclear Weapons Power?
November 19, 2008 Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Scott D. Sagan
Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria, and Turkey
January 31, 2008 FSI Stanford Lecture
Steven A. Cook, Scott D. Sagan- The Evolution of Pakistani and Indian Nuclear Doctrine
October 11, 2007 Social Science Seminar
Scott D. Sagan, Paul Kapur - 2006-2007 CISAC Fellows Forum
May 16, 2007 Special Event
Scott D. Sagan, David S. Patel, Jacob N. Shapiro, Rebecca Slayton - Iraq: The Way Forward
January 22, 2007 Special Event
Scott D. Sagan, William J. Perry, James D. Fearon, Larry Diamond Audio transcript available 
The Nuclear Future: A Conversation with Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei and Professor Scott D. Sagan
May 31, 2006 FSI Stanford Special Event
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Scott D. Sagan Audio & Video transcripts available - Why Do States Renounce Nuclear Weapons: Three Models Still in Search of a Bomb
November 18, 2004 Social Science Seminar
Scott D. Sagan - South Asia and the Nuclear Future
June 4, 2004 - June 5, 2004 Conference
Mitchell B. Reiss, Rakesh Sood, David Sanger, Christopher F. Chyba, Scott D. Sagan, Lynn Eden, Henry S. Rowen transcript, paper available - The State of Stockpile Stewardship and Nuclear Nonproliferation
March 12, 2004 Symposium
Valerie Gilpin, Christopher F. Chyba, Patricia Falcone, Sidney Drell, Carolyn Mangeng, Dean Wilkening, Miriam John, Michael M. May, Elizabeth Turpen, Scott D. Sagan, Mona Dreicer, Edward Levine, Joseph Pilat
presentation available - It's a MAD, Mad World: Prospects for Security, Diplomacy, and Peace on the Korean Peninsula
October 17, 2003 Shorenstein APARC Round Table
Gi-Wook Shin, Scott D. Sagan, Allen S. Weiner - Intelligence and Prediction in an Unpredictable World
June 20, 2003 - June 21, 2003 Conference
Scott D. Sagan - The Secret Nuclear Crisis of October 1969
June 6, 2002 Social Science Seminar
Scott D. Sagan, Jeremi Suri - The Annual Corporate Affiliates Asia Briefing: Asia In the Age of Global Terrorism
March 22, 2002 Shorenstein APARC Conference
Scott D. Sagan, Susan Shirk, Donald K. Emmerson, Andrew G. Walder - Realist Perspectives on Ethical Norms and Weapons of Mass Destruction
January 10, 2002 Social Science Seminar
Scott D. Sagan - The Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia--Or Waltzing on Thin Ice
February 28, 2001 Research Seminar
Scott D. Sagan - Why the U.S. Should Not Use Nuclear Threats to Deter Chemical and Biological Weapons Attacks
January 12, 2000 Research Seminar
Scott D. Sagan, Jayantha Dhanapala