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Joseph Felter, PhD
Senior Research Scholar, CISAC; Research Fellow, Hoover InstitutionView Joseph Felter's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
October 4th, 2011
A new study looks at the economics of counterinsurgency
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementA new study finds that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan, which focuses on working with local populations on small, community-based projects like digging wells or paving rural roads, has reduced violence. Researchers found no evidence, however, that larger projects had the same effect. Read more »
July 21st, 2011
Using data to fight political violence
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsJoseph Felter will join CISAC in September as a senior research scholar, bringing his expertise in counterinsurgency, special operations, terrorism and conflict to bear on research conducted alongside scholars from Stanford and other major universities across the country. Read more »
July 18th, 2011
Joseph Felter to join CISAC as senior research scholar
CISAC, FSI Stanford Press ReleaseThe Center for International Security and Cooperation is delighted to welcome Dr. Joseph Felter as a Senior Research Scholar. At CISAC, Joe will build and lead a research program on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, working closely with CISAC scholars and others from around Stanford. He will also serve as a west coast representative of the Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC) Project, a nationwide multi-university undertaking. Joe begins at CISAC on September 1st. Read more »
October 22nd, 2008
Documents detail Iranian training of Iraqi militias
in the news: Stanford Report on October 22, 2008Army terrorism expert Col. Joseph Felter, a National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution, presented once-secret intelligence documents that summarize 28 interrogations of detainees captured in Iraq and provide detailed descriptions of Iranian-sponsored paramilitary training and aid to militants in Iraq during a talk at CISAC on October 9. Read more »
