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Amy Zegart, PhD
CISAC Faculty Member; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor of Political Economy (by courtesy), Graduate School of BusinessView Amy Zegart's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
October 24th, 2012
Zegart: Why wasn't cybersecurity key in presidential debates?
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsAmy Zegart writes in Foreign Policy: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned of a looming "cyber Pearl Harbor" and the CIA calls Internet security one of the greatest threats against the nation. So why wasn't the issue brought up during the presdiential debates? Read more »
October 12th, 2012
1962 or 2012? Intelligence agencies still failing 50 years on
in the news: Foreign Policy on October 10, 2012CISAC Faculty Member Amy Zegart outlines how 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the CIA and other intelligence agencies still operate in an organizational and psychological mindset that favors consensus and consistency. These "invisible pressures" led to intelligence failures in Cuba in 1962 and Iraq in 2002. Read more »
October 2nd, 2012
Zegart: Americans' support for harsh counterterrorism methods increasing
Op-ed: Foreign Policy on September 25, 2012In the face of a terrorist attack, one quarter of Americans said they would use nuclear weapons to stop terrorists. Read more »
September 14th, 2012
Zegart: “Spytainment” blurs the lines between Hollywood and Washington
Op-ed: Foreign Policy on September 11, 2012CISAC affiliated faculty member and Foreign Policy blogger Amy Zegart explains how spy-themed entertainment has distorted perceptions about intelligence agencies. When government officials recruit Disney to help design the National Counterterrorism Center and a Supreme Court justice says the fictional 24 operative saved Los Angeles, these misperceptions influence intelligence policy in very real ways.
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- » Zegart launches biweekly intelligence column at Foreign Policy
September 5th, 2012
Zegart launches biweekly intelligence column at Foreign Policy
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsCISAC affiliated faculty member Amy Zegart has launched a biweekly intelligence column at www.foreignpolicy.com. The inaugural column examines the new book by an ex-Navy SEAL about the Osama bin Laden raid and the challenges of operating within our 20th century secrecy regime in the increasingly wired world of the 21st century. The column will run every other Wednesday. Read more »
