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Karl Eikenberry
William J. Perry Fellow in International Security at CISAC, CDDRL, TEC, and Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow; and Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and Retired U.S. Army Lt. GeneralView Karl Eikenberry's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
August 1st, 2012
Karl Eikenberry on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the 2012 Aspen Security Forum
FSI Stanford NewsKarl Eikenberry, FSI's Payne Distinguished Lecturer and a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, participated in the 2012 Aspen Security Forum on July 27. Eikenberry joined Eklil Hakimi and Sherry Rehman, the ambassadors to the U.S. from Afghanistan and Pakistan, respectively, in a discussion about those countries. The panel also included Doug Lute, a retired lieutenant general who is now President Barack Obama's special assistant on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and was moderated by Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes. 
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July 6th, 2012
Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry named Perry Fellow
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC NewsFormer U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry has been awarded a William J. Perry Fellowship in International Security at CISAC, where he'll continue to address emerging security challenges facing the United States. Read more »
June 20th, 2012
Afghanistan's Future
FSI Stanford News"As President Obama said at last month's NATO Summit in Chicago, as Afghanistan stands up, it will not stand alone," said Karl Eikenberry, the Freeman Spogli Institute's Payne Distinguished Lecturer, in a speech in Singapore on June 18, "The Future of Afghanistan and US Strategy in Central and South Asia." Eikenberry traced the challenges entailed in the transition process by which the government of Afghanistan would assume full responsibility for the security of its country by the end of 2014. The lecture was part of the Institute for International Strategic Studies Lecture series.
June 11th, 2012
Karl Eikenberry on Afghanistan, China and Life at Stanford
FSI Stanford NewsKarl Eikenberry M.A. ’94 has had a distinguished military and diplomatic career. Prior to his current position as the Payne Distinguished Lecturer at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), he spent 35 years in the United States Army. As U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan from May 2009 to June 2011, he led President Obama’s civilian surge, which occurred in conjunction with a 30,000-troop surge.
June 4th, 2012
Ambassador Eikenberry interviews with Rebecca Costa on The Costa Report
FSI Stanford in the news: The Costa Report on June 1, 2012Recently, Amb. Karl Eikenberry sat down with Rebecca Costa for a wide-reaching interview on Afghanistan ten years on, successes and failures, relations with Pakistan, the future of Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring. Hear the full interview at The Costa Report. 
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