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Scott D. Sagan, PhD

Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science; FSI and CISAC Senior Fellow

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January 22nd, 2013

Scott Sagan discusses his career path, nuclear hot spots, and innovative teaching methods

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CISAC's Scott Sagan sat down with the Palo Alto Weekly to discuss how academics can assist governments and international organizations in making better policy decisions, his concerns about nuclear instability worldwide, and his use of innovative teaching methods to get students to think about diplomacy and international issues. Read more »



December 21st, 2012

Custer makes last stand in Stanford T-shirts and Ray-Bans

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

Stanford University's Sophomore College students take a staff ride at the Little Bighorn battleground outside Billings, Mo., as part of their Face of Battle class co-taught by CISAC's Scott Sagan and Joe Felter. Read more »



October 22nd, 2012

What have we learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis 50 years later?

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

Watch the annual Drell Lecture with distinguished panelists who discuss and debate the Cuban Missile Crisis from the perspectives of Moscow and Washington, and consider what history has taught us 50 years later. Read more »



September 16th, 2012

Why U.S. national security needs the humanities and social sciences

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

CISAC’s top security experts joined policy leaders on a national commission to analyze the importance of humanities and social science education for national security. Read more »



August 10th, 2012

Fellows Ed Blandford and Toshi Higuchi win inaugural Sagan Prize

Ed Blandford, a nuclear engineer and Stanton nuclear security postdoctoral fellow, and Toshi Higuchi, a historian and postdoctoral fellow, share the inaugural Scott Sagan Prize. The award is given to the CISAC researcher who best embodies our mission by their dedication to scholarship and their contribution to our unique intellectual community.




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First Person: Scott Sagan, Nuclear Disarmament Expert
Scott Sagan, nuclear disarmament expert, Senior Fellow at CISAC and Stanford professor of political science, talks with Lisa Van Dusen in the fall of 2012 about his life-long career in academic research, teaching and policy devoted to disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation.
January 20, 2013 in Palo Alto Online

Nuclear investigations
Could you justify the use of nuclear weapons against the enemy? For Stanford political science professor Scott Sagan, the answer is simple–no.
April 3, 2012 in The Stanford Daily

5-minute Lowy lunch: Nuclear genie
Leading nuclear expert Professor Scott Sagan, from Stanford University, gave lectures and interviews around Australia during his visit last week, and on Thursday he was at the Lowy Institute in Sydney to take part in a panel discussion about nuclear power and nuclear proliferation.
December 6, 2011 in Lowy Interpreter

Why We Won't Use the Bomb
The choice by United States leaders to not use nuclear weapons in conflict—we haven't dropped a nuke since 1945—may have more to do with public attitude than with militaristic decisions, according to Stanford political science professor Scott Sagan.
November 7, 2011 in Patch.com

VIDEO: US Strategic Nuclear Policy: A Video History, 1945-2004
Sandia Labs historical video documents history of U.S. strategic nuclear policy. [...] Interviewed were university researchers including Stanford University professors Lynn Eden, Scott Sagan, and David Holloway, University of Pittsburgh professor Janne Nolan, University of Wisconsin professor Paul Boyer, and the late ...
October 12, 2011 in Center for Research on Globalization

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