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William J. Perry, MS, PhD

Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor (emeritus) at FSI and Engineering and Co-Director of the Preventive Defense Project at CISAC; FSI Senior Fellow; CISAC Faculty Member

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January 29th, 2013

Carnegie awards CISAC $1 million grant for research and training

Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation that promotes "real and permanent good," has awarded a $1 million grant to CISAC to fund research and training on international peace and security issues. Read more »



January 17th, 2013

UN leader urges Stanford students to reach beyond borders for peace

FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC, CISAC News

Despite a troubling tally of crises around the world, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is hopeful about the future, and says he gains inspiration from the younger generation. +VIDEO+ Video available
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December 4th, 2012

Two CISAC scholars named Stanford Engineering Heroes

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CISAC's Martin Hellman and William J. Perry have been named 2012 Stanford Engineering Heroes, an honor given to those who have had a profound effect on human, social and economic progress through engineering. 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 16th, 2012

William J. Perry, former secretary of defense, favors Syrian "no-fly, no-drive zone"

in the news: LA Times on August 10, 2012

As Syria's civil war intensifies, pressure is mounting on President Obama to do more to weaken the Assad regime and aid Syrian insurgents. William J. Perry, former secretary of defense and co-director of CISAC's Preventive Defense Project, believes there should be a "no-fly, no-drive zone" in northern Syria to protect civilians and rebels.





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News around the web

William Perry, Clinton's Secretary of Defense, Pushes for Worldwide Nuclear Disarmament
Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry advocated moving toward a world without nuclear weapons during a speech at the Institute of Politics yesterday.
February 25, 2011 in Harvard Crimson

Former Defense Secretary to guest at film screening
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry will be the featured guest at a screening of the documentary The Nuclear Tipping Point at UC Berkeley on the afternoon of Thursday October 14.
October 8, 2010 in Berkeleyside