February 29th, 2012
Stanford’s Straub, Hecker explain North Korea’s plan to halt nuclear program
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC NewsIn an agreement with Washington, Pyongyang will allow nuclear inspectors into North Korea and also receive much-needed nutritional assistance to the impoverished country. David Straub and Siegfried Hecker discuss Pyongyang’s moratorium on nuclear testing. Read more »
February 16th, 2012
Q&A: Fingar shares insight on Chinese vice president's U.S. visit
Shorenstein APARC, CISAC, FSI Stanford, SCP in the news: Shanghai Oriental Morning Post on February 16, 2012Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping recently visited the United States to meet with top officials and tour various cities. China experts followed the trip closely because Xi is anticipated to become China’s next president. Thomas Fingar spoke with the Shanghai Oriental Morning Post about the visit, and about the Obama administration's Asia policy. Read more »
January 18th, 2012
Stanford's Fingar examines China's development issues
Shorenstein APARC, CISAC, FSI Stanford, SCP in the news: YaleGlobal Online on January 18, 2012For the past two decades China has been a poster child of successful globalization. But its integration into the world economy and global trends drive and constrain Beijing's ability to manage growing social, economic and political challenges. In a YaleGlobal Online series article, Thomas Fingar looks at the global implications of China’s development challenges.
December 8th, 2011
North Korea experts: Pyongyang is now courting Beijing, not the U.S.
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: Los Angeles Times on December 8, 2011Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Robert Carlin and John Lewis argue that normalizing ties with the U.S. is no longer North Korea's priority. Both researchers have visited North Korea several times, including the only American visit to the uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon in November 2010.
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November 18th, 2011
CISAC Honors graduate wins George J. Mitchell Scholarship
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementCongratulations to Philippe de Koning, recipient of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship. De Koning, 22, of Paris, France, earned a bachelor's degree in international relations at Stanford in 2010, and was a Class of 2010 graduate of the CISAC honors program. Read more »
November 17th, 2011
Thomas Fingar proposes some questions for the Republican presidential debate
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC AnnouncementGOP presidential hopefuls will discuss foreign policy and national security at a debate in Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Here are five questions China scholar Thomas Fingar would like them to answer. Read more »
October 23rd, 2011
Charles Perrow: How technology can nudge climate change politics
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: Bloomberg View on October 23, 2011Writing in Bloomberg View, Charles Perrow says U.S. investment in carbon capture and storage technology could "induce China and Europe to follow suit." This "would allow the world time for renewable-energy technologies to mature -- to the point where we could do away with coal burning altogether." Read more »



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