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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 »
March 13th, 2009
Rehabilitation never tried at Gitmo: Some return to terrorism as hundreds are released
in the news: Washington Times on February 19, 2009Max Abrahms, CISAC predoctoral fellow, discusses in The Washington Times what may happen to detainees released from Guantanamo detention facility. 
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February 10th, 2009
Obama swiftly lays Bush era to rest
in the news: San Francisco Chronicle on January 25, 2009Allen Weiner, CISAC faculty member, was quoted in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the actions President Obama took during his first week in office to convey a single message: the Bush administration is over. Read more »
May 28th, 2008
Sagan interviews Madeleine Albright about challenges facing next US president
in the news: Stanford Daily on May 28, 2008CISAC Co-Director Scott Sagan interviewed former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright May 27 before a capacity audience in Kresge Auditorium about the challenges facing the next U.S. president. Albright, now a professor at Georgetown, also offered an insightful, and often biting, analysis of current policy dilemmas worldwide. Read more »
November 3rd, 2005
Cooperation key to national security, says CISAC's Stedman
in the news: Stanford Report on November 2, 2005Tackling global problems such as terrorism and disease pandemics requires international cooperation, said CISAC's Stephen J. Stedman, during a Stanford Reunion Homecoming forum entitled "National Security: At What Cost?" "When we understand that our security is dependent on security in the larger world, we'll all be better off," Stedman said. Read more »
February 10th, 2005
The importance of teaching about nuclear weapons
Op-ed: Physics and Society on October 1, 2004Addressing the moral and political problems posed by nuclear weapons issues, Michael M. May says "there is no moral or ethical solution or approach to these problems that is not based on an understanding of the details, both human and technical. Anything else, any a priori choice is at bottom fraudulent. That is the best argument for continuing to teach and learn about these matters." The former director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shares his thoughts and advice on teaching students about the most destructive weapons yet created. 
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January 1st, 2005
University Scholars Play Prominent Role in Charting Reforms for United Nations
FSI Stanford, CISAC NewsA new united nations report recommending the most sweeping reform in the institution's history offers a global vision of collective security for the 21st century that is as committed to development in poor nations as it is to prevention of nuclear terrorism in rich ones. Read more »