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September 6th, 2011
Karl Eikenberry joins Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
CISAC, FSI Stanford, CDDRL Press ReleaseThe Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University is pleased to welcome Karl Eikenberry as the 2011 Payne Distinguished Lecturer. Read more »
September 3rd, 2011
CISAC welcomes its 2011-2012 fellows
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementThe Center for International Security and Cooperation is pleased to welcome the 14 fellows who will be joining us in residence during the 2011-2012 academic year. Read more »
August 26th, 2011
Examining the violence in Mexico
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsMore than 40,000 people have died in drug-related homicides in Mexico since 2006, and the violence is causing concern throughout the hemisphere. In an attempt to understand and develop potential solutions to these problems, a group of researchers, policy-makers, and military experts from around the world will visit Stanford this October for a private, two-day conference. Read more »
August 24th, 2011
As Tripoli falls, a political scientist says a difficult road lies ahead
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsAs events unfold in Tripoli, the world is asking what to expect next. James Fearon, a political scientist whose research focuses on political violence, ethnic conflict, and the impact of democracy on foreign policy, says a post-Gaddafi Libya looks like a vacuum in terms of civil society and competent state institutions -- and such vacuums, he says, "are usually very dangerous." Read more »
July 19th, 2011
Khalid Medani: What might happen next in Sudan?
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsIn January 2011, the people of the southern provinces of Sudan voted nearly unanimously to declare the independence of South Sudan from the North. But having failed to build unity out of diversity, Khalid Medani asks in a Journal of Democracy article whether Sudan will plunge into conflict or even a new round of civil war.
June 15th, 2011
Michael McFaul: An interview with the president's top Russia adviser
CISAC, FSI Stanford, CDDRL in the newsIn an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, President Obama's top Russia adviser, Michael McFaul, says the U.S. reset policy means engaging "with the Russian government on issues of national security" as well as democracy and human rights. McFaul is the former deputy director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. 
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April 25th, 2011
Stephen Stedman: Why honest elections really matter
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsStanford's Stephen Stedman, a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation, discusses democracy's surge and the growing need for elections with integrity. Stedman was recently named director of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy, and Security. Read more »