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March 16th, 2012
Oversight committee approves publication of controversial H5N1 avian flu research
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) announced on March 30 that it would recommend the publication of controversial research that raised public health concerns. On March 12, Professor Paul Keim, chairman of the NSABB, and Stanford’s Dr. David Relman, a NSABB board member and CISAC affiliated faculty, discussed the debate over whether to make public scientific papers about the adaptation of the avian flu virus H5N1 to transmission in a mammal. The paper was not recommended for publication at the time of the presentation. Audio from the March 12 seminar is available online. 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 »
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 2nd, 2011
A new book examines why Congress struggles to oversee intelligence
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementIn her new book, Eyes on Spies, Amy Zegart argues that electoral incentives and the zero-sum nature of committee power help explain why U.S. Congress has persistently tied its own hands in overseeing intelligence.
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 2nd, 2011
Scott Sagan: The causes of nuclear proliferation
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsScott Sagan explores the new political science literature on the causes of nuclear weapons proliferation.
June 4th, 2010
Tom Isaacs named lead advisor to Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
in the newsConsulting Professor Isaacs, an expert in nuclear energy, waste disposal and nuclear security, will advise commission members on developing recommendations related to managing the "back end" of the nuclear fuel cycle. Read more »