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October 21st, 2009
Martha Crenshaw awarded $500,000 to study terrorist patterns
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsCrenshaw, a senior fellow at FSI's Center for International Security and Cooperation, has received a National Science Foundation grant to identify patterns in the evolution of terrorist organizations. "Mapping Terrorist Organizations" will be the first worldwide study to analyze terrorist groups and trace their relationships over time. Read more »
March 16th, 2009
Ex-Defense chief met with Tehran aide
in the news: The Washington Times on January 30, 2009This is one of two recent articles about the track-two work of William Perry, former Secretary of Defense and co-director of CISAC's Preventive Defense Project. 
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March 13th, 2009
U.S., Japanese Leaders to Discuss North Korea
in the news: Global Security Newswire on February 24, 2009William Perry, co-director of the Preventive Defense Project, is quoted, and Siegfried Hecker and CISAC Faculty member John Lewis are named in this article on North Korea. Read more »
February 24th, 2009
Nuclear energy's moment of truth
in the news: Greentech Media on February 19, 2009Referencing the 2009 Drell Lecture by Ariel Levite, this article discusses the bottom line: nuclear power is part of the energy mix in the U.S. and around the world and the nuclear waste produced is not going anywhere. 
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Nuclear is going worldwide, but U.S. is not in the game
in the news: Stanford Report on February 24, 2009This article on the 2009 Drell Lecture, "A Moment of Truth for Nuclear Energy," summarizes an important point made by speaker Ariel Levite: Nuclear power plants are popping up all over the world, but America is missing an important opportunity to influence their safety and security. Audio & Video transcripts available presentation, flyer available
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January 16th, 2009
Nuclear weapons for all: The risks of a new scramble for the bomb
in the news: U.S. News and World Report on January 15, 2009William Perry is quoted in this article, which explains why a breakdown in the global system to prevent nuclear proliferation could be next.
Bush's legacy: The wasted years
in the news: Nature on January 14, 2009CISAC's Pavel Podvig is quoted in the journal Nature on the legacy of the Bush administration. An accompanying editorial argues that the greatest threat that the Obama administration may face is to help prevent terrorists from building a nuclear device. Read more »