March 22nd, 2011

CISAC researchers: How the failing reactors could change Japan and the industry

As events unfold at Japan's troubled nuclear power plants, CISAC researchers past and present discuss the future of nuclear energy, regulation, and what could happen next.

• » Edward Blandford: Nuclear energy and the true cost of electricity
• » Alan Hanson: Preventing the worst
• » Thomas Isaacs: The future of nuclear
• » Gaurav Kampani: How India will respond
• » Kate Marvel: Game changers in nuclear energy
• » Charles Perrow: Safety improvements are needed now
• » Charles Perrow: Experts ignored the risks
• » Robert Rosner: What is the future of nuclear power?
• » Hanson, Marvel, and Daniel Okimoto: What's next for Japan
• » Crisis in Japan (slides and video)

March 16th, 2011

Alan Hanson: Preventing the worst

CISAC's Alan Hanson discusses the range of scenarios and how to prevent catastrophe. Read more »

March 14th, 2011

Scott D. Sagan: What the world thinks of Obama's nuclear policy

In a special issue of The Nonproliferation Review, edited by CISAC's Scott Sagan and Harvard's Jane Vaynman, 13 prominent researchers from around the world examined foreign governments’ policy responses to the president's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, the landmark document published last April. Read more »

July 22nd, 2010

Kate Marvel named 2010-2011 Perry Fellow

The Perry Fellowship honors an early or mid-career researcher from the United States or abroad with a record of "outstanding work in natural science, engineering or mathematics...who is dedicated to solving international security problems." Read more »

July 9th, 2010

Mariano-Florentino Cuellar to be appointed to the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States

President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Cuellar, an expert on federal regulatory policy, public safety, and international security, to the independent agency of the United States government charged with improving the efficiency and fairness of federal agencies. Read more »

June 24th, 2010

President Dmitry Medvedev: Russia is open for partnership

"Russia is open for partnership, for investment, and foreign trade" with American universities and companies, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a Stanford audience. Saying, "I wanted to see with my own eyes the origins of success," Medvedev spent a day in Silicon Valley and on campus meeting with leaders. To modernize the Russian economy and reduce its reliance on natural resources, his government is creating a high-tech, innovation center in Skolkovo and has announced new tax and other incentives to attract foreign investment and innovators. Read more »

June 14th, 2010

Tenth class of honors students exhorted to be doers as well as scholars

Thirteen members of the 2010 CISAC Honors Class in International Security Studies graduated on a balmy summer day June 11, joining 101 alumni of the popular program that marks its 10th anniversary this year. Read more »