August 3rd, 2012

Why Pakistan's strategy of supporting militant groups is now backfiring

CISAC Affiliate Paul Kapur and Indiana University's Sumit Ganguly explain the complex relationship between militant groups and Pakistani security. They outline why supporting militant groups has worked as a strategy for Pakistan since its founding, but why this strategy has become a trap for weak states.

• » The Jihad Paradox: Pakistan and Islamist Militancy in South Asia

December 12th, 2011

Why it's time for a serious conversation about nuclear weapons

Writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, Benoît Pelopidas says we must review and debunk "three misguided ideas about nuclear weapons."

• » San Francisco Chronicle: Nuclear weapons' future ripe for discussion

November 21st, 2011

CISAC Honors graduate awarded a Rhodes Scholarship

Congratulations to Anand Habib, selected this weekend for a Rhodes Scholarship. Habib, a biology major, was a Class of 2011 CISAC honors graduate. His thesis focused on health governance, and he is currently working at a medical clinic about 100 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Read more »

November 17th, 2011

Thomas Fingar proposes some questions for the Republican presidential debate

GOP presidential hopefuls will discuss foreign policy and national security at a debate in Washington, D.C., Nov. 22. Here are five questions China scholar Thomas Fingar would like them to answer. Read more »

May 8th, 2011

CISAC honors student awarded for "exceptional, tangible" intellectual achievement

Ten undergraduates recently received the 2011 Deans' Award for Academic Accomplishment, which honors extraordinary undergraduate students for "exceptional, tangible" intellectual achievements. Among them: CISAC honors student Anand Habib, a senior majoring in biology with honors in international security studies. He is completing an honors thesis focusing on health governance. Read more »

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

Thomas Isaacs: The future of nuclear

As Japan's troubles continue, CISAC's Thomas Isaacs discusses the future of the nuclear industry. Read more »