May 11th, 2012

Eikenberry looks to future of American military, calls for more accountability

The former military commander and ambassador says Congress and the media must hold the military more accountable. He also cited the economy as the No. 1 threat to U.S. security during while delivering his second Payne Lecture. Read more »

April 30th, 2012

Through explosions and gunfire, Stanford scholars see troops train for Afghanistan combat

A daylong tour of the National Training Center taught researchers some of what war-bound soldiers learn before battle. Read more »

April 12th, 2012

Former student and former fellow publish in International Security

The spring quarter issue of International Security included articles by Bryan Price, who Scott Sagan mentored as his PhD committee chair, and Patrick Johnston, a former predoctoral fellow at CISAC. Johnston's publication draws on research done at CISAC from 2007 to 2009.

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March 15th, 2012

Taubman discusses unlikely effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons

In a new book, former New York Times reporter Philip Taubman, a consulting professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, tells the story of five men who have joined efforts to eliminate the ultimate weapon. Click "read more" to access an article by the Stanford Report and an audio recording of his talk with KQED. Read more »

February 29th, 2012

Stanford’s Straub, Hecker explain North Korea’s plan to halt nuclear program

In an agreement with Washington, Pyongyang will allow nuclear inspectors into North Korea and also receive much-needed nutritional assistance to the impoverished country. David Straub and Siegfried Hecker discuss Pyongyang’s moratorium on nuclear testing. Read more »

February 6th, 2012

Q&A: Stanford’s Cuéllar and US diplomat on human rights and the Internet

U.S. Ambassador Eileen Donahoe recently brought fellow diplomats to Stanford to meet with scholars, human rights activists, and Silicon Valley leaders to address questions engendered by a free and open Internet. She joins CISAC’s Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar for a discussion about the potential and challenges facing the online frontier. Read more »

January 17th, 2012

Cybersecurity talk draws business and political leaders to Stanford CISAC

Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation brought together lawmakers and Silicon Valley industry leaders to discuss what President Obama has called "one of the most serious economic and national security threats our nation faces": cyberattacks. Read more »