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April 14th, 2010
Nuclear review shows bipartisanship
Op-ed: Politico on April 14, 2010The release last week of the Obama administration's Nuclear Posture Review brings long overdue attention to the vital issue of U.S. strategic posture. Issues raised in the NPR and START have reinvigorated a crucial national nuclear dialogue that has been missing, William Perry and James Schlesinger write in Politico, the influential web site and newspaper. Read more »
January 29th, 2010
WSJ Op-Ed: The President's nuclear vision
in the news: Wall Street Journal on January 29, 2010Joe Biden praises CISAC's William Perry for efforts to reduce nuclear threat: "We will spend what is necessary to maintain the safety, security and effectiveness of our weapons." 
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January 26th, 2009
Counting the walking wounded
Op-ed: The New York Times on January 26, 2009The American troops in Iraq daily face the risk of death or injury--to themselves or their fellow soldiers--by homemade bombs and suicide attackers. So it is not surprising that post-traumatic stress disorder is a common problem among returning soldiers. But how many, exactly, are affected? CISAC faculty member Lawrence Wein discusses this issue in a New York Times op-ed. Read more »
November 21st, 2008
Ends, Ways, and Means in Iraq: 10 Issues for the Obama Administration
Op-ed: World Politics Review on November 17, 2008CISAC Honors Program alumnus Brian Burton and CISAC Predoctoral Fellow John Paul Schnapper-Casteras detail the top 10 issues President-elect Barack Obama must address. Read more »
November 2nd, 2008
Lawrence Wein, CISAC faculty member, is cited in article about America's unpreparedness for a bioterrorism attack
in the news: City Journal on October 1, 2008Despite billions of dollars, America is still not prepared for a bioterrorism attack, writes Judith Miller. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist cites Lawrence Wein's research in this article. Read more »
September 22nd, 2008
CISAC physicist returns to Mongolia to bolster nonproliferation
FSI Stanford, CISAC NewsCISAC science fellow Undraa Agvaanluvsan faces no small task this summer: She has returned to her native Mongolia to help draft first-time legal and security protocols to ensure that the country's uranium-based nuclear industry develops safely while also attracting international investment. "Our government needs to be prepared to move ahead," the nuclear physicist said. "Mining needs to be regulated, there need to be laws specific to uranium so that extraction won't cause a risk to security." Read more »
September 15th, 2008
Russia rising: The Georgian crisis & U.S. foreign policy
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: Commonweal Magazine on September 12, 2008David Holloway reports that the ongoing crisis in Georgia has catapulted relations with Russia to a top place on the foreign-policy agenda. It has presented the United States-and the West more generally with important policy decisions, and it has brought to a head a debate that has been taking place for many years about how to deal with Russia. Read more »