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February 24th, 2009
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. 
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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 »
October 22nd, 2008
Documents detail Iranian training of Iraqi militias
in the news: Stanford Report on October 22, 2008Army terrorism expert Col. Joseph Felter, a National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution, presented once-secret intelligence documents that summarize 28 interrogations of detainees captured in Iraq and provide detailed descriptions of Iranian-sponsored paramilitary training and aid to militants in Iraq during a talk at CISAC on October 9. 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 »
February 20th, 2008
Hecker shares findings from North Korea trip
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsNorth Korea has shut down its key nuclear facilities and is discussing how to retrain workers at the Yongbyon nuclear complex, CISAC Co-Director Siegfried Hecker said Feb. 20 following a five-day visit to the country. 2 papers available
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February 5th, 2008
BP's chief scientist discusses secure, sustainable energy in Drell Lecture
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsSteven E. Koonin, chief scientist for BP in London, gave an address titled "Energy, Environment, Security: Can We Have It All?" at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, in the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center. The talk, free and open to the public, was this year's Drell Lecture, hosted by Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Audio & Video transcripts available transcript available
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January 27th, 2007
What North Korea really wants
Op-ed: Washington Post on January 27, 2007"Those who think that dealing with North Korea is impossible are wrong," CISAC visiting scholar Robert Carlin and CISAC faculty member John Lewis write in the Washington Post. It is possible to negotiate with North Korea, for those who know what the nation wants. And what North Korea most wants is ultimately in U.S. hands--a long-term strategic relationship with the United States. Read more »