September 26th, 2011

Matthew Rojansky: For now, Putin's return is mostly good for U.S.-Russia relations

Former CISAC visiting scholar Matthew Rojansky argues in the New York Times that Vladimir Putin's return to the Russian presidency will not require a reset of the U.S. reset policy.

• » 'No Need to Reset the Reset'

September 15th, 2011

Stanford's Michael McFaul nominated as new ambassador to Russia

Michael McFaul, a Stanford political science professor, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Hoover Institution Bing Senior Fellow, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as the next ambassador to Russia. If confirmed, McFaul, who has also served as FSI's deputy director and director of its Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, will succeed John Beyrle. Read more »

July 18th, 2011

Siegfried Hecker: How scientists can contribute to nuclear security

Writing in Physics Today, Siegfried Hecker gives a firsthand perspective on the role scientists can play in reducing nuclear danger.

• » Adventures in scientific nuclear diplomacy

June 24th, 2011

Pavel Podvig: A new paper examines Russia's nuclear security policy

As Russia and the United States reduce their nuclear arsenals, their relationship has undergone a complex transformation toward cooperation mixed with suspicion and rivalry, writes Pavel Podvig in a recently published paper. "The focus of Russia’s nuclear policy, however, has remained essentially unchanged."

• » Russia's Nuclear Forces: Between Disarmament and Modernization

June 15th, 2011

Michael McFaul: An interview with the president's top Russia adviser

In an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, President Obama's top Russia adviser, Michael McFaul, says the U.S. reset policy means engaging "with the Russian government on issues of national security" as well as democracy and human rights. McFaul is the former deputy director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. 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 »

March 7th, 2011

William J. Perry: Why we need a new deterrence strategy

Nations should move toward a strategy that does "not rely primarily on nuclear weapons or nuclear threats to maintain international peace and security," write CISAC's William J. Perry, George P. Shultz, Henry A. Kissinger, and Sam Nunn in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Read more »