Silicon Valley
February 6th, 2012
Q&A: Stanford’s Cuéllar and US diplomat on human rights and the Internet
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsU.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
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsStanford'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 »
July 22nd, 2010
Kate Marvel named 2010-2011 Perry Fellow
Press ReleaseThe Perry Fellowship honors an early or mid-career researcher from the United States or abroad with a record of "outstanding work in natural science, engineering or mathematics...who is dedicated to solving international security problems." Read more »
June 24th, 2010
President Dmitry Medvedev: Russia is open for partnership
FSI Stanford, CISAC in the news"Russia is open for partnership, for investment, and foreign trade" with American universities and companies, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told a Stanford audience. Saying, "I wanted to see with my own eyes the origins of success," Medvedev spent a day in Silicon Valley and on campus meeting with leaders. To modernize the Russian economy and reduce its reliance on natural resources, his government is creating a high-tech, innovation center in Skolkovo and has announced new tax and other incentives to attract foreign investment and innovators. Read more »
June 23rd, 2010
William Perry, George Shultz welcome Dmitry Medvedev to Bay Area; Russian President speaks at Stanford
in the newsOn the eve of President Medvedev's speech at Stanford, Perry said Russia must open up its society and offer a business environment with a well-established rule of law to attract high-tech investors. Shultz gave Medvedev a copy of "Nuclear Tipping Point," a documentary advocating a world free of nuclear weapons. Read more »
June 22nd, 2010
CISAC's David Holloway on Medvedev's visit to Silicon Valley
in the news: KQED California Report on June 22, 2010Holloway, an expert on the former Soviet Union, says President Medvedev faces serious obstacles in creating conditions conducive for a Russian "Silicon Valley," but he might be the right person for the job. Read more »
March 1st, 2010
Scott Sagan to discuss "Nuclear Power without Nuclear Proliferation" in Los Altos
in the newsCISAC Co-Director Sagan will discuss mankind's global nuclear future at a lecture at Los Altos Youth Center at 7 p.m. on March 3. The event is free and open to the public. Read more »



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