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Terrorism and counterterrorism
December 20th, 2012
The good, the bad, and the ugly of aviation security
Op-ed: Foreign Policy on January 19, 2012CISAC Faculty Member and Foreign Policy blogger Amy Zegart explains the good, the bad and the ugly of aviation security. Despite the problems, there are positive developments in the Transportation Security Administration's work. Read more »
November 14th, 2012
Terrorism remains a thorn in every U.S. president's side
in the news: Foreign Policy on November 12, 2012Martha Crenshaw outlines how every president since Jimmy Carter has had their foreign policy legacy tarnished by terrorism. Crenshaw explains that the challenge is in forming a consistent and logical counterterrorism policy, one that goes beyond ad-hoc responses to individual events. Read more »
October 12th, 2012
1962 or 2012? Intelligence agencies still failing 50 years on
in the news: Foreign Policy on October 10, 2012CISAC Faculty Member Amy Zegart outlines how 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the CIA and other intelligence agencies still operate in an organizational and psychological mindset that favors consensus and consistency. These "invisible pressures" led to intelligence failures in Cuba in 1962 and Iraq in 2002. Read more »
October 2nd, 2012
Zegart: Americans' support for harsh counterterrorism methods increasing
Op-ed: Foreign Policy on September 25, 2012In the face of a terrorist attack, one quarter of Americans said they would use nuclear weapons to stop terrorists. Read more »
September 18th, 2012
CISAC, Hoover experts discuss U.S. diplomatic security in Libya
in the news: The Daily Beast on September 14, 2012CISAC Senior Fellow Martha Crenshaw and Hoover Institution National Security Affairs Fellow Brian Linvill spoke to Newsweek after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others. Linvill served as the embassy’s defense attaché from 2008 until June 2012 and said Stevens placed great importance on connecting with Libyans.
September 16th, 2012
Why U.S. national security needs the humanities and social sciences
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsCISAC’s top security experts joined policy leaders on a national commission to analyze the importance of humanities and social science education for national security. Read more »
July 27th, 2012
Q&A: Stanford terrorism expert Martha Crenshaw on Olympic security
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsMartha Crenshaw, a senior fellow at FSI and CISAC, explains what kinds of threats exist at the Games and what's being done to safeguard the XXX Olympics. Read more »