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Terrorism and counterterrorism
July 26th, 2012
Department of Defense concerned about U.S. electric grid vulnerability
in the news: CNN Security Clearance Blog on July 26, 2012Paul Stockton, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and americas’ security affairs, and former CISAC senior research scholar, told a top homeland security conference that the U.S. electrical grid is extremely vulnerable to attack and natural disasters. Read more »
June 7th, 2012
Renewing ties among American and Russian nuclear scientists
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsCISAC Co-Director Siegfried Hecker made his 44th trip to Russia marking the 20th anniversary of America's collaboration with that country's nuclear scientists. He is writing a book about how the partnership has helped reduce the world's nuclear threat. Read more »
May 14th, 2012
Foiled Yemen plot a success thanks to paradigm shifts in intelligence
in the news: CNN on May 11, 2012Recent counterterrorism triumphs such as the foiled Yemen bombing plot and last year's raid on the Osama Bin Laden compound in Pakistan are the result of better analytical and organizational operations, according to intelligence expert Amy Zegart.
May 11th, 2012
Eikenberry looks to future of American military, calls for more accountability
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsThe former military commander and ambassador says Congress and the media must hold the military more accountable. He also cited the economy as the No. 1 threat to U.S. security during while delivering his second Payne Lecture. Read more »
May 1st, 2012
Kapur warns weak Indian counterterrorism efforts could spark international conflict
in the news: Washington Post on May 1, 2012Affiliate Paul Kapur stressed the need for reform of India's counterterrorism measures in the Washington Post: "The next big terror attack may be even more provocative than the ones in Mumbai and may lead to international conflict."
April 27th, 2012
Rojansky says terrorists likely responsible for April 27 Ukraine bombings
in the news: CNN on April 27, 2012Matthew Rojansky, former CISAC fellow and research assistant, outlines the groups who might be responsible for the April 27 bombings in Ukraine and their motives for CNN's Global Public Square blog. He says that despite setbacks, "Ukraine has made progress towards reforms."
April 12th, 2012
Former student and former fellow publish in International Security
The spring quarter issue of International Security included articles by Bryan Price, who Scott Sagan mentored as his PhD committee chair, and Patrick Johnston, a former predoctoral fellow at CISAC. Johnston's publication draws on research done at CISAC from 2007 to 2009.
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