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May 21st, 2012
Eikenberry makes the case for invigorating Taiwan-U.S. relations
CISAC, Shorenstein APARC in the news: Foreign Policy on May 17, 2012In an article for Foreign Policy, Karl Eikenberry argues that the drifting Taiwan-U.S. relationship puts the stability of the Asia-Pacific region at risk. He observes that other regional allies are hedging their bets against a rising military power in China because of skepticism that the United States can keep its commitments, and outlines key weaknesses that Washington must overcome with Taipei.
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 »
April 26th, 2012
Symantec's Nachenberg dissects malicious Stuxnet computer worm
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsThe Stuxnet computer worm is perhaps the most malicious piece of software ever built. Symantec Chief Architect Carey Nachenberg explains how the Stuxnet worm spread, evaded detection and ultimately accomplished its mission. Read more »
April 23rd, 2012
Cuéllar tackles failures of America's immigration system
CISAC Co-Director Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar outlines the complex failures of the American immigration system that due to the dynamics of compromises, organizational practices, and public reactions, is "built to fail".
March 29th, 2012
Video: Google Talk with Taubman, Nunn, Shultz and Perry: Cold War may be over, but threat of nuclear attack persists
in the newsCISAC's consulting professor Philip Taubman hosts conversation with Sam Nunn, George Shultz and William Perry at Google headquarters on his book "The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb" Read more »
March 22nd, 2012
Global Security Summit overshadowed by North Korea talk of satellite launch
in the newsCISAC Co-Director Siegfried Hecker tells Science Magazine: When dealing with North Korea, be patient. "We have to convince them that their nuclear weapons are a liability."
- » Nunn, Hecker, Taubman: World's Most Pressing Nuclear Challenges
- » Science Magazine: North Korea Conundrum Overshadows Nuclear Summit
March 16th, 2012
Oversight committee approves publication of controversial H5N1 avian flu research
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) announced on March 30 that it would recommend the publication of controversial research that raised public health concerns. On March 12, Professor Paul Keim, chairman of the NSABB, and Stanford’s Dr. David Relman, a NSABB board member and CISAC affiliated faculty, discussed the debate over whether to make public scientific papers about the adaptation of the avian flu virus H5N1 to transmission in a mammal. The paper was not recommended for publication at the time of the presentation. Audio from the March 12 seminar is available online. Read more »