http://cisac.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from CISACen-usPublic domainhttp://cisac.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://cisac.stanford.edu/60http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3490In 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.]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3490http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3484CISAC 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.]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3484http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3480Recent 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.]]>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3480http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3476The 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.]]>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3476http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3477Co-Director Siegfried Hecker praised Senator Richard Lugar for his lifetime of work as a public servant, particularly in securing nuclear materials worldwide: Lugar realized "we were threatened more by Russia's weakness than its strength."]]>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3477http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3468Former Visiting Scholar Nina Hachigian, now at the Center for American Progress, tells AFP that China has "taken baby steps" on issues important to the U.S. such as Iran and intellectual property rights enforcement, but the row over dissident Chen Guangcheng could affect progress on those issues. The dispute will be a source of tension until a mutually agreeable solution is found.]]>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3468http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3469Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, former CISAC Senior Research Scholar and current National Security Council director of European affairs, says that the White House understands that France will maintain its full commitment to NATO after its presidential elections in June 2012, despite differing opinons from the candidates on troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.]]>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3469http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3466President Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan this week to sign the Strategic Partnership Agreement reaffirmed America’s commitment to secure and rebuild the country beyond the 2014 troop withdrawal. Stanford Law Professor Erik Jensen argues that staying the course will have positive outcomes for generations of Afghans to come.]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3466http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3462Affiliate 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."]]>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3462http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3408A daylong tour of the National Training Center taught researchers some of what war-bound soldiers learn before battle.]]>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3408http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7130Open to the public
Alexandre Debs; Nuno P. Monteiro; Alexander Montgomery]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:42:52 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7130http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7131Open to the public
Erica Chenoweth, Visiting Scholar, CISAC; Assistant Professor of Government, Wesleyan University]]>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:17:47 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7131http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7132Open to the public
David Blum, Predoctoral Fellow, CISAC; Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University]]>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:29:27 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7132http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23730Foreign Policy, May 17, 2012
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At the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, top officials from 53 nations lauded an initiative begun 2 years ago to secure highly enriched uranium and other fissile material. But the talks were overshadowed by Iran's continued defiance over its uranium enrichment program and North Korea's plans to launch a rocket that the United States and others assert would be a long-range ballistic missile test in violation of U.N. sanctions.]]>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:36:09 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23682http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23667Slate.com, March 19, 2012
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In a paper prepared for the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, CISAC research assistant Reid Pauly and senior fellow Scott Sagan share new evidence of instances when nuclear test sites, weapons in transit and deployed weapons were threatened during times of political instability.]]>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:55:21 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23662http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23661, March 21, 2012
Siegfried Hecker tells security conference in Seoul that he is "optimistic in the long term, but pessimistic in short term that the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula can be resolved."]]>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:14:36 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23661http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23658,
Nuclear developments n North Korea in 2011 and suggested targets for negotiations]]>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:16:22 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23658