

<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CISAC News, Events, Publications</title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/</link><description>Recent news, events + publications from CISAC</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Public domain</copyright><image><url>http://cisac.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpg</url><title>CISAC News, Events, Publications</title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/</link></image><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Perry, Hecker discuss Pyongyang's threat of a third nuclear test]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3829</link><description><![CDATA[February 5th, 2013 - CISAC, FSI Stanford  In the News<br />CISAC's William J. Perry and Siegfried Hecker attend an international security conference in Seoul, South Korea, where the North's threat of another nuclear test dominates.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3829</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama awards Sidney Drell National Medal of Science]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3822</link><description><![CDATA[February 1st, 2013 - CISAC, FSI Stanford   News<br />President Barack Obama awards CISAC's founding science co-director Sidney Drell the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the government on scientists, inventors and engineers.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuéllar outlines complexities of border security and immigration policy]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3824</link><description><![CDATA[February 1st, 2013 -   In the News<br />In an interview for the Stanford Report, Co-Director Tino Cuéllar discusses the complex link between border security and immigration policy, and says that bad legislation could impede the full regularization of millions of prospective immigrants.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3824</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISAC welcomes microbiologist David Relman as co-director]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3823</link><description><![CDATA[January 30th, 2013 -    News<br />David Relman, a Stanford microbiologist and professor of infectious diseases, has taken up the mantle as CISAC co-director alongside Stanford law professor Tino Cuéllar, both of whom intend to broaden the center’s research in biosecurity and the life sciences.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3823</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carnegie awards CISAC $1 million grant for research and training]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3820</link><description><![CDATA[January 29th, 2013 -    News<br />Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation that promotes "real and permanent good," has awarded a $1 million grant to CISAC to fund research and training on international peace and security issues.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegghammer: Western jihadists prefer foreign fighting]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3821</link><description><![CDATA[January 29th, 2013 -   In the News<br />CISAC Zuckerman Fellow Thomas Hegghammer used open-source data for his article, in which he asks: Why do some Western jihadists attack at home while others join foreign insurgencies?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interactive cartoon introduces cybersecurity fellows,  their work]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3811</link><description><![CDATA[January 22nd, 2013 -    News<br />CISAC is expanding its research into cybersecurity and for the first time has three fellows devoted to Internet freedom, privacy and government controls: Jonathan Mayer, Andrew Woods and Tim Junio.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3811</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Sagan discusses his career path, nuclear hot spots, and innovative teaching methods]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3812</link><description><![CDATA[January 22nd, 2013 -   In the News<br />CISAC's Scott Sagan sat down with the Palo Alto Weekly to discuss how academics can assist governments and international organizations in making better policy decisions, his concerns about nuclear instability worldwide, and his use of innovative teaching methods to get students to think about diplomacy and international issues.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mexican President may be able to break cycle of drug violence]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3806</link><description><![CDATA[January 17th, 2013 -   Op-ed<br />CISAC Postdoctoral Fellow Ben Lessing outlines how Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, may differ significantly from his predecessor in dealing with the country's drug war. Lessing argues Peña Nieto's middle path may lay the foundation to break Mexico's cycle of violence.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3806</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN leader urges Stanford students to reach beyond borders for peace]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3807</link><description><![CDATA[January 17th, 2013 - FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC, CISAC   News<br />Despite a troubling tally of crises around the world, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is hopeful about the future, and says he gains inspiration from the younger generation.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3807</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaluating Iraqi “Winnebagos of Death”:  A New Framework for Assessing Bioweapons Threats]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7592</link><description><![CDATA[CISAC, FSI Stanford Special Seminar: Feb 8, 2013 12:00 PM<br />By Invitation Only (RSVP required)<br />Kathleen Vogel, Associate Professor, Department of Science & Technology Studies/Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, Cornell University]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:01:40 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting Rights from Within? Inspectors General and National Security Oversight]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7570</link><description><![CDATA[ Social Science Seminar: Feb 14, 2013 3:30 PM<br />Open to the public<br />Shirin Sinnar, Assistant Professor, Stanford Law School]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:30:37 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooperating to Compete: The Role of Regional Powers in Global Nuclear Governance]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7571</link><description><![CDATA[ Social Science Seminar: Feb 21, 2013 3:30 PM<br />Open to the public<br />Francesca Giovannini, Postdoctoral Fellow, CISAC]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:11:42 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7571</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Rebels Return: Muslim Separatist and Communist Insurgent Surrender Patterns in the Philippines 1986-2010]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7572</link><description><![CDATA[ Social Science Seminar: Feb 28, 2013 3:30 PM<br />Open to the public<br />Joseph Felter, Senior Research Scholar, CISAC]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:13:31 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7572</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Away from the Keyboard? The Challenges of Command and Control over Cyber Operations]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7573</link><description><![CDATA[ Social Science Seminar: Mar 7, 2013 3:30 PM<br />Open to the public<br />Timothy Junio, Cybersecurity Fellow, CISAC]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:15:20 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7573</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put innovation at the heart of refugee protection work]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23970</link><description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article - Alexander Betts<br />The Guardian, January 4, 2013<br />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:09:06 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23970</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico needs laser focus in drug war]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23964</link><description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article - Benjamin Lessing<br />The San Francisco Chronicle, January 11, 2012<br />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:47:28 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarin Over Aleppo]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23962</link><description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article - Jonathan Hunt<br />Huffington Post, January 11, 2013<br />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:59:40 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23962</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversy Dims as Public Opinion Shifts]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23960</link><description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article - Amy Zegart<br />The New York Times, January 7, 2013<br />]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:33:45 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reassessing the All-Volunteer Force]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23958</link><description><![CDATA[Journal Article - Karl Eikenberry<br />The Washington Quarterly, Winter 2013, December 18, 2013<br />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:58:05 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is hope yet for Afghanistan]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23957</link><description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article - Karl Eikenberry<br />Financial Times, November 20, 2012<br />]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:15:30 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commentary on "Communicating Uncertainty: Fulfilling the Duty to Inform"]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23956</link><description><![CDATA[Commentary - Thomas Fingar<br />Issues in Science and Technology, December 2012<br />]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:02:21 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Threats Deter Nuclear Terrorism?]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23954</link><description><![CDATA[Book Chapter - Martha Crenshaw<br />Stanford Security Studies, September 19, 2012<br />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:54:06 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transportation SNAFU Administration]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23952</link><description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article - Amy Zegart<br />Foreign Policy, December 19, 2012<br />]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:54:01 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23952</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting the Record Straight]]></title><link>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23938</link><description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece/Newspaper Article - Jeremy M. Weinstein<br />The Huffington Post, 12/11/2012<br />]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:17:50 PST</pubDate><guid>http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/23938</guid></item></channel></rss