http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from CISACen-usPublic domainhttp://cisac.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/60http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3321U.S. Ambassador Eileen Donahoe recently brought fellow diplomats to Stanford to meet with scholars, human rights activists, and Silicon Valley leaders to address questions engendered by a free and open Internet. She joins CISAC’s Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar for a discussion about the potential and challenges facing the online frontier.]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3321?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3314In a new book, former New York Times reporter Philip Taubman, a consulting professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, tells the story of five men who have joined efforts to eliminate the ultimate weapon.]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3314?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3291For the past two decades China has been a poster child of successful globalization. But its integration into the world economy and global trends drive and constrain Beijing's ability to manage growing social, economic and political challenges. In a YaleGlobal Online series article, Thomas Fingar looks at the global implications of China’s development challenges.]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3291?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3288Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation brought together lawmakers and Silicon Valley industry leaders to discuss what President Obama has called "one of the most serious economic and national security threats our nation faces": cyberattacks.]]>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3288?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3283With tension rising over Iran’s nuclear program, we asked three prominent nuclear experts to discuss what U.S. policymakers should bear in mind as they consider their range of options.]]>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3283?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3277In the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Niko Milonopoulos, Siegfried S. Hecker and Robert Carlin use detailed overhead imagery to assess Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program -- and examine how Kim Jong-un's rise may influence it. In a separate piece, written before Kim Jong-il's death, Hecker and Carlin review the developments in North Korea in 2011.]]>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3277?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3273The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is Stanford University’s hub for researchers tackling some of the world's most pressing security and international cooperation problems. Learn more from CISAC Co-Directors Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and Siegfried S. Hecker.]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3273?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3270In "The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb," Philip Taubman, a former editor and reporter at the New York Times, explores the lives of Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, Sam Nunn, William Perry, and Sidney Drell, and their attempt to reduce the nuclear threat. Taubman, a CISAC consulting professor, is also the author of "Secret Empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage."]]>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3270?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3271Martha Crenshaw is building a searchable, online map in an attempt to overcome one of the biggest challenges to tackling terrorism: understanding the motivations, allegiances, shifting priorities and organizational structures of the dozens of militant groups around the world.]]>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3271?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3266Michael McFaul, a senior fellow at FSI and President Obama's top Russia advisor, will be Washington's chief diplomat in Moscow.]]>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3266?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3264Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation invites applications for its fellowship program from scholars in the natural and social sciences, law, and engineering. In some cases, mid-career professionals in journalism, the military, government, or international organizations, either from the U.S. or abroad, are also eligible.]]>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3264?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3257At the Lowy Institute in Australia, Scott Sagan examines U.S. nuclear strategy, and argues that the Obama administration is "right to declare often and loudly that the U.S. should remain committed to work in good faith toward a world without nuclear weapons."]]>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3257?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3259Coming out this holiday season are two new books by CISAC researchers. In The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb, Philip Taubman, a former editor and reporter at the New York Times explores the lives of Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, Sam Nunn, William Perry, and Sidney Drell, and their attempt to reduce the nuclear threat. In Richard Rhodes' new book, Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores the life and times of the Hollywood celebrity whose inventions helped make GPS, Wi-Fi, and radio-guided torpedoes a reality.]]>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3259?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3253Writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, Benoît Pelopidas says we must review and debunk "three misguided ideas about nuclear weapons."]]>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3253?rsshttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3250At the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, FBI Director Robert Mueller discussed terrorism, civil liberties, the role of the FBI in intelligence gathering and the rewards of public service. CISAC Co-Director Tino Cuéllar moderated the Q&A.]]>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3250?rss