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Martha Crenshaw, PhD

Senior Fellow at CISAC and FSI; Professor of Political Science (by courtesy)

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February 28th, 2013

Students take part in UN simulation to debate Iran's nuclear program

CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news

CISAC faculty member Amy Zegart writes in Foreign Policy about Stanford's popular UN Security Council simulation, which this year took on a hypothetical nuclear crisis in Iran. More than 150 students represented 23 countries in the 48 hours of mock debate. Read more »



November 14th, 2012

Terrorism remains a thorn in every U.S. president's side

CISAC in the news: Foreign Policy on November 12, 2012

Martha Crenshaw outlines how every president since Jimmy Carter has had their foreign policy legacy tarnished by terrorism. Crenshaw explains that the challenge is in forming a consistent and logical counterterrorism policy, one that goes beyond ad-hoc responses to individual events. Read more »



October 8th, 2012

Crenshaw in FP: Who killed Christopher Stevens?

CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news

CISAC's Martha Crenshaw writes in Foreign Policy that the Obama administration has been criticized for an inconsistent and slow response to the deadly attack on the consulate in Libya. But the record suggests that hesitation may be more the norm than the exception. Read more »



September 18th, 2012

CISAC, Hoover experts discuss U.S. diplomatic security in Libya

CISAC in the news: The Daily Beast on September 14, 2012

CISAC Senior Fellow Martha Crenshaw and Hoover Institution National Security Affairs Fellow Brian Linvill spoke to Newsweek after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others. Linvill served as the embassy’s defense attaché from 2008 until June 2012 and said Stevens placed great importance on connecting with Libyans.




July 27th, 2012

Q&A: Stanford terrorism expert Martha Crenshaw on Olympic security

CISAC, FSI Stanford Q&A

Martha Crenshaw, a senior fellow at FSI and CISAC, explains what kinds of threats exist at the Games and what's being done to safeguard the XXX Olympics. Read more »




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MIDDLETOWN REACTIONS: Death of bin Laden brings closure for some
Martha Crenshaw, a former professor at Wesleyan and another expert on terrorism, said bin Laden’s death "brings closure to a pursuit that began well before the 9/11 attacks." Crenshaw, who now works at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., said bin Laden’s death showed the U.S. military’s tenacity, and its ability to keep a secret as it zeroed in on his location in the past several months.
May 2, 2011 in Middletown Press