http://fsi.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from FSI Stanforden-usPublic domainhttp://fsi.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://fsi.stanford.edu/60http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2270Since the Democratic Party of Japan came to power in August 2009, upsetting fifty years of conservative rule, U.S.-Japan relations have been on rocky ground. It would seem that the DPJ is upending decades old policies, hewing its own path with the United States, China, and the Asia-Pacific region. As Shorenstein APARC Director for Research Daniel Sneider notes, Japan's new tack not only has caught the United States flat-footed, but also has other countries in the Asia-Pacific worried.]]>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2270http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2271Researcher %people1% and PESD affiliate %people2% are quoted in a two-part article series on coal in India, "India's Roaring Eonomy is Hitched to a Galloping Addiction to Coal" and "India's Future Energy Business Plan -Shop the World for More Coal."]]>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2271http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2258Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has named William Perry joint chair of an independent panel selected to assess the Department of Defense's (DOD) Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The bipartisan panel is required by law to submit by July 2010 a report to Congress that assesses challenges the nation faces and rebalances DoD strategies, capabilities and forces to address today's conflicts and tomorrow's threats.]]>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2258http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2257Joe Biden praises CISAC's William Perry for efforts to reduce nuclear threat: "We will spend what is necessary to maintain the safety, security and effectiveness of our weapons."]]>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2257http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2255The documentary features interviews with four former U.S. government officials -- all dedicated Cold War warriors when they were in office -- who now advocate the elimination of nuclear weapons. Three years ago, Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, Sam Nunn and William Perry wrote an op-ed arguing that it is time to begin ridding the world of nuclear weapons. That sparked a movement, and producers hope the film can take it further.]]>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2255http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2256Stanford University's Annual Report for 2009 features highlights of The International Initiative, co-chaired by FSI Director Coit D. Blacker and Elizabeth Pate-Cornell, new grants from the Presidential Fund for Innovation in International Studies in 2009, FSI scholars serving in the Obama administration, and FSI training of the new Global Health Corps.]]>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2256http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2252On January 21, scholars, along with government and business leaders from Japan and the United States, including U.S. Ambassador to Japan Mr. John V. Roos, came together for a transnational "Dialogue on Japan's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem."]]>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2252http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2253The 2010 Drell Lecture brought together two outspoken advocates of nuclear nonproliferation - former Secretary of State George Shultz and theoretical physicist Sidney Drell - in a conversation with former New York Times journalist Philip Taubman over the future of global nuclear disarmament.]]>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2253http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2254PESD researcher %people1% lends his expertise on coal on NPR's Morning Edition.]]>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2254http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2251In front of a packed audience in Tresidder Memorial Union Monday, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and renowned physicist Sidney Drell spoke about the dangers of nuclear proliferation and their joint efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.]]>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/2251http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6041Open to the public (RSVP required)
Yann-huei Song, Distinguished Professor the Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung]]>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:46 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6041http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5937Open to the public
Sunyang Chung, Dean, Miller School of MOT, Konkuk University]]>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:36:11 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5937http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5947Open to the public (RSVP required)
James Hoesterey, Shorenstein Fellow, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University]]>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:04:18 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5947http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6001Open to the public
Sarah (Sally) M. Horwitz]]>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:25:40 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6001http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6047Open to the public (RSVP required)
Albie Sachs, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa]]>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:24:08 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6047http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6009Open to the public (RSVP required)
Norman M. Naimark, Robert and Florence McDonnell Professor of East European Studies, Department of History. By courtesy: Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Senior Fellow Hoover Institution, Professor German Studies.]]>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:20:53 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6009http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5885Open to Stanford faculty, students, staff, and visiting scholars (RSVP required)
James S. Fishkin, Janet M Peck Chair in International Communication and Professor of Poli Sci, Stanford University]]>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:33:52 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5885http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6039Open to the public
Emily Meierding, Zukerman Fellow; CISAC Predoctoral Fellow]]>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:46:32 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6039http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6019Open to the public
Eric Brewer, Professor, Computer Science, University California, Berkeley]]>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:34:57 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/6019http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5992Open to the public (RSVP required)
Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy B. Williams Professor of History and Political Science, Harvard University]]>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:11:56 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5992http://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22823Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 14, 2010
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