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/3942Rod Ewing, a mineralogist and materials scientist who is an expert on nuclear waste management, will join Stanford University to focus on sustainable energy, security and environmental research at the intersection of physical science and public policy.]]>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3942http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3970The Stanton Foundation has given CISAC a $5 million gift to establish an endowed professorship in nuclear security and reinforce our mission to build a safer world.]]>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3970http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3966A Stanford student working on a project to bring together refugees and their host communities learns that firewood is often at the heart of rifts between the Ethiopians and the thousands of Sudanese seeking refuge in their back yards.]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3966http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3958Scott Sagan, in this piece for Foreign Policy, remembers his longtime friend and writing partner Kenneth Waltz. The international relations theorist passed away on May 13.]]>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3958http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3952CISAC's Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer explains that when it comes to chemical weapons, Syria is no Iraq. The Assad regime's purported use of chemical weapons could have lasting effects in Syria and across the region.]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3952http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3953British Intelligence sources estimate about 100 of its citizens are fighting for Islamist groups in Syria. CISAC's Thomas Hegghammer explains that few Islamists from Western countries return and attack their homeland, but those who do generally carry out more successful attacks.]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3953http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3941Analysts at CISAC, together with the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, are playing a leading role in deriving new and timely information of global security relevance from a variety of open-source geospatial tools.]]>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3941http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3939CISAC's Sig Hecker spoke about North Korea's nuclear program at a seminar in Vienna. Based on estimates from his visits to the country, most recently in 2010, Pyongyang does not have the technical capability to back up the threats it has issued.]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3939http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3919Afghanistan: The New Forgotten War. Stanford scholars and military experts talk about lessons learned and what to expect after the 12-year war finally comes to an end.]]>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3919http://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3933Ahmad Homidi's unassuming manner belies the turmoil he lived through as a child. He and his family fled the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, forcing his parents to start from scratch as refugees in the United States. His story is a study in fresh starts.]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/news/3933http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7793Open to the public
Robert Forrest, Postdoctoral Fellow, CISAC]]>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:49:51 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7793http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7719Open to the public
Ryan Crocker, 2012-2013 Kissinger Senior Fellow, Yale University; Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon]]>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:05:16 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7719http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7749Open to the public
Yael Zeira; Kenneth A. Schultz]]>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:57 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7749http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7784Open to the public (RSVP required)
William J. Perry; J.B. Vowell; David Salzburg; Mike Boettcher]]>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:59:10 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7784http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7750Open to the public
Jonathan Renshon, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:41:24 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7750http://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7710Open to the public
Matthew Daniels, Pre-doctoral fellow, CISAC]]>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:22:26 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/events/7710http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/24095Foreign Policy, May 15, 2013
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A more in-depth and technical Q&A with CISAC's Siegfried Hecker on North Korea's stated intention to expand its nuclear arsenal.]]>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:50:50 PSThttp://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/24045http://cisac.stanford.edu/publications/24044Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 10, March 4, 2013
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