In the Deepfake Era, Counterterrorism Is Harder
On the anniversary of 9/11, CISAC’s Amy Zegart warns that “today’s threat landscape is vastly more complex than it was in 2001” and “the U.S. intelligence community is not responding quickly enough to technological changes and the challenges they are unleashing.” American intelligence agencies need to “gain and sustain the edge while safeguarding civil liberties in a radically different technological landscape.
Time Is Running Out to to Fight Disinformation in 2020 Election
Companies need to identify propaganda campaigns quickly because there may be little the platforms can do once a belief has taken hold, writes CISAC Information Warfare Working Group's Janine Zacharia in this op-ed for The San Francisco Chronicle.
Fukushima Cesium-Enriched Microparticle (CSMP) Update (Interview with Rod Ewing)
In this Q&A, Rod Ewing and fellow researchers describe their work on cesium-rich microparticles after Fukushima: How abundant are they? Does their presence increase health risk to humans? How much do they reveal about the process of the accident itself?
We Are Teetering on the Edge of a Hinge Point With North Korea
It is well worth looking more closely at what is at risk, how not to repeat previous flawed decisions and what a path through this perilous moment might look like, write Siegfried Hecker and Robert Carlin in the World Post.
#WorldClass: The Presidential Standoff in Venezuela with Harold Trinkunas
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Leadership
Rodney C. Ewing
Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow
Professor in Nuclear Security; Professor, Geological Sciences
Colin Kahl
Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow
Professor, by courtesy, Political Science
News & Events
News
Heading for (Another) Ukraine-Russia Gas Fight?
September 3, 2019
Events
Thu
Oct
3
Tue
Oct
8
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
The New Geopolitics of Energy
Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
616 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Tue
Oct
15
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Beyond “Bots and Trolls” — Understanding Disinformation as Collaborative Work
Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
616 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Wed
Oct
16
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Iraq: Past, Present, Future
Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
616 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Wed
Oct
16
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Conversation on Iraq and American Grand Strategy
Encina Hall, Second Floor, Central
616 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305