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Senior Huawei Official Acknowledges Ability to Clandestinely Access Mobile Networks

“While everyone was distracted with Justice Department controversies and the New Hampshire primary, a senior Huawei official has conceded that the company can clandestinely access users’ mobile networks,” writes Herb Lin for LawFare. “On Feb. 11, the Wall Street Journal ran a story citing U.S. officials who claimed that Huawei can ‘covertly access mobile-phone networks around the world through ‘back doors’ designed for use by law enforcement.’"

The Solar Orbiter launches—what will it reveal about the sun?

Amy Zegart was interviewed for the Economist’s podcast Babbage about “how countries can improve their defense against digital security threats – and why living in a city impairs navigational skills.”

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CISAC Simulates the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference

“International Security in a Changing World” was CISAC’s defining class, first taught in the 1970s. It continues today and includes a two-day simulation focused on international diplomacy. Earlier this month, more than 120 students and participants joined CISAC’s Scott D. Sagan, Joe Felter and Harold Trinkunas and others for a simulation of the 2020 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Learn more about CISAC’s education programs.

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Trump’s Bid to Go Big on Nuclear Arms Looks Like a Fizzle

"Russia has no interest in negotiating from scratch. China has no interest in negotiating at all. Nuclear arms control is in trouble," writes Steven Pifer for Defense One. "The 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces, or INF, Treaty is dead, and the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, has entered its last year, with the Trump administration thus far unready to accept Moscow’s offer to extend it."

Just War, Unjust Soldiers, & American Public Opinion, with Scott D. Sagan

In this episode, Adam Read-Brown, editor of Ethics & International Affairs, and Scott D. Sagan discuss issues of just war, war crimes, moral licensing, and much more.

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Who We Are

The 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 issues.

Founded 30 years ago, CISAC today is building on its historic strengths to seek solutions to the many longstanding and emerging challenges associated with an increasingly complex world. We are guided by our longstanding belief that a commitment to rigorous scholarship, openness to new ideas, and lively intellectual exchange can spur the creation and spread of knowledge to help build a safer world.

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CISAC is a unique interdisciplinary nexus that researches and offers solutions to the most pressing security challenges in the world today.

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CISAC is educating and training the next generation of thought leaders and policy makers in international security.

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CISAC’s research and policy work offers context and insights to decision-makers in Washington D.C. and throughout the world.

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Leadership

Rodney C. Ewing

Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow

Rodney C. Ewing

Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow

Professor in Nuclear Security; Professor, Geological Sciences

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Colin Kahl

Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow

Colin Kahl

Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow

Professor, by courtesy, Political Science

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Harold Trinkunas

Deputy Director

Harold Trinkunas

Deputy Director

Senior Research Scholar

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Andrea Gray

Associate Director for Administration and Finance

Andrea Gray

Associate Director for Administration and Finance

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