CISAC Faculty Classes
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Autumn
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Face of Battle
Our understanding of warfare often derives from the lofty perspective of political leaders and generals: what were their objectives and what strategies were developed to meet them?
Interschool Honors Program in International Security Studies
Students from different schools meet in a year-long seminar to discuss, analyze, and conduct research on international security.
Technology and National Security
The interaction of technology and national security policy from the perspective of history to implications for the new security imperative, homeland defense.
Winter
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Rules of War
When, if ever, is war justified? How are ethical norms translated into rules that govern armed conflict? Are these rules still relevant in light of the changing nature of warfare?
International Security in a Changing World
This class surveys the most pressing global security problems facing the world today and includes an award-winning two-day international crisis simulation.
Managing Global Political Risk
In a globalized world, managers and investors are increasingly realizing that politics matter as much as economic fundamentals.
Managing Nuclear Waste: Technical, Political and Organizational Challenges
The essential technical and scientific elements of the nuclear fuel cycle, focusing on the sources, types, and characteristics of the nuclear waste generated, as well as various strategies for the disposition of spent nuclear fuel - including reprocessing
Nuclear Politics
Why do states develop nuclear weapons and why do some states, that have the technological capacity to build nuclear weapons, refrain from doing so? What are the strategic consequences of new states deploying nuclear weapons? What is the relationship betwe
Spring
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Nuclear Weapons, Energy, Proliferation, and Terrorism
At least 20 countries have built or considered building nuclear weapons. However, the paths these countries took in realizing their nuclear ambitions vary immensely. Why is this the case?
Computers, Ethics, and Public Policy
Ethical and social issues related to the development and use of computer technology. Ethical theory, and social, political, and legal considerations.
Need to Know: The Tension between a Free Press and National Security Decision Making
This seminar examines the dynamic interaction at the highest levels of government and the media when news coverage of secret national security policy and operations impinges on United States defense, diplomatic and intelligence activities ...
The International History of Nuclear Weapons
An introduction to the history of nuclear weapons from World War II to the present. The focus is on politics, but the role of technology transfer, whether legal or illicit, in the development of nuclear weapons will be
Red Horse: Drawings of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Inspired by Professor Scott Sagan's Face of Battle class, Stanford students curated an exhibition of 12 drawings by Red Horse, a Minneconjou Lakota Sioux warrior and acclaimed ledger artist, in 2016.
Red Horse: Drawings of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Stanford students from across campus collaborated to bring rare drawings into the light.