In an October 29 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump said he had ordered the Defense Department to resume testing U.S. nuclear weapons. Four days later, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright clarified that the United States did not intend to conduct nuclear explosive tests.
In partnership with international cybersecurity agencies, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) outlined security best practices for organizations that use on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server.
The guide includes security advice previously shared by Microsoft, yet authorities felt it prudent to outline best practices for the critical and widely used technology
Anja Manuel, Aspen Strategy Group executive director and CISAC Affiliate, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss President Trump’s Asia trip, U.S.-Japan ties, what to expect from Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi, state of U.S.-China relations, and more.
At Stanford's 2025 Reunion weekend, scholars from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies shared insights into what can be done to address climate change, AI competition with China, Middle East security, democratic backsliding, and the war in Ukraine.
In the article “Top UN court says Israel must allow UN relief agency to supply aid to Gaza,” Dannenbaum is quoted as saying the opinion provides “strong legal support for the case against Netanyahu.”
In his new book, alum and CISAC affiliate Philip Taubman explores the paradoxes of the Pentagon chief who drove U.S. escalation in Vietnam while wrestling with private doubts.
With the [New START] treaty due to expire in February 2026, the Trump administration must decide how to respond to a Russian proposal to extend the treaty’s quantitative limits for one year.
Fmr. chief American nuclear weapons negotiator breaks down Putin's surprise nuclear offer, China's nuclear buildup, & what it takes to survive and succeed at the diplomatic table, especially at NATO.
Landsbergis, formerly the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, will have simultaneous affiliations across the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
FSI scholars Michael McFaul, Steven Pifer, and Rose Gottemoeller analyze the Alaska meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin and its implications for Ukraine’s security and sovereignty.
Six CISAC scholars joined global experts and Nobel Laureates, including Stanford's W.E. Moerner, at the University of Chicago to confront the escalating risks of nuclear war.
Widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths, the IPC, a United Nations-affiliated organization, added, calling for “immediate action” to be taken to end “catastrophic human suffering.”
In this commentary, Ruth Gibson and Gary Darmstadt argue that academics can help shape sanctions policy by suggesting ways to reduce humanitarian harm.