Congratulations to the Class of 2011 CISAC Honors students
Congratulations to the 10 members of the Class of 2011 CISAC Honors Program in International Security Studies. The students were honored at a June 10 ceremony for their successful participation in the interdisciplinary program and for their contributions to the field of international security research.
The Stanford seniors join 114 others who have graduated from the program since its inception in 2000. This year's program was co-directed by Coit D. Blacker and Martha Crenshaw, with assistance from teaching assistant Michael Sulmeyer.
In alphabetical order, the students, their majors, and their thesis titles are:
Devin Banerjee
Management Science and Engineering
India's Red Stain: Explaining the Indian Government's Ineffective Response to the Maoist-Naxalite Insurgency Since 1967.
Peter Davis
International Relations
The Non-Aligned Movement: A Struggle for Global Relevance
Biology
The Demise and Rise of Governance in Health Systems: A Path Forward
RJ Halperin
Political Science
The U.S. and the Origins of the Pakistani Nuclear Weapons Program: National Interests, Proliferation Pessimism, and Executive-Legislative Politics
Akhil Iyer
International Relations, Minor in Arabic
The Establishment of the U.S. Africa Command: Form, Function, and the Process of Agency Formation
Astasia Myers
Political Science and International Relations, Minor in Economics
IAEA Enforcement of Nuclear Nonproliferation Violators: Are Some Animals More Equal than Others?
Jimmy Ruck
History
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon? Evolving Civil Military-Relations in China
Engineering Physics and International Relations
Sunny Side Up: Characterizing the U.S. Military's Approach to Solar Energy Policy
* Recipient of the William J. Perry Award
Jaclyn Tandler
International Relations
Let Them Eat Yellow Cake: Understanding the History of France's Sensitive Nuclear Export Policy
*Recipient of the Firestone Medal
Shine Zaw-Aung
International Relations, Minor in Energy Engineering
The Third Horseman: On Famines and Governments