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Foreign Adversary Threats to Democratic Institutions: Are Courts Next?
February 15, 2018
- This event is offered as a joint sponsorship with the Hoover Institution - Abstract: Russia’s interference in our election was part of an ongoing campaign to undermine democracy and its...
Rethinking National Security
December 6, 2017
Abstract: In 1945, our homeland was inviolate. Since then, we have invested trillions of dollars to improve our national security, yet we now can be destroyed in under an hour.
Reforming national cyber defense
September 20, 2017
Abstract: The U.S. government continues to struggle with how best to defend the country from cyber attacks.
Machine intelligence and national security
September 19, 2017
This event is restricted to current Stanford students, faculty, staff and visiting scholars. The event is at capacity and RSVPs are now closed. Thank you for your understanding. Abstract: Machines...
A Conversation with General Michael Hayden
April 27, 2017
About the Event: In conversation with Philip Taubman, General Hayden will discuss intelligence and cybersecurity challenges the United States faces in combatting terrorism, dealing with North Korea...
The Challenges of Providing Data Security
January 18, 2017
Drell Lecture Recording: https://youtu.be/K8qLqJwi4Qc Drell Lecture Transcript: NA Speaker's Biography: Admiral Inman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1950, and from the National...
Inside the CIA: A Conversation with Michael Morell
January 11, 2017
This event is at maximum capacity. We thank you for your interest and regret that we cannot accept more registrations.- This event is part of the Robert G.
Meet Your Army: Now, What Do You Want Us to Do?
August 30, 2016
Abstract: The Army is in a period of Transition and Transformation, where the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan are supposed to be over or winding down, in theory enabling the force to rebalance and...
Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy
August 30, 2016
Abstract: Derek Chollet will offer his inside assessment of Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy, tackling the prevailing consensus to argue that Obama has profoundly altered the course of American...
America, the Middle East, and Grand Strategy in the Post-9/11 Era
August 25, 2016
Abstract: Grand strategy represents a state's overarching theory of what constitutes national security and how best to produce national security. Do U.S.
Global Intelligence Oversight: Governing Security in the Twenty-First Century
August 24, 2016
Abstract: In a world that is increasingly unstable, intelligence services like the American CIA and the United Kingdom's MI6 exist to deliver security.
A View from the National Intelligence Council
April 11, 2016
- Please note that this is a joint CISAC/Science seminar -Join Chairman of the National Intelligence Council (NIC) Greg Treverton for a discussion on the NIC's work and how it connects to U.S....
Ensuring High Quality and Innovative Science and Technology for National Security
March 25, 2016
Abstract: Institutions like LLNL are part of an enterprise established in the mid-twentieth century to enable teams of scientists and engineers to deliver technological capabilities to address...
Deterrence and Arms Control in Cyberspace
March 22, 2016
Abstract: For four years running now, the Director of National Intelligence’s Worldwide Threat Assessment to Congress has led with cyber threats to national and international security. Under...
Countering Violent Extremism
February 26, 2016
AbstractUnder Secretary Sewall will deliver remarks on Countering Violent Extremism, the U.S.
Missile Defense and Nuclear Risks in the Current Strategic Environment
January 4, 2016
Abstract: Once limited by concerns about its technological feasibility, affordability and destabilizing potential, today, missile defense is becoming a multinational enterprise deployed on a global...
Security Conundrum Series: An evening with U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
May 29, 2015
The video recording of this event can be watched on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j57OuqbtD9Q&feature=youtu.beIn an age of terrorism, where should a democratic society draw the line...
The Limits of Counterterrorism: Constructing Policy Responses
May 21, 2015
Abstract: The purpose of this book project is to explain what it is about terrorism that makes it inherently difficult for the American government to formulate an effective counterterrorism policy....
Self-Regulatory Lessons From the US Commercial Nuclear Power Industry: Why Does It Work and Why Can’t It Be Replicated?
May 12, 2015
Abstract: In the early morning hours of March 28, 1979, began a series of events that led to a partial meltdown of the reactor core at Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant and the worst...
Judicial Review of National Security - the Israeli experience (1995-2013)
May 7, 2015
Abstract: Adjudication of national security poses complex challenges for courts.
From "Olympic Games" to the Sony Hack: The Future of Offensive Cyber in Statecraft
May 5, 2015
Abstract: When President Obama approved the "Olympic Games'' cyber attacks on Iran, he told aides that he was worried about what would happen when nations around the world began to use destructive...
Rewiring the Pentagon: Charting a New Path on Innovation and Cybersecurity
April 23, 2015
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Center for International Security & Cooperation, and the Hoover Institution are honored to co-sponsor the 2015 Drell Lecture with The...
Ordinary Guys: Why Integrating Immigrants Probably Won't Prevent Terrorism
April 2, 2015
Abstract: Imagine two guys.
The Enduring Role of US Nuclear Weapons
February 3, 2015
Due to the combination of a great response and our space constraints, this event is now full. We regret that we cannot accept any more RSVPs.
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Amy Zegart Senior Fellow Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
Colin H. Kahl Senior Fellow Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
