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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 1h

Our fellowship application is now open! We are seeking applicants for the 2026-2027 Fellowship Program. The application deadline is December 3, 2025. Check out the link below for more information and where to apply!
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Become a CISAC Fellow 2026-2027

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 20h

Next week: "Local Peace, International Builders: How the UN Builds Peace from the Bottom Up" with @wnomikos.bsky.social.

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Local Peace, International Builders: How the UN Builds Peace from the

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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · 1d

Putin has offered to extend the New START Treaty for an additional year beyond its 2026 expiration date if the U.S. elects to do the same. Is this a deal Washington should take?

Steve Pifer of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social weighs in on the pros and cons ↘️ ow.ly/sxSt50X7oPr

Responding to Putin’s Proposal to Extend New START

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

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Marc Lipsitch @mlipsitch.bsky.social · 2d

cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/content/cisa... In my new role at @stanfordcisac.bsky.social, I'm recruiting for a postdoc to define how benefits of risky research should be evaluated. w Tony Mills of @notredame.bsky.social . #philsci #biosecurity #scipolicy

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 4d

Next week: "Post-Cold War Era as History" with Mary Elise Sarotte.

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Mary Elise Sarotte — Post-Cold War Era as History

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 6d

A new roundtable by CISAC affiliate @laurensukin.bsky.social and Rohan Mukherjee examines the evolving global nuclear order, with several papers by former CISAC postdocs that show the interconnected nature of nuclear challenges and the vital role of domestic politics.

Texas National Security Review @tnsr.org · 8d

Our latest roundtable examines the rapidly evolving global nuclear order. From North Korea to NATO, China to Latin America, this collection of essays explores the domestic and international forces reshaping nuclear security.

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Navigating the New Nuclear Map - Texas National Security Review

The global nuclear order is undergoing rapid and complex transformations, driven by the expansion of arsenals, evolving doctrines, and the interplay of domestic and international politics. This roundt...

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 7d

Next week: "How Much is Enough to Kill a Nation? Great Power Nuclear Deterrence in a New Era of Countervalue" with Jaganath Sankaran.

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How Much is Enough to Kill a Nation? Great Power Nuclear Deterrence in a

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 7d

🗓️ Mark your calendars! The 2025 Drell Lecture will be October 29th with speaker Jill Hruby. RSVP for event at the link below ⤵️
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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · 23d

You've heard of NATO's Article 5...but what about Article 4?

Rose Gottemoeller of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social joined @npr.org to discuss what Article 4 is, why Poland invoked it, and what its use means for the war in Ukraine and NATO's relationship with Russia. ow.ly/coE050WWxXv

Russian Drones crossed into their airspace, so Poland invoked Article 4. What is it?

NATO jets shot down Russian drones that entered Polish airspace overnight, and Poland invoked NATO's Article 4. Mary Louise Kelly talks with former deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller.

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · 28d

In a new Q&A, CISAC fellow @annakferl.bsky.social unpacks how competing interpretations of “meaningful human control” influence debates on autonomous weapons, human–machine relations in warfare, and AI policy visions.
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Fellowship Spotlight: Anna-Katharina Ferl

A news feature highlighting the work of CISAC fellows

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Sep 8

A nuclear blast in orbit could wipe out satellites in weeks, crippling navigation, comms, security, and more. In @thebulletin.org, CISAC honors student Isobel Porteous ('25) explains why reports of Russia’s weapon plans show space arms control can’t wait.

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Modern arms control verification for the Outer Space Treaty

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty banned nuclear weapons in space but contained no verification provisions. Technological advances make verification and monitoring for treaty compliance more attainable now ...

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Sep 4

Please join us in welcoming Tom Dannenbaum to CISAC as the Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security! In addition to his appointment at CISAC, Dannenbaum will serve as a professor of law at Stanford Law School.

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Tom Dannenbaum, Expert on Laws of War, Joins Stanford Law School and FSI in

Dannenbaum will join CISAC and Stanford Law School as the Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Sep 3

"And so the whole edifice of deterrence is, from the beginning, in trouble," says CISAC's Herb Lin on the fragile premise of rational actors in nuclear policy for @newyorker.com.
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Why Don’t We Take Nuclear Weapons Seriously?

The risk of nuclear war has only grown, yet the public and government officials are increasingly cavalier. Some experts are trying to change that.

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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · Sep 2

We are pleased to welcome @glandsbergis.bsky.social, formerly the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, to FSI. He will be based at @stanfordcisac.bsky.social, and affiliated with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social & @theeuropecenter.bsky.social, effective September 16. ow.ly/uW4Q50WOIZt

Gabrielius Landsbergis Appointed the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Visiting

Landsbergis, formerly the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, will have simultaneous affiliations across the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're excited to share that "Security Through Cooperation" by CISAC's Rose Gottemoeller is now available for preorder! The powerful read challenges the myth of U.S. hostility in the 1990s & shows how cooperation with Russia once drove global security.
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Security Through Cooperation | Stanford University Press

Russian officials and experts often voice the view that the United States was hell-bent on undermining, even destroying Russia during the turbulent period of the Soviet breakup thirty years ago. The p...

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Aug 27

‪The US now has two separate legal regimes regulating international transfers of sensitive data about Americans. CISAC affiliate Jim Dempsey breaks them down in his latest for @iapp.bsky.social.
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FSI Stanford @fsi.stanford.edu · Aug 21

Both Trump and Putin are concerned about the New START treaty expiring in February 2026, says Rose Gottemoeller of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social. But what comes next? What’s needed, writes Gottemoeller in @thebulletin.org is a new agreement for a new era: ow.ly/vfcb50WATnU

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Salt Typhoon was more than a one-off intelligence success for China. It reflected a deeper, troubling reality," writes Payne Distinguished Lecturer Anne Neuberger in her latest for @foreignaffairs.com.
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China Is Winning the Cyberwar

America needs a new strategy of deterrence.

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Aug 14

In a new article for the Journal of Conflict Resolution, CISAC affiliate @laurensukin.bsky.social & colleagues examine data from 24 countries finding early support for the US in the Russo-Ukrainian war came largely from approval of its restrained aid to Ukraine
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Winning Hearts and Minds? How the United States Reassured During the Russo-Ukrainian War - Lauren Sukin, Stephen Herzog, Alexander Lanoszka, 2025

Decades of scholarship hold that great powers shore up global confidence during crises with strong demonstrations of resolve. A much smaller literature critique...

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Political Science Department at Northwestern University @polisciatnu.bsky.social · Aug 14

Now in Print!

Elizabeth Good (@tgsatnu.bsky.social Ph.D. & @stanfordcisac.bsky.social Postdoc), "Power Over Presence: Women’s Representation in Comprehensive Peace Negotiations and Gender Provision Outcomes" via @apsrjournal.bsky.social

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Power Over Presence: Women’s Representation in Comprehensive Peace Negotiations and Gender Provision Outcomes
ELIZABETH GOOD Northwestern University, United States
American Political Science Review (2025) 119, 3, 1099–1114
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The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) sector assumes increasing the number of women involved in peace negotiations drives better outcomes for local women. However, empirical support for this assumption is inconsistent. This article tests how power alters the relationship between women’s formal (Track 1) involvement in peace negotiations and the inclusion of women-specific provisions in peace agreements. Using an original dataset comprised of 2,299 Track 1 delegates involved in 116 comprehensive peace agreements finalized between 1990 and 2021, I find women’s involvement in peace negotiations is positively correlated to comprehensive agreements containing provisions for women. However, this correlation is dependent on women holding positions of power—simply having women in the room is insufficient. This article offers a novel quantitative approach to WPS studies, provides nuance to theories linking descriptive and substantive representation, and casts doubt on the longstanding assumption that increasing women’s involvement inherently enhances gender equality.

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · Aug 6

This week marks the 80th anniversaries of the United States' atomic bombings on Japan.

Siegfried Hecker, former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory, writes of his concern that "instead of continued learning about the dangers of nuclear war, we are unlearning the most important lessons."

Reflections on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years on

Siegfried Hecker, former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, expresses concern that, 80 years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that the world is on the wrong path—instead of…

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Aug 6

Nearly 80 years after the first nuclear bomb was used in warfare, Nobel laureates and nuclear experts met to confront the rising risks of nuclear war and to issue a stark warning: the nuclear status quo is no longer stable.

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80 Years After Hiroshima: A Reckoning with the Nuclear Legacy

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

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Aug 5

WATCH | CISAC Co-Director Scott Sagan joined NHK-WORLD-JAPAN News to discuss opinion polls that suggest Americans have been changing their views on nuclear weapons since 1945.

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Aug 1

"When a mother is being starved, it has lifelong implications for the child," commented Ruth Gibson, a postdoc fellow at Stanford Health Policy and CISAC, speaking to TIME about the unfolding famine in Gaza.
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The Medical Consequences of Starvation

The effects can persist long after people regain access to food, experts say.

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Stanford CISAC @stanfordcisac.bsky.social · Jul 21

Trump cybersecurity EO embraces many Biden initiatives, but key questions are still to be addressed, says CISAC senior policy advisor Jim Dempsey for @lawfaremedia.org
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The Cybersecurity Patchwork Quilt Remains Incomplete

Trump’s first executive order on cybersecurity embraced more Biden initiatives than it overturned, but still misses the mark—accountability.

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