http://fsi.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from FSI Stanforden-usPublic domainhttp://fsi.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://fsi.stanford.edu/60http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1695Pyongyang suspends its dismantling plans. Is North Korea hoping to push the Bush administration into reconsidering its verification policies or "playing for time in hopes of winning a better deal from" the next administration? Shorenstein APARC's associate director for research, %people1%, suggests they could be doing both.]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1695http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1693If there's a consensus about the confrontation between Russia and Georgia, writes CISAC's Pavel Podvig, it's that the conflict has seriously strained the relationship between Moscow and its Western counterparts--namely, the United States and NATO. Now that the worst of the conflict seems over, it appears that the harshest measures suggested in the first days of the conflict, i.e., expelling Russia from the G-8, won't materialize. Despite all of the disagreements and mistrust, each party seems to understand that severing ties between Russia and the West isn't realistic.]]>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1693http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1688While the United States has been focused on the Middle East, dramatic changes have been taking place in Asia. The region is relatively peaceful and economic growth has been impressive. However, new powers have emerged, while some of our old friends have become more assertive within the region. %people1% and J. Stapleton Roy, two of America's foremost Asia policy experts, offer advice to the incoming US administration.]]>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1688http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1690Google's initiative RE < C seeks to develop sources of renewable energy that are cheaper than coal-fired power. David Victor speaks to an audience at Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters about the current status and future prospects for coal -- the right hand side of Google's equation.]]>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1690http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1689CDDRL Director Michael McFaul is co-author of a new Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report, Strategic Leadership: Framework for a 21st Century National Security Strategy. In the report McFaul and other top foreign policy experts chart a new direction for America's global role.]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1689http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1685CDDRL Director and Obama foreign policy advisor %people1% discusses the conflict in Georgia with the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Time magazine, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and National Public Radio. "Would kicking Russia out of the G-8 have stopped this invasion?" McFaul says. "I don't see how those two are related. That is the test of leadership: are you proposing things that can advance American interests?"]]>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1685http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1687In "%publication1%," CDDRL visiting associate professor %people1% discusses Iranian leaders' statements calling for the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people and presents a comprehensive analysis of what Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad actually said. When Ahmadinejad punctuates his speech with "Death to Israel" m(arg bar Esraiil), Teitelbaum writes, this is no longer open to various interpretations.]]>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1687http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1682The Environmental Ethics Working Group has embarked on two distinct and experimental approaches to environmental ethical research.]]>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1682http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1680Five Southeast Asia scholars are slated for residence at Stanford for the upcoming academic year.]]>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1680http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1686The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford University is pleased to announce its new class of Draper Hills Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development. This year's fellows--26 outstanding civic, political, and economic leaders from 23 countries in transition--have been selected from more than 800 applications. They will be on the Stanford campus for three weeks, from July 28 to August 15, 2008.]]>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/news/1686http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5239By Invitation Only (RSVP required)
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James Goldgeier, Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, George Washington University, The Elliott School of International Affairs]]>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:17:40 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5385http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5349RSVP (RSVP required)
Marcus W. Feldman]]>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:37:54 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5349http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5382By Invitation Only (RSVP required)
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Judith Banister, Director of Global Demographics, The Conference Board]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:04:35 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5348http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5386Open to the public (RSVP required)
James Traub, Writer, New York Times Magazine]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:37:17 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5386http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5264By Invitation Only
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Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Member of the European Parliament; President of the Party of European Socialists; Former Prime Minister of Denmark]]>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:00:44 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5368http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5383Open to the public (RSVP required)
Se Il Park, Visiting Scholar, APARC]]>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:23:15 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5383http://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5380RSVP Required (RSVP required)
Anton Pelinka, Professor of Political Science and Nationalism Studies, Central European University Budapest]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:15:18 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/events/5380http://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22221Archives of Internal Medicine vol. 168, September 22, 2008
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In this paper, we argue that although international influences played a significant role in Indonesias democratic transition, Soehartos demise was not the consequence of diplomatic pressure or other democracy-promoting interventions.]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:33:00 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22220http://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22218CISAC, April 8, 2008
Report and contributed papers from a project concerned with rebuilding international consensus for the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The papers originally were presented at a CISAC workshop Oct. 16-17, 2007.]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:55:03 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22218http://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22213, August 2008
Within the context of CDDRLs project on democratic transitions, this paper explores the causes for the failure of Algeria to democratize in the 1990s. Adhering to the projects common case study framework, the paper outlines the impact of long term structural variables before moving on to an examination of the domestic, then external variables that acted around the moment of potential transition in 1991-1992. In conclusion, the paper highlights the mutual interaction of domestic and external variables in explaining the failed transition outcome in the Algeria case.]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:43:46 PSThttp://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22213http://fsi.stanford.edu/publications/22212Stanford Center for International Development, June 2008
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