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Amy Zegart, PhD

CISAC Faculty Member; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor of Political Economy (by courtesy), Graduate School of Business

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February 28th, 2013

Students take part in UN simulation to debate Iran's nuclear program

CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news

CISAC faculty member Amy Zegart writes in Foreign Policy about Stanford's popular UN Security Council simulation, which this year took on a hypothetical nuclear crisis in Iran. More than 150 students represented 23 countries in the 48 hours of mock debate. Read more »



January 8th, 2013

Zegart: Brennan as CIA director reflects increasing public tolerance for torture

CISAC Op-ed: The New York Times on January 7, 2013

CISAC Faculty Member Amy Zegart discusses how changing American attitudes toward torture have impacted intelligence agencies. The Obama administration's recent appointment of John Brennan to lead the CIA is a case in point. Read more »



December 20th, 2012

The good, the bad, and the ugly of aviation security

CISAC Op-ed: Foreign Policy on January 19, 2012

CISAC Faculty Member and Foreign Policy blogger Amy Zegart explains the good, the bad and the ugly of aviation security. Despite the problems, there are positive developments in the Transportation Security Administration's work. Read more »



December 6th, 2012

Companies open their own intelligence shops to manage risks

CISAC in the news: Foreign Policy on December 5, 2012

Amy Zegart explains why private companies are developing their own intelligence units that conduct surveillance and analyze information to protect their businesses and personnel against geopolitical risks. She argues that these units, which operate much like the CIA, are becoming necessary to conduct global business. Read more »



November 28th, 2012

Why cultures clash when military leaders run the CIA

CISAC Op-ed: Foreign Policy on November 28, 2012

Amy Zegart explains why military leaders have a difficult time running intelligence agencies. Even though both deal with national security, their organizational structures create very different operational cultures.





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Al Qaeda is down, not out
Amy Zegart: "Talk of strategically defeating Al Qaeda is all the rage in the White House these days. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta used the "D-word" in July. President Obama declared in his new counter-terrorism strategy, "We can say with growing confidence… that we have put Al Qaeda on the path to defeat." Compared to the woeful state of the economy, terrorism has become the administration's feel-good story of the year."
September 7, 2011 in Los Angeles Times

Hoover Institution Press Releases Book Highlighting Why America’s Post-9/11 Intelligence System Remains Dysfunctional
Hoover Institution Press today released "Eyes on Spies: Congress and the United States Intelligence Community" by Amy Zegart. Zegart's commentary is especially poignant in light of thetenth anniversary of 9/11. As the nation evaluates whether we are safer today than we were ten years ago, Zegart examines surprising reasons for weaknesses in the US intelligence community and sheds light on why deficiencies continue to persist.
August 30, 2011 in Business Wire (press release)