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Scott D. Sagan, PhD

Caroline S.G. Munro Professor of Political Science; FSI and CISAC Senior Fellow

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May 16th, 2013

Sagan praises Kenneth Waltz's legacy on nuclear debate

CISAC in the news: Foreign Policy on May 15, 2013

Scott Sagan, in this piece for Foreign Policy, remembers his longtime friend and writing partner Kenneth Waltz. The international relations theorist passed away on May 13. Read more »



April 12th, 2013

Sagan honored by ISA as Distinguished Security Scholar

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

Colleagues and former students join the International Studies Association to praise Scott Sagan as he wins the annual Distinguished Scholar in International Security Studies award. Read more »



March 15th, 2013

Hecker, Sagan argue Seoul shouldn't go nuclear against North

CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: New York Times on March 11, 2013

CISAC's Hecker and Sagan argue against Seoul building up a nuclear arsenal in the wake of the North's third nuclear test and its threat of "raining bullets on the enemy." Read more »



January 22nd, 2013

Scott Sagan discusses his career path, nuclear hot spots, and innovative teaching methods

CISAC in the news

CISAC's Scott Sagan sat down with the Palo Alto Weekly to discuss how academics can assist governments and international organizations in making better policy decisions, his concerns about nuclear instability worldwide, and his use of innovative teaching methods to get students to think about diplomacy and international issues. Read more »



December 21st, 2012

Custer makes last stand in Stanford T-shirts and Ray-Bans

CISAC, FSI Stanford News

Stanford University's Sophomore College students take a staff ride at the Little Bighorn battleground outside Billings, Mo., as part of their Face of Battle class co-taught by CISAC's Scott Sagan and Joe Felter. Read more »




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First Person: Scott Sagan, Nuclear Disarmament Expert
Scott Sagan, nuclear disarmament expert, Senior Fellow at CISAC and Stanford professor of political science, talks with Lisa Van Dusen in the fall of 2012 about his life-long career in academic research, teaching and policy devoted to disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation.
January 20, 2013 in Palo Alto Online

Nuclear investigations
Could you justify the use of nuclear weapons against the enemy? For Stanford political science professor Scott Sagan, the answer is simple–no.
April 3, 2012 in The Stanford Daily

5-minute Lowy lunch: Nuclear genie
Leading nuclear expert Professor Scott Sagan, from Stanford University, gave lectures and interviews around Australia during his visit last week, and on Thursday he was at the Lowy Institute in Sydney to take part in a panel discussion about nuclear power and nuclear proliferation.
December 6, 2011 in Lowy Interpreter

Why We Won't Use the Bomb
The choice by United States leaders to not use nuclear weapons in conflict—we haven't dropped a nuke since 1945—may have more to do with public attitude than with militaristic decisions, according to Stanford political science professor Scott Sagan.
November 7, 2011 in Patch.com

VIDEO: US Strategic Nuclear Policy: A Video History, 1945-2004
Sandia Labs historical video documents history of U.S. strategic nuclear policy. [...] Interviewed were university researchers including Stanford University professors Lynn Eden, Scott Sagan, and David Holloway, University of Pittsburgh professor Janne Nolan, University of Wisconsin professor Paul Boyer, and the late ...
October 12, 2011 in Center for Research on Globalization

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