February 1, 2010
Experts to Brief Hill Staff: FY11 Budget Impact on Securing Nuclear Material
Two former US government nonproliferation officials – Kenneth Luongo and Matthew Bunn – will brief Congressional staff on the implications of the president's FY11 budget on the administration’s goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials worldwide within four years, as well as the broader arms control/nonproliferation agenda.

January 28, 2010
Experts Applaud SOTU, Announce International Summit on Nuclear Materials Security
In this State of the Union address last night, President Obama reiterated his commitment to “securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years, so that they never fall into the hands of terrorists.” And he called attention to April's nuclear security summit, which will bring 44 nations together in Washington, D.C., to discuss this four-year goal. Today, in order to complement and parallel Obama’s official summit, a group of more than 40 leading experts and nongovernmental organizations concertedly working on top nuclear materials control priorities announced details of their own international summit on April 12, 2010.

December 3, 2009
Experts Announce NGO Summit on Nuclear Materials Security
A group of more than 40 leading nuclear policy experts today announced details of an NGO summit they will organize in advance of a heads-of-state summit President Obama has called to discuss nuclear materials security efforts.

November 25, 2009
International Perspectives on Securing Vulnerable Nuclear Materials
The Stanley Foundation will host a luncheon panel on Thursday, December 3, to offer international perspectives on the Obama administration nuclear materials security initiative and the upcoming heads-of-state level summit on the issue. The panel will be moderated by Kennette Benedict, executive director and publisher of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

October 20, 2009
Experts Recommend Key Steps Toward Preventing State Fragility
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States and larger international community have been confronted by a series of crises caused by acute instability and violent conflict in weak or fragile states. In many instances such crises have necessitated costly interventions by the United Nations and the United States to stabilize and then rebuild the affected state. Ideally such interventions could be averted. A preventive approach to the challenge of fragile states was the focus of the 50th annual Strategy for Peace Conference recently organized by the Stanley Foundation.

October 15, 2009
Five Ways Obama Can Secure Nuclear Material
The Fissile Materials Working Group, a group of 23 non-governmental experts in support of the Obama administration’s goal to “secure all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years,” has made a series of policy recommendations in a letter to President Obama. This working group believes in the Administration’s four-year policy objective and will work to see that it is achieved in the U.S. and internationally.

September 18, 2009
Media Guide: Obama to Chair Security Council
The Stanley Foundation has several experts and resources available as the press prepares to cover President Barack Obama’s chairmanship of the UN Security Council next week. Obama will be the first American president to ever chair the 15-member group as it convenes to discuss nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

September 2, 2009
Toward Pittsburgh: Flashpoints for the G-20 Summit
When leaders from the G-20 countries gather in Pittsburgh on September 24-25, they'll face not only a severe economic downturn but also tectonic shifts in international politics. The global economy has prompted them to convene summit meetings at an unprecedented tempo; the shifting balance of power has raised basic questions about the future form and content of these high-level conclaves.

September 1, 2009
'Great Decisions' Taking Place in Muscatine
A national public education program that encourages participants to learn about US foreign policy and global issues will take place this fall in Muscatine.

June 15, 2009
Is the Group of Eight Obsolete?
In a new policy analysis brief for the Stanley Foundation, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and director of policy for the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, James Traub argues that the G-8's status is part of a larger stagnation seen in post-World War II international institutions.

October 14, 2008
New Understanding of Security Threats
Must Drive Rethink of US Nuclear Weapons Policy
In a changing security environment, one of the main goals of US strategic policy should be to prevent the use of nuclear weapons, either by state or nonstate actors. Equally true, nuclear weapons in 2008 have no military utility, only political utility. Participants in a Strategy for Peace roundtable discussed how to reduce the political utility of nuclear weapons in a manner that is strategically stable.

October 13, 2008
Next US Administration Should Review US Nonproliferation Policy
In order for the United States to set clear priorities for a consistent and credible nonproliferation regime while reviewing its nuclear posture, participants in a Strategy for Peace roundtable recommended that the next administration immediately undertake a policy review of US nonproliferation policy.

August 7, 2008
Journalism Training Course Offered in China
The Reuters Foundation, in collaboration with the Iowa-based Stanley Foundation, is accepting applications from US journalists to participate in an all-expenses-paid journalism training course in Beijing, China, November 10-14.

June 25, 2008
Why Selective Engagement? Iranian and Western Interests Are Closer Than You Think
Post-9/11 events in the Middle East have strengthened Iran's geopolitical and strategic role. The containment of Iran is an unrealistic solution, given that coercive isolation has only fostered a more radical and security-dominant domestic Iranian brand of politics.

June 25, 2008
Stanley Foundation/KQED Radio Documentary
on Global Security Wins National Press Club Award
Third Consecutive National Press Club Honor for Production Team

June 17, 2008
Scary Things That Don't Exist: Separating Myth From Reality in Future WMD
In the future anything is possible, but not all things are equally possible. This may be the most important thing to remember when it comes to thinking about future weapons of mass destruction (WMD). A new Stanley Foundation policy brief examines a few areas where the US government's assessment of future WMD threats— and possible countermeasures—has fallen short.

May 30, 2008
Rise and Shine: America Can Prosper in Age of Rising Powers
Five hundred years of history tell us that when a dominant power is faced with the rapid rise of another nation, things will not go smoothly. Today, China, India, and even Russia are regaining power across several dimensions. So what does this mean for America? It’s a question that’s been the subject of intense debate.

April 22, 2008
International Nuclear Dialogue Concludes in St. Petersburg
Experts from the US, Russia, and elsewhere held lively discussions in St. Petersburg, Russia, over the last two days regarding progress on nuclear weapons arms control and disarmament, strengthening the ongoing cleanup of Cold War nuclear weapon legacies, and more.

February 21, 2008
US Policy Options Toward Pakistan
In a new policy analysis brief for the Stanley Foundation, Owen Bennett-Jones of the BBC’s World Service argues that given widespread agreement the war on terror is going to last at least 20 years, the United States should think about longer-term policies to stabilize Pakistan.

February 12, 2008
Energy, Security, and Society:
Russian Nuclear National Dialogue Planned
The first of four international conferences planned by the Stanley Foundation to engage key countries and regions in talks about the future of nuclear disarmament will occur in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 21-22.

January 18, 2008
Journalism Training Workshop Offered in India
The Reuters Foundation, in collaboration with the Iowa-based Stanley Foundation, is accepting applications from US and Indian journalists to participate in an all-expense paid journalism training workshop in Mumbai, India, April 21-25.

December 13, 2007
New Reports Examine Middle East Security
Two new Stanley Foundation reports examine Middle East security issues facing states in the Gulf and Levant subregions. The Future of Gulf Security report continues the foundation’s multiyear focus on security issues facing this critical subregion. For Levant Security, the foundation spent ten months looking at conflict involving Lebanon and Syria from several different angles.

November 28, 2007
New Analysis Examines Nuclear Dangers
A policy analysis by David Cortright examines nuclear dangers and probes sources of instability that are driving proliferation and continued reliance on nuclear weapons. It traces the evolving political legitimacy and technical feasibility of nuclear weapons abolition, and concludes with suggestions to realize a future free of nuclear weapons.

October 31, 2007
US Push for Prompt Global Military Strikes Pose Strategic Consequences
Improving technology will allow a precise US military strike anywhere on the planet within an hour. A roundtable of experts recommended further analysis and strategic planning of the US prompt global strike concept at the Stanley Foundation’s 48th annual Strategy for Peace Conference.

October 31, 2007
Post-Iraq US Democracy Promotion Efforts Require New Multilateral Strategy
While the Iraq War has hampered American democracy promotion efforts, support for democratic values and human rights will remain a core element of US policy. Roundtable participants at the Stanley Foundation’s Strategy for Peace Conference discussed the range of multilateral tools and less aggressive methods the next US administration has to promote democracy.

October 30, 2007
Growing Nuclear Stockpiles Require New Security Measures
With the potential for growth in uranium and plutonium stockpiles, new measures will be needed to adequately secure and safeguard fissile material. A roundtable of experts recommended new security measures at the Stanley Foundation’s 48th annual Strategy for Peace conference.

October 23, 2007
The UN and Iraq: Moving Forward?
In a new policy analysis brief, titled The UN and Iraq: Moving Forward? James Traub offers a series of recommendations for the United Nations and others as the world body steps into the “calamitous deadlock” gripping Iraq.

July 6, 2007
Stanley Foundation Dialogues in Cambodia Highlight Aid, Trade,
and Infrastructure Dimensions of New Power Dynamics in Southeast Asia
The Stanley Foundation and two other institutions concluded a weeklong dialogue series with participants from leading universities, think tanks, NGOs, as well as the Cambodian and foreign governments, to examine complex and important economic issues facing the Asia-Pacific region.

July 3, 2007
Vladimir Sambaiew Named Stanley Foundation President
The Stanley Foundation has elected Vladimir P. Sambaiew as its president, effective September 4, 2007.

June 20, 2007
Stanley Foundation/KQED Radio Documentary on Arab Media Wins Top National Press Club Award
“24/7: The Rise and Influence of Arab Media,” a public radio documentary produced by the Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio, was awarded the National Press Club’s 2007 Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence.

June 4, 2007
Policy Memo on Africa and G-8 Summit Now Available
The Stanley Foundation and the Aspen Atlantic Group recently convened an expert workshop in Berlin to discuss the principal obstacles to effective multilateral solutions to the problems on the African agenda-and how the international community can create an Africa that is rising, rather than at risk. A four page policy memo summarizing the discussion and general recommendations is now available.

May 30, 2007
Stanley Foundation Launches New Dialogue Examining Asia's Shifting Power Dynamics
In Asia today the world is witnessing a "power transition" on a scope and scale arguably unseen for close to 400 years. To address and better understand these shifting power dynamics, the Stanley Foundation, in collaboration with the Pacific Council on International Policy, is launching a new project on Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue: China, India, Japan, and the United States in the New Asia.

May 9, 2007
Public Radio Documentary Explores New Scenarios For US Global Leadership
David Brancaccio Hosts and Reports for "Beyond Fear: America’s Role in an Uncertain World."

April 4, 2007
Stanley Foundation Announces Journalism Award Recipients
The Stanley Foundation has selected three journalists to receive Reporting Project journalism awards, which will provide financial assistance for proposed reporting on examples of US-led multilateral efforts to strengthen global security and how those efforts have succeeded or failed.

February 1, 2007
Stanley Foundation Reporting Project Offers $25,000 in Awards
The Stanley Foundation is offering $25,000 in awards to journalists interested in reporting on examples of US-led multilateral efforts to strengthen global security and how those efforts have succeeded or failed.

January 31, 2007
Coming Soon From the Stanley Foundation: "Beyond Fear: America's Role in an Uncertain World"
The Stanley Foundation and KQED Public Radio announce a new radio documentary project "Beyond Fear: America's Role in an Uncertain World." The documentary is scheduled for release in spring 2007.

January 23, 2007
Stanley Foundation Launches New Project Examining US-China-Japan Relations
This new project is aimed at boosting confidence- and security-building measures in the Asia-Pacific region among three dominant powers: China, Japan, and the United States. The continuing security and prosperity of the region is largely contingent on enhanced cooperation among the three countries.

November 9, 2006
Policy Memo: New Power Dynamics in Southeast Asia
A new Stanley Foundation Policy Memo urges US leaders to promote regional stability and freer trade in Southeast Asia, where President Bush is scheduled to visit next week.

October 19, 2006
Stanley Foundation Announces New Project: Bridging the Foreign Policy Divide
A new initiative by the Stanley Foundation, "Bridging the Foreign Policy Divide," will bring together foreign policy and national security specialists from across the political spectrum to find common ground on ten key, controversial areas of policy.