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Using intelligence to shape the future
"We spend $45 billion annually to reduce uncertainty, to help us combat threats to our nation, our people, and our security," said Payne Distinguished Lecturer Thomas Fingar in his third Payne lecture, devoted to anticipating the future--"not for purposes of prediction but for purposes of shaping it." Noting that strategic intelligence treats the future neither as "inevitable or immutable," Fingar employed real-life examples from his career in national intelligence to explore concrete ways intelligence can be used to move developments in a more positive direction. 
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The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years laterNovember 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The historic event symbolizes the end of the Cold War, and for the Germans living there, 1989 marks a turning point that continues to shape their culture. Amir Eshel, professor of comparative literature and director of FSI's Forum on Contemporary Europe and history professor James Sheehan reflect on the legacy of this important anniversary. | Next steps in AfghanistanAs President Obama confers with his military and diplomatic advisors about increasing U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, the political and military situation on the ground is seen as dire by many. CDDRL Director Larry Diamond joins KQED's Michael Krasny and a group of experts assessing U.S. policy options, strategic interests, and objectives in Afghanistan. |
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New books released by CDDRL faculty
September 8, 2009
CDDRL launches new Program on Good Governance and Political Reform in the Arab World
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President Alejandro Toledo on restoring trust in democratic institutions in Latin America
July 10, 2009
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Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (CHP/PCOR)November 17, 2009
In letter to President Obama, Garber and Fuchs join top economists urging four elements necessary to control costs in health care legislation
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Stanford Health Policy researchers receive NIA challenge grant to study HIV treatment
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Demography & Aging Center Receives Renewed NIA Funding to Support Series of Workshops on Demography Research
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CISAC goes to Washington
November 4, 2009
Scott D. Sagan named Caroline S.G. Munro Professor
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Joan Rohlfing named president of Nuclear Threat Initiative
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Joseph C. Martz from Los Alamos National Lab named inaugural Perry Fellow
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