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Nunn School Undergrad Speaks on Online Gaming and Adherence to Laws of Armed Conflict

April 12, 2013 — Fifth-year Economics and International Affairs (EIA) major D. Adam Thigpen presented the findings of research on adherence to international law in modern video games at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference in Washington, D.C., which was held 27-30 March 2013. 

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Accepting Sam Nunn Fellow Applications - Deadline Extended to May 15th

April 4, 2013 — Now accepting Applications for Sam Nunn Fellows for the 2013/14 Academic Year.  See Flyer and FAQ.   Deadline Extended to Wednesday, 15 May 2013 @ 3pm.

Dr. Herb Lin

Dr. Herbert Lin on Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues (ELSI) Related to Emerging Technologies of Military Significance

April 4, 2013 — The Sam Nunn School Center for International Strategy, Technology, & Policy (CISTP) presented on March 6, 2013 the Colonel Leslie Callahan Memorial Endowment Talk:  Dr. Herbert Lin, Chief Scientist, CSTB, National Research Council of the National Academies, "Understanding Ethical, Legal, and Societal Issues Related to Emerging Technologies of Military Significance".

Nunn School Prof speaks on Strategy and WMD Defense

Nunn School Prof speaks on Strategy and WMD Defense

April 1, 2013 — Nunn School Assistant Professor, Margaret E. Kosal, spoke at the Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense held 11-12 March in Alexandria VA on the threats, opportunities, and strategic gaps in 21st century defense against CBRN weapons.

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Nunn Fellows Visit Washington DC

March 25, 2013 — The Georgia Tech Sam Nunn Security Program Fellows--a MacArthur Foundation funded effort to expose Georgia Tech's brightest PhD engineering and science students to policymaking--spent the week of March 17th 2013 in Washington DC.

Adam Stulberg

Stulberg on the Future of Nuclear Power

March 12, 2013 — Dr. Adam Stulberg, Associate Professor and Co-Director Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP), Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, spoke at the North Carolina State University School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) on February 25th on "The Future of Nuclear Power: Myths, Realities, and Inflections".

Tamara Wittes

Wittes on the Future of US Involvement in the Middle East

March 11, 2013 — On February 28, Dr. Tamara Wittes, Director of the Brookings Institution`s Saban Center for Middle East Policy, gave a talk at Georgia Tech presented by the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) and the General Ray Davis Memorial Fund.  View video > (75 minutes)

Norrin M. Ripsman

Ripsman Speaks on States, Societies and Peacemaking between Regional Rivals

March 1, 2013 — On February 12, Norrin Ripsman, professor in the Political Science Department at Concordia University, spoke on why regional peacemaking begins with states and ends with societies using case studies from the Middle East and beyond.

Interview with Sam Nunn Security Program (SNSP) Fellow Adrienne Little‏

Todd Sandler

School of Economics and CISTP Host Terrorism Roundtable

February 21, 2013 — Prominent experts in terrorism attended a research roundtable titled “Multi-disciplinary Studies on Terrorism.” The roundtable was hosted by the School of Economics and the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) on February 15, 2013.