CISAC Seminars showcase Stanford faculty and researchers, as well as policy makers and visiting scholars from all over the country. Speakers typically cover general topics on international security and present the policy implications of their research or their years of experience in government. CISAC Seminars are free and usually open to the public. Directors' Seminars are held on certain Thursdays, from 3:30 - 5:00 PM in the William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, 2nd floor. At speaker’s request, some events may be by invitation only.
Events
Seminars
Geopolitics, National Security, and Organized Crime | Amb. Juan Carlos Pinzón
Thursday, February 13, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
From Crust to Core: Analyzing North Korea’s Fissile Material and Strategic Resource Production | Sulgiye Park
Thursday, December 5, 2024
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Bureaucracies at War: The Institutional Origins of Miscalculation | Tyler Jost
Thursday, November 7, 2024
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Do Nuclear Crises Lead to Arms Control? The Atomic Age and the Psychology of Near-Miss Events | Sarah Bidgood
Thursday, October 31, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
In the Shadow of Congress: the Facade of the Imperial Presidency | Patrick Hulme
Thursday, October 24, 2024
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Upstart: How China Became a Great Power | Oriana Skylar Mastro
Thursday, October 10, 2024
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Settler Empire and the United States: Francis Lieber on the Laws of War | Helen Kinsella
Thursday, October 3, 2024
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Dual Use Deception: How Technology Shapes International Competition | Jane Vaynman and Tristan A. Volpe
Thursday, June 6, 2024
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)