
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
Humanitarian Calculus: A History of Weapons Prohibitions in International Law, 1860s–1970s | Elena Kempf
Thursday, May 8, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism | Tamar Mitts
Thursday, May 1, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Strategic Stability Dialogue between the United States and China in Historical Perspective | Alexandre Debs
Thursday, April 3, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Race, Democracy, and Public Support for War | Jessica Weeks
Thursday, March 6, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
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)
Panel Discussions
What Have Survey Experiments Taught Us About Decisions to Use Nuclear Weapons?
Thursday, February 6, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Panel Discussions
Global Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine War
Thursday, December 12, 2024
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)