The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Arms Control
Scholarly Publications
Madman Nuclear Alert: Secrecy, Signaling, and Safety in the October 1969 Crisis, The
April 2003
The history of the October 1969 alert demonstrates that even in this high-politics arena of nuclear diplomacy, presidential orders were actively fought against, sometimes manipulated or ignored,...
Verification Regime for Warhead Control, A
January 2000
After a brief period of progress, the U.S.-Russian nuclear reduction process has reached a stalemate.
Other Publications
China and the CTBT Negotiations
December 1998
This report reviews Chinese participation in the international negotiations for a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva and provides...
Next Steps in the Creation of an Accidental Nuclear War Prevention Center
December 1983
In early 1983, members of Stanford University's Center for International Security and Arms Control met to discuss ideas on the establishment of a joint U.S.-U.S.S.R.
Verifying the Agreed Framework
April 2001
A joint Stanford University-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory team of scientists, nuclear engineers and arms control experts has concluded in a new study that North Korea's compliance with the...
News
Arms control workshop honoring George Bunn explores obstacles to nonproliferation
June 2004
Those who advocate nuclear arms control have many reasons for concern, with obstacles including a lack of public interest in the issue; inadequate security controls at facilities storing nuclear...
New York Times reporter discusses A.Q. Khan nuclear trading network
June 2004
In an address at the recent CISAC-sponsored Conference on South Asia and the Nuclear Future, held June 4-5 at Stanford, New York Times reporter David Sanger discussed the nuclear trading network of...
IAEA director-general ElBaradei to speak on nuclear nonproliferation
September 2004
Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will deliver the annual Drell Lecture, presented by CISAC on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m.
Events
CTBT Ratification and the Future of Nuclear Non-Proliferation: The 2007 Entry-Into-Force Conference
December 12, 2007
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a pivotal litmus test to determine a nation's "walking-the-walk dedication" on nonproliferation matters.
Open Source Intelligence
October 29, 2007
This presentation provides an overview of the history of US satellite-based reconnaissance as has been publicly revealed by the US Government to date.
Projects
Strengthening Security and Stability in South Asia
Through research and track-two diplomacy, CISAC scholars seek to identify policy oriented, cooperative measures aimed at fostering effective dialogue between Pakistan and India in an effort to...
English
Regional Conflict and Cooperation
Regional conflicts present their own set of unique challenges to the international community.
English
Multimedia
2016 Drell Lecture: William J. Perry - A National Security Walk Around the World
February 2016
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William J.
People
