Getting freedom of navigation operations right in the South China Sea
The law of the sea remains elusive to many, and when territorial seas—or the build-up of artificial islands or military installations—are not being challenged, that should be made clear, writes Hyun-Binn Cho in The National Interest.
#WorldClass: Demystifying the U.S.-North Korea Relationship with Scott Sagan
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The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is Stanford University’s hub for researchers tackling some of the world's most pressing security and international cooperation issues.
Founded 30 years ago, CISAC today is building on its historic strengths to seek solutions to the many longstanding and emerging challenges associated with an increasingly complex world. We are guided by our longstanding belief that a commitment to rigorous scholarship, openness to new ideas, and lively intellectual exchange can spur the creation and spread of knowledge to help build a safer world.
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Leadership
Rodney C. Ewing
Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow
Professor in Nuclear Security; Professor, Geological Sciences
Colin Kahl
Co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation, FSI Senior Fellow
Professor, by courtesy, Political Science
News & Events
News
CISAC names 2019-20 pre- and postdoctoral fellows
April 8, 2019
10 years after Obama’s nuclear-free vision, the US and Russia head in the opposite direction
April 4, 2019
The battle for American minds
March 6, 2019
Events
Thu
Apr
18
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Making Sense of Human Rights Diplomacy: Symbolism or Concrete Impact?
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, 2nd Floor, 616 Serra St, Stanford, CA 94305
Thu
Apr
18
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Putin's World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest
2nd Floor East Wing E207, Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street, Stanford, California 94305,
Tue
Apr
23
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Revisiting the “Broken Promise” Controversy: The 1989-90 Origin of Post-Cold War NATO Expansion, Thirty Years On
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, 2nd Floor, 616 Serra St, Stanford, CA 94305
Wed
Apr
24
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
NATO’s Response to the Changing Security Environment
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, 2nd Floor, 616 Serra St, Stanford, CA 94305
Thu
Apr
25
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Internet Research Agency's Main Job: What Bots Do for Vladimir Putin Inside Russia?
William J. Perry Conference Room, Encina Hall, 2nd Floor, 616 Serra St, Stanford, CA 94305