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The President's Nuclear Button

While delivering this year’s Drell Lecture, U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu questioned the constitutionality of the American president’s ability to unilaterally order a nuclear strike.

Russia postpones nuclear arms control negotiations with the U.S.

Short-term delays in U.S.-Russia nuclear inspections do to safety protocols are understandable, but there will be cause for concern if these postponements turn into longer delays, Rose Gottemoeller tells NBC News.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin Meeting with members of the Government (via videoconference).

The World’s Most Dangerous Man

Putin’s Unconstrained Power Over Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal.

Scott D. Sagan Awarded the Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award

The Thérèse Delpech Memorial Award from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is presented to an individual who has rendered exceptional service to the nongovernmental nuclear policy community.

Could the Ukraine war turn nuclear?

Anne McElvoy, of The Economist Asks, asks Rose Gottemoeller, a former deputy secretary-general at NATO, whether Russia will launch nuclear weapons and, if it did, what the West should do. And, has NATO proved its worth? READ MORE

Who We Are

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.