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We are deeply saddened to report that our friend and colleague, Rod Ewing, passed away on Saturday, July 13th, 2024.

The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is pleased to welcome the fellows who will be joining us for the 2024-25 academic year. These scholars will spend the academic year generating new knowledge across a range of topics that can help all of us build a safer world.

Commentary

The probability that Putin would challenge a NATO member militarily is not high, but his history of miscalculations and overinflated ambition should remind the alliance not to underestimate the risks.

Could NATO survive a second Donald Trump administration? Most likely not—at least not with the United States as a committed ally and alliance leader.

On April 3rd, The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) marked a significant milestone as it commemorated its 40th anniversary with a celebration that brought together its alumni, faculty, researchers, fellows, and many distinguished guests.

The Kremlin’s nuclear saber-rattling has raised eyebrows in the West since the start of Russia’s full-scale war, but Putin isn’t interested in triggering a nuclear war.

At a gathering for alumni, the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy program hosted four experts to discuss the ramifications of AI on global security, the environment, and political systems.

The Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR) is a critical component of the Executive Office of the President (EOP) in the White House

On May 6, the Russian Defense Ministry announced an exercise near Ukraine involving the possible use of non-strategic (tactical) nuclear weapons.

Power-hungry leaders. Nuclear Weapons. War games. The tensions between two forces ushered in a decadeslong conflict - and devastation around the globe

A new feature highlighting the work of CISAC fellows

Students from of POLISCI114S: International Security in a Changing World embrace diplomatic roles to tackle global nuclear security challenges in 2024 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference simulation

Johnson has expressed support for Ukraine in the past — but done nothing, apparently out of concern for his job. Now, he must act. Ukraine could lose without U.S. help.

The awards recognize publishers who produce books, journals, and digital products of extraordinary merit that make a significant contribution to a field of study

Rice, who most recently served as President Biden’s domestic policy advisor, will have simultaneous appointments across FSI, as well as at Stanford’s Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence institute.

"We found them understandably war-weary but resolved to continue the fight, believing they can prevail and drive out the Russian aggressors. We also heard growing exasperation with their most important partner, the United States."

Sidra Hamidi (‘18 - ‘19) and Chantel Murphy (‘18 - ‘19), gained recognition for their co-authored article “A tale of two fuel cycles: defining enrichment and reprocessing in the nonproliferation regime”

Commentary

Assessing Russia’s nuclear threats

Since Trinity—the first atomic bomb test on the morning of July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico—the nuclear-armed states have conducted 2,056 nuclear tests (Kimball 2023)

These polls give some support to the frequently made observation that nuclear war is far down on the concerns of millennials.

An effort to secure Senate consent to ratification would require a determined push by the White House, but in present circumstances even that would probably fall short given the difficult international climate and domestic US politics.