The CISAC Research Seminar Series features speakers that present on topics related to international security and their policy implications. The purpose is to encourage interchange between the scientific and non-scientific communities at CISAC and within Stanford, to further CISAC’s goals of educating students and the public, conducting good scholarly research and influencing policy.
Events
Lectures
How New is the New Nuclear Age? | Mark Bell
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Biosecurity in an Age of AI: Frontier Safety, Anticipatory Governance, and Defensive Innovation | Jassi Pannu
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
After Fission: Recognition and Contestation in the Atomic Age | Sidra Hamidi
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Strategic Stability during the Cold War and Beyond | Robert Litwak
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Enemies in Agreement: Political Volatility and the Design of Arms Control | Jane Vaynman
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Can Law and Ethics Limit Harm to Civilians in War? Evidence from the U.S. Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq | Andrew Bell
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Coethnic Counterinsurgents: Explaining Security Force Ethnic Composition in Wartime | Dipin Kaur
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Women in Peace Negotiations: Powerful Advocates or Powerless Actors? | Elizabeth Good
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)