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
Seminars
Combating Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Materials Through a Regional Nuclear Security Regime in South Asia | Sitara Noor
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons and Crisis Dynamics: Experimental Evidence from the United States, United Kingdom, India, and Pakistan | Lisa Koch
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
The Myth of Nuclear Prestige | Kevin Bustamante
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Radioactive Governance: The Politics of Revitalization in Post-Fukushima Japan | Maxime Polleri
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Fighting Servants: Why Democratic Leaders Politicize Foreign Policy Bureaucracies | Emily Tallo
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
The Trend Toward Militarization: How IOs Influence International Police Reform | Maya Van Nuys
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Atomic Collective: Radioactive Life in Kazakhstan | Magdalena Stawkowski
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
The Inherent Unpredictability of Nuclear Deterrence | Jeffrey Knopf
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)