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
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)
Seminars
Enduring Hostility: A Book Talk on the Making of America's Iran Policy | Dalia Dassa Kaye
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Aid–Diplomacy Mergers and the Future of Global Security | Rachel George
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Anonymous Online Survey Detection of Political Violence, Social Unrest and Human Rights Violations | Andrew Shaver
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
How America Failed to Disarm North Korea: The Inside Story | Joel Wit
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
The Unforgiving Hour: New Technologies, Old Ideas, and the Fragility of American Power | Amy Zegart
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
The Untold Story of China's Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing | Hui Zhang
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Seminars
Laying the Foundation for Environmental Peacebuilding: Assessing Scientific and Environmental Cooperation during and after the Cold War | Erika Weinthal
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)