The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Russia
Scholarly Publications
Uneasy Partnerships: China’s Engagement with Japan, the Koreas, and Russia in the Era of Reform
April 2017
Uneasy Partnerships presents the analysis and insights of practitioners and scholars who have shaped and examined China's interactions with key Northeast Asian partners.
When Science Brought Americans and Russians Together
April 2017
Siegfried Hecker describes the scientific collaboration that took place between Russian and American nuclear weapons laboratories following the end of the Cold War.
A visit to Russia's secret nuclear labs
March 2017
In this essay, Siegfried Hecker describes a 1992 visit to nuclear facilities in the former Soviet Union.
Other Publications
US-Russia rift threatens science ties that keep us safe
December 2016
Siegfried Hecker describes Russia's systematic termination of nuclear cooperation with the United States and the harmful consequences that this could have for both countries.
A Clear-Eyed Focus on our Interests: A guide for the Next President
February 2016
For the past two years, we have convened a bipartisan group of Hoover and Stanford scholars to better understand foreign policy challenges and develop a strategy for the next administration —...
A case for unilateral US nuclear warhead reductions
July 2013
CISAC Affiliate and Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists columnist Pavel Podvig argues that the United States could begin reducing its nuclear weapons arsenals unilaterally, without negotiating...
News
Kremlin saber-rattling in Ukraine: How the West should react
April 2021
Europe and the United States must ensure that Moscow does not underestimate the costs of a military assault.
Nuclear Arms Control in the 2020s
April 2021
As the United States, Russia and others figure out how to maintain and enhance strategic stability in a multi-player, multi-domain world, Washington and Moscow will continue to have a central role,...
Joe Biden’s Killer Comment: Undiplomatic, but the End of U.S.-Russia Relations?
March 2021
Putin may not like being called a killer—who would? However, when he sees engagement with Biden can advance his goals, he will engage.
Events
Russia's Challenge to the West: The Perspective from Berlin
October 30, 2020
Seminar Recording: https://youtu.be/7uGcI3qswDw About the Event: As relations between the West and Russia have sharply deteriorated in recent years, Germany has taken a leading role in shaping...
Fireside Chat with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg
October 8, 2020
* Please note all CISAC events are scheduled using the Pacific Time Zone.
Nuclear Weapons and the Birth of the Global Commons
October 8, 2020
* Please note all CISAC events are scheduled using the Pacific Time Zone.
Projects
Russian Power and Purpose in the 21st Century Seminars
The Project on Russian Power and Purpose convenes faculty seminars and open events in which speakers and experts discuss the context and drivers of Kremlin strategy.
English
Nuclear Risk Reduction
The Nuclear Risk Reduction initiative engages technical and policy experts to reduce nuclear risks by promoting collaboration between the United States and Russia, China and Pakistan.
English
Mapping Militant Organizations
This research project launched in 2009 traces the evolution of militant organizations and the interactions that develop among them over time.
English
People
Michael A. McFaul Director, Senior Fellow Professor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 
Norman M. Naimark Senior Fellow, by courtesy Professor, History, Professor, by courtesy, German Studies, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution 
