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Al Qaeda’s Leader Is Old, Bumbling—and a Terrorist Mastermind
September 2020
Nineteen years after 9/11, al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has yet to achieve the household notoriety evoked by his immediate predecessor, Osama bin Laden.
Can China’s Military Win the Tech War?
July 2020
As the Chinese government has set out to harness the growing strength of the Chinese technology sector to bolster its military, policymakers in the United States have reacted with mounting alarm.
News
A Hypothetical Command Vision Statement for a Fictional PLA Cyber Command
October 2021
In 2018, U.S. Cyber Command released its Command Vision statement, advancing “defend forward” and “persistent engagement” as new elements in the United States’ approach to advancing its security...
The nation’s last line of defense is controlled by really, really old technology
October 2021
The oldest information system the government operates might also be the most crucial one. No, not the IRS master file system. It’s the technology that controls nuclear weapons. It dates to the 1950s...
Does AUKUS Violate the Pledge of a Nuclear-Free South Pacific? China Thinks It Might.
October 2021
China is tapping into broader anti-nuclear sentiment in the region to attack Australia’s nuclear submarine deal.
Events
Nationalist Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy
September 9, 2021
For Fall Quarter 2021, FSI will be hosting hybrid events.
An Address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
August 24, 2021
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) is honored to host the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, for an address on U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
APSIA Online Graduate School Fair
July 16, 2021
Please join our partners at APSIA for their 2021 online grad school fair.
Projects
Ethics & Political Violence Series
The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) are jointly organizing a year-long initiative on “Ethics & Political Violence”...
English
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
European Security Initiative
The CISAC European Security Initiative features speakers addressing the challenges that a more assertive Russia presents to the European security order; Europe's ability to meet and defend against...
English
Multimedia
2016 Drell Lecture: William J. Perry - A National Security Walk Around the World
February 2016
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William J.
America’s Nuclear Waste – No Solution in Sight
January 2016
America’s nuclear waste is accumulating at over seventy sites in 39 states – but there is no clear way forward for its final disposal. An international cast of experts explains how the U.S.
Counterterrorism, Counterinsurgency, and Contradictions: America's Lessons Learned in Afghanistan
July 2015
Former Ambassador to the U.S. and Karl Eikenberry speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival on June 29, 2015 and reflects on lessons learned from interventions into unstable nations.
People
Colin H. Kahl Senior Fellow Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
