The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Homeland Security
Scholarly Publications
Countering Terrorism
July 2017
Fifteen years after September 11, the United States still faces terror threats—both domestic and foreign.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: From Pariah and Piñata to Managing Partner
June 2017
This is a chapter in the second edition of The National Security Enterprise, a book edited by Roger Z.
Pragmatic Engagement: A National Security Strategy for the Next President
May 2016
The United States is exceptionally secure. No country today presents a clear and imminent security threat in the way that Germany, Japan, or the Soviet Union did in the 20th century.
Other Publications
Climate and Social Stress: Implications for Security Analysis
November 2012
SummaryClimate change can reasonably be expected to increase the frequency and intensity of a variety of potentially disruptive environmental events-slowly at first, but then more quickly.
Readiness in the Post-Katrina and Post-9/11 World: An Evaluation of the New National Response Framework
September 2007
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) draft National Response Framework proposes much-needed improvements for disaster preparedness and response.
Running Aground: The Hidden Environmental and Regulatory Implications of Homeland Security
May 2007
In this issue brief, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar examines a little-noticed way in which the burgeoning focus on homeland security since the attacks of 9-11 has affected domestic regulatory policy....
News
Armed drones changing conflict faster than anticipated, Stanford scholar finds
March 2018
Could the mere threat of using an armed drone ever coerce an enemy to change their behavior – without attacking them?Yes, says Stanford political scientist Amy Zegart, who argues in a new research...
Donald Trump’s Claims About Radical Jihadists Are Very Wrong
June 2016
CISAC senior fellow Martha Crenshaw fact checks Donald Drumpf on terrorism.
New Stanford Class Targets National Security Problems with Silicon Valley-Style Innovation
May 2016
Student teams use “lean launchpad” startup methodology to innovate at speed and find technological solutions for critical challenges facing America’s defense and intelligence agencies.
Events
Foreign Adversary Threats to Democratic Institutions: Are Courts Next?
February 15, 2018
- This event is offered as a joint sponsorship with the Hoover Institution - Abstract: Russia’s interference in our election was part of an ongoing campaign to undermine democracy and its...
Rethinking National Security
December 6, 2017
Abstract: In 1945, our homeland was inviolate. Since then, we have invested trillions of dollars to improve our national security, yet we now can be destroyed in under an hour.
Reforming national cyber defense
September 20, 2017
Abstract: The U.S. government continues to struggle with how best to defend the country from cyber attacks.
Projects
The Security Conundrum Speaker Series
In an age of terrorism, where should a democratic society draw the line on government surveillance?
English
Empirical Studies of Conflict
The Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) addresses critical challenges to international security through methodologically rigorous, evidence-based analyses of insurgency, civil war and...
English
Multimedia
Drell Lecture: Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter
April 2015
The Honorable Ashton B. Carter, 25th U.S.
People
Amy Zegart Senior Fellow Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 
