The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
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Scholarly Publications
Explaining Suicide Terrorism: A Review Essay
January 2007
The current trend toward suicide bombings began in Lebanon in the early 1980s. The practice soon spread to civil conflicts in Sri Lanka, the Kurdish areas of Turkey, and Chechnya.
Realist Perspectives on Ethical Norms and Weapons of Mass Destruction
December 2004
This volume offers a unique perspective on the discussion of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by broadening the terms of the debate to include both secular and religious investigations not...
Other Publications
How Syria's Civil War Became a Holy Crusade
July 2013
In this piece for Foreign Affairs, CISAC's Thomas Hegghammer and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Aaron Zelin estimate that violence in Syria will skyrocket due to an influx of...
The Biggest Threat to Western Values
July 2011
Multiculturalism does not pose a significant danger to Western values - but neoliberalism does.
U.S. Must Search for Common Ground in Muslim World
July 2009
South Asia scholar Anja Manuel discusses how the United States can improve its image with Muslim communities worldwide, going beyond just "winning hearts and minds." Farah Pandith, the State...
News
The U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Fall of Kabul: A Q&A with Allen Weiner
August 2021
National security law expert Allen Weiner, a research affiliate at CDDRL and CISAC, discusses the U.S. mission to Afghanistan, its withdrawal and consequences moving forward.
CISAC announces its 2011-2012 Undergraduate Honors Students
May 2011
CISAC announces its 2011-2012 Undergraduate Honors Students
Interactive website tracing 'terrorist family trees' to be launched
June 2010
By the end of the year, scholars of security studies will be able to use a new website to learn how terrorist and militant organizations evolve over time and how they collaborate with—and compete...
Old Events
The Politics of Identity
February 13, 2018
Abstract: This talk will explore the historical roots of the modern concept of identity, and how it plays out in contemporary nationalism, Islamism, populism, and liberal multiculturalism. It will...
An Experimental Analysis of Muslim-American Attitudes toward U.S. Law Enforcement
November 14, 2013
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Rachel Gillum is a PhD student in Political Science at Stanford University, and joined CISAC as a predoctoral fellow in September of 2013.
What’s in a Toolbox? Criminal Law and the Strategic State
March 15, 2012
Samuel J. Rascoff joined the NYU School of Law faculty in June 2008.
Projects
Strengthening Security and Stability in South Asia
Through research and track-two diplomacy, CISAC scholars seek to identify policy oriented, cooperative measures aimed at fostering effective dialogue between Pakistan and India in an effort to...
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