The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Economic Affairs
Scholarly Publications
Can Hearts and Minds Be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq
October 2011
Abstract: We develop and test an economic theory of insurgency motivated by the informal literature and by recent military doctrine.
The Key Role of the Back-end in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
January 2010
This two-volume special issue of Daedalus highlights the challenges associatedwith the global expansion of nuclear power.
Can Development Aid Contribute to Social Cohesion after Civil War? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Post-Conflict Liberia
May 2009
Civil war is very common in the developing world, with harmful welfare effects when it occurs.
Other Publications
North Korea's new course
December 2011
The legacy of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's decision in the early 1990s to pursue a strategic partnership with the United States has run its course.
Weak Ties: U.S.-India Economic Relations
November 2010
Despite the fact that India's economy is booming with 8% annual growth, a large english-speaking population and a strong talent base, economic ties between New Delhi and Washington remain weak....
“Re: Some Nukes”, a letter in response to Hendrik Hertzberg’s article of March 22, 2010
April 2010
Hendrik Hertzberg writes that the end of the Cold War and the coming of global warming have brought about increased support for nuclear power, even among some environmentalists (The Talk of the...
News
Free Nations Must Speak for Australia
December 2020
The Biden administration needs to rethink the entire nature of alliances for an era of heavy-handed economic diplomacy from Beijing says Oriana Skylar Mastro and Zack Cooper in an op-ed for the...
Aftershocks: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the New World Disorder
April 2020
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a global public health disaster of almost biblical proportions. It is a once-in-a-century occurrence that threatens to destroy countless lives, ruin economies, and...
Stanford experts offer insight on China's stock market dive
July 2015
China's tight control over its economy is one reason why it is facing an economic slowdown of global implications, Stanford scholars say.China's stock market fall is now in its third week, and...
Old Events
Information, Ethnic Voting and Accountability: Evidence from Sierra Leone
April 23, 2013
It is often lamented that weak accountability and poor governance impede economic development in Africa.
Why Rebels Return: The Micro-Foundations of Surrender in Civil War
February 28, 2013
Dr. Joseph Felter joined CISAC as a senior research scholar in September, 2011.
The Problem of Emergence
February 7, 2013
Walter W. Powell is Professor of Education and (by courtesy) Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Management Science and Engineering, Communication, and Public Policy at Stanford University.
Multimedia
Why France and the European Union Still Matter for the United States
February 2015
Is Europe "elderly and haggard", and could France become "the crucible of Europe" (Jan.