The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Economic Affairs
Scholarly Publications
Japanese Defense Technology and the FS-X Controversy
July 1988
It is the American view that Japan has been totally dependent on the United States for its national security, and that this favorable condition has enabled the Japanese to dedicate themselves fully...
Application of Venture Capital and the Entrepreneurial Revolution in Russia, The
August 1998
As Russia undergoes transition from a command to a market economy, almost all aspects of the economic landscape are changing.
Other Publications
China and the CTBT Negotiations
December 1998
This report reviews Chinese participation in the international negotiations for a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) in Geneva and provides...
You're Being Watched
January 2006
Congress will soon hold hearings on the National Security Agency's domestic spying program, secretly authorized by President Bush in 2002.
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.
News
Faulty terror report card
May 2004
An opinion piece co-authored by CISAC affiliated faculty member David Laitin, published May 17 in the Washington Post, argues that a recent State Department report on international terrorism is...
"Miracle worker" Lisa Sickorez wins Marsh O'Neill staff award
November 2004
Lisa Sickorez, financial manager for the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), will receive the annual Marsh O'Neill staff award on Tuesday, Nov.
Essay in Pakistan newspaper traces roots of crisis in the Islamic world
July 2004
In an essay published June 25 in The Friday Times (out of Lahore, Pakistan), Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
Events
Counterinsurgency Without Killing: Public Goods and Violence in the Iraqi Civil War
November 8, 2007
Jacob Shapiro (speaker) is a CISAC postdoctoral fellow. His primary research interest is the organization of terrorism and insurgency.
India's Uranium Supply and Plutonium Production Capability
November 7, 2007
This presentation aims at answering questions regarding India's capability to produce weapons-grade plutonium and the impact of the U.S.-India deal, or the lack thereof, on India's nuclear weapons...
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.