The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Education
Scholarly Publications
A MOOC With Meaning
May 2017
Under the sponsorship of Stanford University, we designed a massive open online course (MOOC) to raise public consciousness about the past, present, and future dangers of nuclear weapons.
Perspectives on Complex Global Challenges: Education, Energy, Healthcare, Security, and Resilience
July 2016
This book discusses issues in large-scale systems in the United States and around the world.
The Conundrum of Close Calls: Lessons Learned for Securing Nuclear Weapons
March 2012
In a paper prepared for the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, CISAC research assistant Reid Pauly and senior fellow Scott Sagan share new evidence of instances when nuclear test sites,...
Other Publications
For Each and Every Child: A strategy for Education Equity and Excellence
February 2013
Selection from the report (Foreword by the commission co-chairs):This report summarizes how America’s K-12 education system, taken as a whole, fails our nation and too many of our children.
Ask the Experts: Preventing Sexual Violence
June 2012
Former CISAC fellow Dara Cohen, currently an assistant professor at Harvard University, wrote a co-authored blog post for the Council on Foreign Relations, discussing how to prevent sexual violence...
President Obama’s Asia Overdrive
November 2011
When Asia’s leaders gather in Honolulu next week for the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Americans will get a glimpse of the Obama administration’s hyperactive Asia agenda.
News
CISAC Faculty 2018 Winter Break Reading List
December 2018
Martha Crenshaw, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and professor, by courtesy, of political science, recommends:My Brilliant Friend, by Elena FerranteKarl...
Back-to-school cyber reading – seven Stanford undergraduate theses reveal major themes for 2018-2019
September 2018
As publics and policymakers are becoming more aware of the gravity of cyber related activities and potential disruption, Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation honors...
CISAC faculty 2018 summer reading list
June 2018
Martha Crenshaw, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and professor, by courtesy, of political science, recommends:Muslims in a Post-9/11 America: A Survey of...
Events
From revolutionizing the way we detect and visualize radiation to enhancing community resilience
February 25, 2018
Abstract: The Berkeley Applied Nuclear Physics Program leads developments of new concepts and technologies to address challenges in fundamental physics, medicine, nuclear security, and safety....
Mobilizing Public Law: The Lost Wartime Origins of American Administrative Law
November 29, 2012
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar is a professor and Deane F.
Projects
Consortium for Research on Information Security and Policy
As part of a response to growing government concern over the threat of cyber attacks directed against critical national infrastructures, the National Security Agency (NSA) contracted with Stanford...
English
MacArthur Consortium on International Peace and Cooperation
A consortium composed of Stanford University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin has applied to the John D. and Catherine T.
English
Multimedia
The Heart of the Matter: The Humanities and Social Sciences for a Vibrant, Competitive and Secure Nation
November 2014
Karl Eikenberry, a distinguished fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, believes that the humanities belong at the center of American foreign policy. And his voice matters.
Remarks for the Annual Meeting of the National Humanities Alliance
March 2013
Karl Eikenberry, a distinguished fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, former U.S.
People
Alex Stamos Adjunct Professor Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution, Director, Stanford Internet Observatory 