The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Military
Scholarly Publications
Conditions of military contestation in populist Latin America
March 2017
Latin America experienced recurring episodes of populism, and of military reaction against populists, during the twentieth century, frequently ending in coups d’état.
This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States
May 2016
In the next decade and a half, China and India will become two of the world’s indispensable powers—whether they rise peacefully or not.
The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century
December 2015
Brad Roberts's book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the United States can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of...
Other Publications
Why are Syrian Kurds pivoting toward Moscow?
February 2016
An affiliate of the largest and most powerful Kurdish party in Syria, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), opened its first official mission abroad — in Moscow.
The Limits of Counterinsurgency Doctrine in Afghanistan
September 2013
Counterinsurgency strategy, as applied in Afghanistan, rested on the assumption that it was feasible for the U.S.
Naval Gazing
June 2013
Does India have what it takes to be a military player in Asia?CISAC Fellow Vipin Narang and Paul Staniland are doubtful; India's bureaucracy and domestic politics overshadow its ambitions.
News
General James M. Holmes meets Stanford students
June 2018
On May 23, Stanford students enrolled in Technology and Security (MS&E 193/293) met with General James M. Holmes.
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...
Events
Regional Powers and Nuclear Force Development: Explaining India’s Nuclear Submarine Program
December 19, 2017
Abstract: This research investigates why and how regional nuclear powers come to develop specific kind of nuclear delivery systems, especially a submarine-based ballistic missile (SSBN) force.
Why can’t we all just get along? The causes and uses of civil-military discord
December 12, 2017
- This event is offered as a joint sponsorship with the Hoover Institution - Registration is at capacity.
Putin and his generals: Explaining change in Russian nuclear strategy
December 8, 2017
Abstract: What are the causes of change in Russian declaratory nuclear strategy?
Projects
Regional Conflict and Cooperation
Regional conflicts present their own set of unique challenges to the international community.
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
Remarks at MIT: Renewal or Retrenchment - U.S. Grand Strategy in a Volatile World
June 2015
Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, a distinguished fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, presented remarks at the MIT Senior Congressional and Executive Office Branch Seminar, "Renewal or Retrenchment: U.S.
People
Karl Eikenberry Professor of the Practice Fellow, S-APARC, Core faculty, CISAC, Affiliate, CDDRL, Affiliate, TEC 
