The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Peacekeeping
Scholarly Publications
When Science Brought Americans and Russians Together
April 2017
Siegfried Hecker describes the scientific collaboration that took place between Russian and American nuclear weapons laboratories following the end of the Cold War.
Poor Man’s Atomic Bomb? Exploring the Relationship between “Weapons of Mass Destruction”
November 2013
Abstract The causes and consequences of nuclear proliferation have received a great deal ofacademic attention. However, nuclear weapons are rarely discussed in isolation in policycircles.
A Winning Gambit
September 2012
CISAC Co-Director Siegfried Hecker explains why nuclear arms states stand to gain more than they lose by ratifying the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Other Publications
Conjuring Spirits from the Vasty Deep: A User's Guide to Proposals for Strengthening UN Civilian Capacity in Peace Operations
May 2010
This report examines the civilian capabilities that must be deployed early in a United Nations peace operation.
Managing Global Insecurity: A Plan for Action
September 2008
The 21st century will be defined by security threats unconstrained by borders--from climate change, nuclear proliferation, and terrorism to conflict, poverty, disease, and economic instability.
Alternative Perspectives on Iraq
January 2007
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee on alternative perspectives on the president's strategy for Iraq.
News
RIP INF: The end of a landmark treaty
October 2018
President Donald Trump announced at a campaign rally on October 20 that the United States would withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
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
Peacebuilding and Political Order in Post-Conflict Societies
February 14, 2018
Abstract: The conventional international approach to post-conflict intervention has fallen short of expectations despite the enormous resources devoted to the endeavor.
Valuing Peace: The Effects of Financial Market Exposure on Votes and Political Attitudes
November 3, 2016
- This talk is co-sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED) -Abstract: Financial markets expose individuals to the broader economy.
Wales to Warsaw: NATO and the Current State of Transatlantic Security
April 7, 2015
At the NATO Summit in Wales in September 2014, NATO leaders were clear about the security challenges on the Alliance’s borders.
Projects
Conflict Resolution
This area focuses on research related to failed states and state building, civil wars, conflict resolution and peacekeeping, refugees and democratic change.
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Ethnic Conflict in the Former Soviet Union
Ethnic conflicts in the former Soviet Union, and their potential for triggering serious interstate conflicts, pose a major threat to regional and international security in the years ahead.
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