The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
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Scholarly Publications
The PLA’s Evolving Role in China’s South China Sea Strategy
December 2020
During the past eight months of the global COVID pandemic, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been active in promoting China’s claims in the South China Sea. This essay evaluates PLA...
From Denial to Punishment: The Security Dilemma and Changes in India’s Military Strategy towards China
November 2018
This article argues that China’s rise and its growing military power have intensified the Sino-Indian security dilemma.
American Crossings: Border Politics in the Western Hemisphere (edited volume)
November 2016
In American Crossings, nine scholars consider the complicated modern history of borders in the Western Hemisphere, examining borders as geopolitical boundaries, key locations for internal security,...
Other Publications
Thirteenth Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum
January 2015
The thirteenth session of the Korea-U.S.
The false promise of the nation-state
September 2011
Emerging nation-states like Libya and Palestine are constrained by local elites integration in socio-economic networks.
The Biggest Threat to Western Values
July 2011
Multiculturalism does not pose a significant danger to Western values - but neoliberalism does.
News
Beijing’s Line on the South China Sea: “Nothing to See Here”
November 2020
China’s official denials of growing military capability in the region look a lot like gaslighting.
Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution
March 2019
March 18 marks the fifth anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, which capped the most blatant land grab in Europe since World War II.
Pakistani, Indian leaders ‘have different incentives' - Asfandyar Mir
March 2019
Political scientist Asfandyar Mir has studied security affairs in South Asia for years.
Old Events
The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power
January 11, 2016
- Please note that this Social Science Seminar is held in a Science Seminar time slot - Abstract: Many see China as a rival superpower to the U.S.
Jihad as Grand Strategy: Islamist Militancy, National Security, and the Pakistani State
October 29, 2015
Abstract: This book seeks to understand the connection between Pakistan and Islamist militancy. The book argues that, since Pakistan’s founding in 1947, it has used religiously motivated non-state...
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
Managing Global Insecurity Project (MGI)
Nearly 20 years into the post-cold war era, the existing multilateral architecture of international organizations, treaties, and alliances shows signs of acute distress.
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