The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
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Scholarly Publications
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,...
China's Security Agenda Transcends the South China Sea
June 2016
In 2013, China president Xi Jinping launched a massive reclamation and construction campaign on seven reefs in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
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
Brussels Suicide Attacks “Shocking but Not Surprising,” Say Stanford Experts
March 2016
Inner-city neighborhood with links to suspects was known as a base for terrorists to launch attacks across Europe and beyond.
Cuéllar looks back on leading FSI
December 2014
For 14 years, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar has been a tireless Stanford professor who has strengthened the fabric of university’s interdisciplinary nature.
Stanford law professor, security expert to lead FSI
February 2013
When Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar takes the helm of FSI in July, he'll oversee the institute's 11 research centers and programs along with a variety of undergraduate and graduate education...
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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