The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Diplomacy
Scholarly Publications
Uneasy Partnerships: China’s Engagement with Japan, the Koreas, and Russia in the Era of Reform
April 2017
Uneasy Partnerships presents the analysis and insights of practitioners and scholars who have shaped and examined China's interactions with key Northeast Asian partners.
Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy
January 2017
Are nuclear weapons useful for coercive diplomacy?
The New Great Game: China and South and Central Asia in the Era of Reform
March 2016
China's rise has elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this, previous coverage portrays events as determined almost entirely by Beijing.
Other Publications
动荡世界中的安全挑战:更少敌人、更多挑战和焦虑
August 2015
A version of this paper, "Security Challenges in a Turbulent World: Fewer Enemies, More Challenges, and Greater Anxiety," delivered at the International Areas Studies Symposium at the University of...
Thirteenth Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum
January 2015
The thirteenth session of the Korea-U.S.
A Chance to Defuse North Korea
June 2013
On Friday, June 7, President Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a series of talks to address major issues between the two countries.
News
Stanford Experts Weigh In on What to Expect at the Biden-Putin Summit
June 2021
Scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies hope that President Joe Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will lay the groundwork for negotiations in the near...
Negotiating with Russia and the Art of the Nuclear Arms Deal
June 2021
Rose Gottemoeller discusses “Negotiating the New START Treaty,” her new book detailing how she negotiated a 30 percent reduction in U.S.-Russia strategic nuclear warheads.
FSI’s Incoming Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro Discusses Chinese Ambitions, Deteriorating U.S.-China Relations
July 2020
Mastro, whose appointment as a Center Fellow at Shorenstein APARC begins on August 1, considers the worsening relations between the world’s two largest economies, analyzes Chinese maritime ambitions...
Old Events
Collaboration networks in Conference Diplomacy: The Case of Non-Proliferation Regime
February 20, 2019
Abstract: Multilateral conferences are the bread-and-butter of international politics.
Discussion on the DPRK with Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun
January 28, 2019
UPDATE: This event will be live streamed on our Facebook page.
Negotiation in War
September 8, 2016
Abstract: What role do negotiations play in the midst of interstate wars?
Projects
Strengthening Security and Stability in South Asia
Through research and track-two diplomacy, CISAC scholars seek to identify policy oriented, cooperative measures aimed at fostering effective dialogue between Pakistan and India in an effort to...
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.
Why France and the European Union Still Matter for the United States
February 2015
Is Europe "elderly and haggard", and could France become "the crucible of Europe" (Jan.
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