The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Civil Wars
Scholarly Publications
Slaughter of the Innocents: Understanding Political Killing, Including Limited Terror but Especially Large-Scale Killing and Genocide
June 1998
The MacArthur Consortium workshop "Slaughter of the Innocents: Understanding Political Killing" focused on mobilization for large-scale killing and genocide.
Peacemaking in Civil War: International Mediation in Zimbabwe, 1974-1980
December 1991
Challenging the literatures on war termination, civil war, and revolution--which typically dismiss the possibility of negotiated settlement--Stephen Stedman examines the problem of negotiations...
Peace Operations: From Short-Term to Long-Term Commitment
December 1996
By developing a strategic approach to the implementation of peace accords in civil war, the United Nations can better the odds for ending a war and fostering development in the long run.
Other Publications
Battlefield: U.S.
May 2006
Today, the Senate Intelligence Committee will begin questioning Air Force Gen.
Iraq: Democracy or Civil War?
September 2006
James D. Fearon testified on 15 September 2006 before the U.S.
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.
News
Stedman named to U.N. High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change
November 2003
On November 4, 2003, %people1%, CISAC Senior fellow, was appointed research director for the United Nations' new High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change.
CISAC co-director's arms control talks simulation teaches real-world diplomacy skills
June 2004
When Professor Scott D.
Essay in Pakistan newspaper traces roots of crisis in the Islamic world
July 2004
In an essay published June 25 in The Friday Times (out of Lahore, Pakistan), Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
Events
Counterinsurgency Without Killing: Public Goods and Violence in the Iraqi Civil War
November 8, 2007
Jacob Shapiro (speaker) is a CISAC postdoctoral fellow. His primary research interest is the organization of terrorism and insurgency.
Suicide Attacks: Incorrect Arguments and Anomalies
October 18, 2007
Martha Crenshaw (speaker) is a senior fellow at CISAC and FSI and a professor of political science by courtesy.
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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Implementation of Peace Agreements in Civil Wars
September 2020
Until recently, analysts of civil war focused their attention on the negotiation of peace agreements and paid scant attention to the implementation process.
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