The Center for International Security and Cooperation is a center of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Migration and Citizenship
Scholarly Publications
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.
The Political Economies of Immigration Law
March 2012
Abstract:A largely dysfunctional American immigration system is only poorly explained by simple depictions of the political economy of lawmaking on this issue, blaming factors such as deliberate...
Other Publications
U.S Government Surveillance: Bad for Silicon Valley, Bad for Democracy Around the World
June 2013
The University of Virginia's Christopher Jon Sprigman and CISAC's Jennifer Granick reveal how foreigners living in the United States do not have the same privacy protections as U.S.
The Flawed Logic of Striking Iran
January 2012
Matthew Kroenig's argument for preventive military action to combat Tehran's nuclear program -- "Time to Attack Iran" (January/February 2012) -- suffers from three problems.
Nuclear weapons' future ripe for discussion
December 2011
The supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement on debt reduction will probably result in unexpected reductions of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
News
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 conference promotes new thinking on migration and integration
September 2013
Academics from American, European and Asian universities came together at Stanford University on September 19th and 20th to present their research on the large-scale movements of people, and engage...
Events
Human Welfare, War and Sanctions in Iraq under Saddam Hussein
June 5, 2014
This event is co-sponsored by the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN). Abstract: Who bears the costs associated with the foreign policy decisions of dictators?
Social Science Seminar: Saumitra Jha
May 8, 2014
This event is co-sponsored by the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN)
Special Seminar
March 11, 2014
Audio of this seminar is available. This event was co-sponsored with the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation.
Projects
UNHCR Project on Rethinking Refugee Communities
The deputy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees approached Tino Cuéllar, director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, to form a collaboration between Stanford’s...
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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
August 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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