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Foreign Adversary Threats to Democratic Institutions: Are Courts Next?
February 15, 2018
- This event is offered as a joint sponsorship with the Hoover Institution - Abstract: Russia’s interference in our election was part of an ongoing campaign to undermine democracy and its...
Peacebuilding and Political Order in Post-Conflict Societies
February 14, 2018
Abstract: The conventional international approach to post-conflict intervention has fallen short of expectations despite the enormous resources devoted to the endeavor.
Three Can Keep a Secret if Two of Them are Dead
February 12, 2018
Abstract: What do some of America’s adversaries think about U.S. scientists, engineers and technical specialists they meet?What is it really like to be an intelligence officer (IO) abroad?
NATO's Lessons in Crisis: Institutional Memory in International Organizations
December 18, 2017
Abstract: In crisis management operations, strategic errors can cost lives. Some international organizations (IOs) learn from these failures whereas others tend to repeat them.
Improving Recognition of Near-Miss Events
November 27, 2017
Abstract: Despite decades of research on organizational disasters, such events remain too common.
Governing the AI Revolution: The Research Landscape
August 23, 2017
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly improving. The opportunities are tremendous, but so are the risks.
A Conversation with Jake Sullivan
March 24, 2017
- This joint CISAC/FSI event is at maximum capacity. RSVPs are for waitlist only. Thank you for your interest -About the Event: Jake Sullivan, Martin R.
Challenges and Perspectives for NATO in the 21st Century
February 24, 2017
About the Event: NATO is entering today the 4th phase of its history and must adapt to changes in today’s security environment in order to remain relevant.
The Presidency, the Media, and the Public: a Short History
February 10, 2017
Abstract: The formal constitutional character of the presidential office – that is, the method of electing the president, and the powers both granted and denied to the president -- was defined by...
American Military-Technological Superiority in the Age of Cyber Espionage, Globalization and of the Rise of China
January 31, 2017
Abstract: How easily and quickly can states rise in the military domain? Do industrial espionage and in particular cyber-espionage facilitate and accelerate this process?
Aspirational Power: Brazil and the International Order
December 16, 2016
Abstract: What do emerging powers want from the international order? Are their intentions generally benign or potentially harmful to global order?
Shaping Beliefs: The Role of Organizations and Leaders
September 6, 2016
Abstract: Margaret Levi attempts to understand the conditions under which individuals act beyond their narrow economic interests in situations where logic suggests that self-interest should triumph...
The dilemma of multiple choices: Comparing the technical suitability of sites for a deep-mined, geologic repository for high-activity radioactive waste
August 31, 2016
Abstract: All nations that have selected a strategy for the long-term management of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel have opted for disposal in a deep-mined, geologic repository....
A Pragmatic Take on the U.S. Role in the World
August 25, 2016
- This talk is co-sponsored by the Program in International Relations at Stanford University -Abstract: Debates about how the United States’ should behave rarely address the central problem....
Global Intelligence Oversight: Governing Security in the Twenty-First Century
August 24, 2016
Abstract: In a world that is increasingly unstable, intelligence services like the American CIA and the United Kingdom's MI6 exist to deliver security.
Knowledge Infrastructures for a Changing Planet: the past, present, and future of relations between climate science and nuclear weapons research
May 2, 2016
Abstract: Nuclear war and climate change present the two most serious threats to global security since World War II.
Assessing freshwater vulnerability: characteristics and policy evaluation models
April 25, 2016
Abstract: Various regions of the world struggle to properly manage their freshwater resources in a sustainable manner.
Jihadi Alliance Building (and Breaking): Osama Bin Laden, Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, and the Strategy to Build the Caliphate in Syria
April 20, 2016
Abstract: In 2004, al-Qaeda’s security chief smuggled 42 handwritten pages out of Iran, where he was confined under a loose form of house arrest.
From Nations to Networks: The Changing Dynamics of Space Power and Governance
March 23, 2016
Abstract: The conventional wisdom about current space dynamics paints a picture of a rising China, a resurgent Russia, and a drifting United States.
Payment and Predation: The Politics Of Wages And Violence In the Congolese Army
March 10, 2016
Abstract: In fragile states, regimes must cultivate military forces strong enough to ward off external threats, but loyal enough to resist launching a coup.
Communist Coups: Authoritarianism And the Fate Of Three Revolutions
February 11, 2016
Abstract: How do leaders win power struggles in Leninist regimes?
Keeping The Gloves On? Anti-Torture Norms And British Counterterrorism From the IRA To Al Qaeda
February 4, 2016
Abstract: This paper seeks to understand the varying degrees to which security agencies perpetrate or collude in torture in the context of state responses to terrorism.
Ideology and Cybersecurity: Explaining the Origin and Structure of Civilian Cyber Defense
January 7, 2016
Abstract: Cybersecurity depends heavily on civilian cyber defense, which is decentralized, private, and voluntary.
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Karl Eikenberry Professor of the Practice Fellow, S-APARC, Core faculty, CISAC, Affiliate, CDDRL, Affiliate, TEC 
