F E A T U R E D P U B L I C A T I O N
Global Security, Climate Change, and the Arctic
The ACDIS journal, Swords and Ploughshares, examines the complex set of global security challenges that are emerging as a result of warmer temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic region.F E A T U R E D N E W S I T E M
(CANCELLED) Understanding US Cyberattack Policy
Dr. Herb Lin (National Research Council, National Academies) will address current policy issues surrounding cyberattack and cyberdeterrence in a February 8 talk co-hosted by ACDIS.F E A T U R E D P U B L I C A T I O N
ACDIS Newsletter (fall 2009)
The ACDIS Newsletter summarizes selected activities of the program and its affiliated faculty, students, visiting scholars, and alumni.
Thursday, December 03rd, 2009
With no long-term plan in sight for managing highly radioactive spent fuel piling up at the nation's nuclear reactors, a group of experts organized by ACDIS is proposing practical steps to address storage challenges.
Thursday, November 05th, 2009
Four University of Illinois faculty members respond to questions about the Obama administration's missile shield plans and reactions within the Czech Republic, Poland, and Russia.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The ACDIS program is is pleased to announce it is now offering a Certificate in Global Security for undergraduate students at the University of Illinois.
Tuesday, December 08th, 2009
ACDIS-UP, an organization established by several Illinois students in fall 2009, has launched a new Facebook page.
Wednesday, October 07th, 2009
ACDIS has issued a call for papers for an interdisciplinary graduate student conference that it will host in April 2010.
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
A new book edited by Madhu Khanna, ACDIS faculty affiliate Jürgen Scheffran, and David Zilberman examines a range of emerging economic and policy challenges related to bioenergy as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Professor John Vasquez analyzes the causes of war in The War Puzzle Revisited, an updated and expanded version of his groundbreaking study.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
The summer 2009 issue of ACDIS Swords and Ploughshares addresses social and sustainability dimensions of the biofuel debates.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
This report from ACDIS recommends several steps towards revising U.S. management of spent nuclear fuel.