F E A T U R E D N E W S I T E M
BRICS Summit: The Charming Effect on Global Politics
Has the New Delhi BRICS summit signaled a new wave of power politics in a multipolar world order? The continuity in BRICS summits and the current economic primacy of the BRICS grouping suggests that the global politics is entering a new phase of power politics...F E A T U R E D N E W S I T E M
Security in Outer Space: National and International Challenges
While space is very large, the part that humans use is actually rather small. It is a territory that a growing number of nations have laid claim upon, making it increasingly difficult to balance the interests of those already in space with those looking to move into the high frontier. We’ll talk about space security.F E A T U R E D N E W S I T E M
The Adoption and Adaptation of Deterrence Theories in India
This seminar examines, through analysis of the writings of prominent security intellectuals, how the doctrine of deterrence came to dominate thinking about nuclear weapons over the last four decades. It will lay out the domestic conditions and the external factors that combined to produce this outcome. It will also discuss the threat posed to regional and global stability by the routine and unexamined invocation of deterrence in India today. It will end with policy implications. The presentation will use qualitative and quantitative content analysis of op-eds on the nuclear issue published in English-language national newspapers in India, from 1970 to 2010.F E A T U R E D N E W S I T E M
Is India Vital in America’s Asia-Pacific Design?
With India’s growing influence in Asia-Pacific region, the USA sees India as an alternative to Chinese hegemony in Asia-Pacific and a beneficial economy for greater Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), reckons Jagannath P. Panda...F E A T U R E D N E W S I T E M
Summer '12 Security Workshop Now Accepting Applications
ACDIS announces a one-week summer workshop in global security. Targeted at rising sophomores or advanced undergrads, the workshop aims to inform students about key security issues; to develop a self-sustaining network of students in security studies; and to introduce careers in security policy-making. Students completing the workshop will be awarded a Certificate in Global Security Studies.F E A T U R E D I T E M S
Monday, April 16th, 2012
This seminar examines, through analysis of the writings of prominent security intellectuals, how the doctrine of deterrence came to dominate thinking about nuclear weapons over the last four decades. It will lay out the domestic conditions and the external factors that combined to produce this outcome. It will also discuss the threat posed to regional and global stability by the routine and unexamined invocation of deterrence in India today. It will end with policy implications. The presentation will use qualitative and quantitative content analysis of op-eds on the nuclear issue published in English-language national newspapers in India, from 1970 to 2010.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
The recent security symposium video has been made available to view online.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
ACDIS is proud to present the 5th Annual Transatlantic Security Symposium featuring Ambassador Tibor Toth, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
Friday, February 17th, 2012
ACDIS announces a one-week summer workshop in global security. Targeted at rising sophomores or advanced undergrads, the workshop aims to inform students about key security issues; to develop a self-sustaining network of students in security studies; and to introduce careers in security policy-making. Students completing the workshop will be awarded a Certificate in Global Security Studies.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
With India’s growing influence in Asia-Pacific region, the USA sees India as an alternative to Chinese hegemony in Asia-Pacific and a beneficial economy for greater Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), reckons Jagannath P. Panda...
Monday, April 02nd, 2012
Has the New Delhi BRICS summit signaled a new wave of power politics in a multipolar world order? The continuity in BRICS summits and the current economic primacy of the BRICS grouping suggests that the global politics is entering a new phase of power politics...
Friday, February 10th, 2012
While space is very large, the part that humans use is actually rather small. It is a territory that a growing number of nations have laid claim upon, making it increasingly difficult to balance the interests of those already in space with those looking to move into the high frontier. We’ll talk about space security.
Wednesday, February 08th, 2012
Dr. Stephen P. Cohen
Co-sponsors: Center for Global Studies (CGS), Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), and Center for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (CSAMES)
Friday, October 14th, 2011
In Spirits of the Cold War, Ned O’Gorman argues that the early Cold War was a crucible not only for contesting political strategies, but also for competing conceptions of America and its place in the world. Drawing on extensive archival research and wide reading in intellectual and rhetorical histories, this comprehensive account shows cold warriors debating “worldviews” in addition to more strictly instrumental tactical aims.
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
The ACDIS Newsletter summarizes selected activities of the program and its affiliated faculty, students, visiting scholars, and alumni.
Wednesday, December 08th, 2010
This report presents enhancements to a model used to forecast developments in population, gross domestic product, energy consumption, and carbon emissions. The forecasts are then used to explain and model a budget approach to mitigating global climate change.
The author spent six months at the University of Illinois while working with ACDIS faculty member Clifford Singer.
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
The fall 2010 issue of ACDIS Swords and Ploughshares examines the impact of the initial nuclear weapons tests in India and Pakistan. The military balance between the two countries is discussed as well as topics which provide a context for recent developments.