ACDIS Luncheon on Opportunities for Women in Arms Control – October 2nd
Sarah Bidgood and David Schmerler will be visiting the campus to hold a Q&A session focusing on opportunities and challenges in nonproliferation and arms control, on October 2nd in Armory Building Room 345, starting at 12:00 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Please RSVP by 9/27 to acdis@spam-is-bad-5d7ed1d7d294b.illinois.edu.
The Strategies of Terrorism – May 1st
ACDIS core faculty and Professor Emeritus in the Department of History John Lynn presented a talk on “The Strategies of Terrorism” to promote his forthcoming book, “Another Kind of War: The Nature and History of Terrorism” on May 1st in 144 Loomis Lab from 5 – 6 PM.
Did you know that ACDIS offers a Certificate in Global Security?
It’s true, we do! Available to University of Illinois Undergraduates, the Certificate in Global Security:
Develops foundational knowledge of global security studies
Complements studies of existing majors
Prepares students for work in government, the private sector, and professional careers, NGO’s, and academia
Provides an important credential to present to potential employers
ACDIS also has a Security Studies RSO that meets weekly. In addition, we offer the opportunity to be published in our student journal, the Illini Journal of International Security.
Want to know more? Please visit the Academics tab on this page to find out how you can get involved!
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On October 1st, Russian, E. European & Eurasian Center, sponsored by LAS Global Studies, will be hosting an event on challenges, opportunities and careers in nonproliferation and arms control.
The international community faces no shortage of challenges when it comes to preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, which will require creative ideas and novel methodologies to surmount. In this talk, Sarah Bidgood and Dave Schmerler will highlight different opportunities and approaches to contribute to this process. They will focus in particular on the need for greater diversity, including gender diversity, among experts and practitioners in this field.
Pictured from left to right: Madison Johnston, Camila Martinica, Eden Atkins, Alex Floeckher, Allison Wheeler, Peter Miller, Robin Wilson, Maxx Villotti, Francesca Robinson, ACDIS Director Matthias Grosse Perdekamp, Sarah Zettinger
ACDIS Core Faculty and Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Law recently was interviewed by 3:AM Magazine. The article focuses on Professor Murphy’s expertise in transitional justice, and what led her to become the preeminent expert in that field.
University of Illinois Law Professors Robin B. Kar, and Lesley Wexler, an ACDIS Core Faculty member have published a piece parsing the social reform movement that #MeToo has driven, and the broader consequences it has had.
Professor Wexler has broad research interests in international humanitarian law, human rights law, and sex discrimination. Professor Wexler specializes in those legal areas that reflect the movement of anti-discrimination and humanitarian norms through domestic law, international law, social movements, and corporations.
Paisley Meyer, ACDIS Research Assistant and NPRE 483 Teaching Assistant, has received the Gilman Scholarship! Paisley is one of twelve University students to be named as a recipient. Paisley is a Global Studies major who is heading to Vienna, Austria to work with the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, or the OSCE. The OSCE works for peace, stability, and democracy for more than a billion people through practical work that contributes to sustainable progress.
ACDIS is incredibly proud of Paisley, and wish her well in Vienna this Spring!
Introduction to GIS Systems is now an approved course for the Certificate in Global Security. It is available each semester and in the summer, and is worth 4 credit hours toward the Natural Science requirement.
Need help researching topics in security? Use the library as a resource!
The Arms Control Collection consists of indexes, yearbooks, handbooks, bibliographies, monographs and serials dealing with arms control, disarmament, and international security. The collection does not represent all of the library’s holdings on these subjects; additional materials on these subjects are available throughout libraries on campus, and the call numbers listed below will help you find materials on the shelves. In addition, the Library has a large number of electronic (e-) books and journals. E-books can be found in the Online Library Catalog and e-journals can be found in the Online Journals & Databases.
Over the last eighteen years, successive US and Russian governments have attempted to forge a new path for US – Russia relations through summits, repeated attempts to “reset” buttons, and arms control negotiations. The US- Russian relationship has frequently broken down by both sides’ attempts to challenge each other’s global presence and often-incompatible visions of national interests. Trapped by fears, both real and imagined, phobias and evocative rhetoric, US – Russia relations appear locked in a perpetual state of discord. Concurrently, this contentious relationship has seeped into domestic politics, complicating the work of policy makers and diplomats in both countries.
