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Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland
CISSM conducts research, informs policy debates, and helps current and future leaders find creative solutions to complex global challenges. Our agenda has four cross-cutting themes:
- managing competition and cooperation in international relations
- reducing risks from dual-use technologies
- enhancing human security
- improving multi-stakeholder global governance
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