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CISSM Global Forums featuring international policy-oriented speakers from the broader DC area have been a lunch-time tradition at SPP for over 30 years. We recently started hosting an annual event in honor of Catherine Kelleher and a monthly "military perspectives" series. CISSM also organizes special events that connect our community with policy experts from around the world.

CISSM Global Forums and special events bring together faculty, students, and practitioners to discuss how solving current policy challenges requires sophisticated understanding of factors and dynamics at the heart of our research and teaching agendas.
Nancy Gallagher CISSM Director

The table below includes all available information on upcoming Global Forums and special events. 

Upcoming Fall 2025 CISSM Events

Date/Time: Speaker: Description/Link: Location:
Thursday, 2/27, 12-1:15pm Kerney Perlick Military Perspectives Speaker Series TMH, Room 0102 
Thursday, 3/06, 12-1:15pm Sue Gordon CISSM Kelleher Forum  TMH, Room 0102

 

Past CISSM Events

Thursday, 2/13/2025, 12-1:15pm Dr. Vincent Intondi "Links in the Same Chain:" Civil Rights and Nuclear Disarmament
Thursday, 1/30/2025, 12-1:15pm Michael McNerney Hundreds of Strikes a Day: Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response in Future Wars
Thursday, 12/05/2024, 12-1:15pm Dr. Timothy Gulden Do Large Language Models Take Social Stimulation to the Next Level?
Thursday, 11/14/2024, 12 - 1:15pm Sanjida Amin The Ties that Spoil: Explaining the Nexus between Foreign Sponsorship and Insurgent Fragmentation
Thursday, 10/31/2024, 12 - 1:15pm Dr. David Morrison Polarization and Political Culture
Thursday, 10/17/2024, 12 - 1:15pm Dr. Michael Woldemariam  Red Sea Crises and US Policy Responses
Thursday, 10/3/2024, 12 - 1:15pm Russell Rumbaugh  Maritime Statecraft: How Budgeting Informs Department of the Navy Strategy
Thursday, 9/26/2024, 12 - 1:15pm Dr. Nasir Mehmood  Assessing Efficacy of India-Pakistan Agreement on Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations
Thursday, 9/19/2024, 12 - 1:15pm  Dr. Jennifer Erickson  Social Reputation, Public Opinion and U.S. Nuclear Non-Use in the Cold War
Thursday, 4/25/2024, 12 - 1:15pm Joan Rohlfing "FailSafe" Nuclear Security: A New Paradigm for the 21st Century
Thursday, 4/11/2024, 12 - 1:15pm  Dr. Mahsa Rouhi  Turning Tables in the Middle East