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The 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.

CISSM Impact

CISSM's many research projects and outreach activities impact policy development and the public good by: 

Analyzing

CISSM faculty and researchers conduct original, in-depth, interdisciplinary research on global policy challenges. CISSM research focuses on fundamental questions at the root of these challenges and that extend over a long time-horizon. 

Informing

CISSM faculty and researchers circulate their research findings in scholarly and policy publications, at events and workshops, at academic and trade conferences, and through briefings with policy makers, NGOs, and the private sector.

Innovating

CISSM works with academic, governmental, and nongovernmental partners to develop innovative initiatives to engage the broad public in critical domestic and international policy debates.

Four cross-cutting themes connect faculty, researchers, and students working on CISSM’s research agenda:

  • managing competition and cooperation in international relations
  • reducing risks from dual-use technologies
  • enhancing human security
  • improving multi-stakeholder global governance
Working Papers and Policy Briefs

To put into circulation ideas on the leading edge of policy debates, CISSM publishes a series of Working Papers and Policy Briefs. 

CISSM Global Forum

To build an engaged community on campus and beyond, CISSM hosts the CISSM Global Forum, a bi-weekly seminar series, and sponsors special events in Washington, D.C. 

Specialized courses

To educate the next generation of international security policy makers, analysts, and scholars, SPP faculty affiliated with CISSM develop specialized courses related to their research agendas.

International partnerships

For nearly two decades, CISSM has conducted student and faculty exchanges with the Moscow-based Institute for U.S.-Canada Studies (ISKRAN).
 

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
CISSM Forums

Russell Rumbaugh, "Maritime Statecraft: How Budgeting Informs Department of the Navy Strategy," 10/3/2024

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Kelleher Forums

Dipali Mukhopadhyay, "State-building in the Shadows of Counterterrorism: The (Il)Logic of Precarious Sovereignty," 3/07/2024

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Military Perspectives Speaker Series

Lt. Col. Elisha P. Pippin, 9/12/2024

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Special Events

John Ramming Chappell, "Prioritizing Human Rights in Conventional Arms Transfer Policies: Examples from the Middle East," 11/16/2023

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Join Us at Upcoming Events

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.

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