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Global Governance and Organizations
(Completed) Scholars analyze the capacity of international organizations to address transnational issues such as security, pandemics and environmental change. Researchers also are involved in work aimed at revitalizing organizations to make them more effective and responsive to evolving global challenges.
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November 22nd, 2011
Researchers explore potential solutions to Mexican crime and violence
CISAC, FSI Stanford, CDDRL, Program on Poverty and Governance AnnouncementScholars and policymakers from around the world gathered at Stanford in October for a two-day conference that examined, from a comparative perspective, issues in violence, crime, and governance in Mexico. An executive summary of the program and a series of papers presented there highlight the causes of these challenges and explore some potential solutions. 
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May 20th, 2010
Report: Deploying civilian forces in aftermath of war
in the news: Norwegian Royal Foreign Ministry on May 1, 2010A report for the Norwegian government by CISAC Research Scholar Eric Morris examines the civilian capabilities that must be deployed early in a United Nations peace operation. 
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November 10th, 2009
Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe to be nominated US ambassador to UN Human Rights Council
AnnouncementCISAC Affiliate Donahoe is to be nominated to a key post in Obama administration, the White House announced Nov. 9. Read more »
August 27th, 2009
Princeton's John Ikenberry reviews 'Power and Responsibility' in Foreign Affairs
in the news: Foreign Affairs on September 1, 2009In this major new treatise on twenty-first-century global security, Jones, Pascual, and Stedman -- all experienced policy thinkers -- provide a conceptual framework and comprehensive agenda for U.S. foreign policy in a world of security interdependence, writes G. John Ikenberry, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton. 
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May 28th, 2009
"Power and Responsibility" on Forum with Michael Krasny
in the news: KQED on May 28, 2009Stephen Stedman, CISAC faculty member, and Bruce Jones, CISAC consulting professor were interviewed by Michael Krasny on KQED's Forum about their recently released book, "Power and Responsibility: Building International Order in an Era of Transnational Threats." Read more »
April 24th, 2009
Power & Responsibility book featured on Charlie Rose show
in the news: Charlie Rose on April 23, 2009Television interviewer Charlie Rose discussed the premise of "Power and Responsibility: Building International Order in an Era of Transnational Threats," a book coauthored by CISAC's Stephen Stedman, during a broadcast on April 23, 2009. Co-author Carlos Pascual of the Brookings Institution and Brent Scowcroft, former U.S. national security adviser who wrote the book's foreword, were interviewed.
April 6th, 2009
Book offers new roadmap for tackling transnational threats
As fallout from accelerating climate change and the economic meltdown reveals, today's gravest threats are transnational, demanding unprecedented cooperation among competing nations to find lasting solutions. The policies and strategies developed for the balance-of-power rivalries of the 20th century no longer apply in this one, according to the authors of "Power & Responsibility," a book launched March 17 at Stanford.
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