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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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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 (check back in August)

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Past CISSM Events

Thursday, 05/01, 12-1:15pm Nate Frier Strategic Leadership and Risk
Thursday, 04/10, 12-1:15pm Alexandra Bell The Uncertain Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Thursday, 03/27, 12-1:15pm Dr. Sarah Bidgood  Why Leaders Pursue Arms Control: Crises, Beliefs, and Windows of Opportunity
Thursday, 3/06, 12-1:15pm Sue Gordon CISSM Kelleher Forum 
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