CISSM News
Iran nuclear deal backed by large majority of Americans, new PPC study finds
March 03, 2015Negotiations over a proposed deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program are coming to a head while a March 2015 study finds a clear majority of Americans – 61 percent – support an agreement that would limit Iran’s enrichment capacity and impose additional intrusive inspections in exchange for the lifting of some sanctions. This included 61 percent of Republicans, 66 percent of Democrats and 54 percent of independents.
Former UNIDIR director joins CISSM research team
January 21, 2015Theresa Hitchens, the former director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), is joining CISSM as a senior research scholar after 5 years at the U.N. body. At CISSM, Hitchens will conduct research and outreach relating to space security, cyber security, and the governance of disruptive technologies.
CISSM launches updated website
January 12, 2015Catherine Kelleher convenes nuclear stability workshop
December 22, 2014ISKRAN visiting scholar weighs in on U.S.-Russian cooperation
November 25, 2014Two University of Maryland School of Public Policy students, from two different backgrounds, came together to write an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun, "Opportunity in a Shared Enemy," advocating for collaboration between Russia and the United States to stop ISIS. One student, Ekaterina Kudrina, is from Russia and is an ISKRAN postgraduate student visiting SPP for the semester.
Kevin Jones receives Minerva Initiative funding
November 03, 2014A research group that includes CISSM scholar Kevin Jones was awarded a three-year grant by the Department of Defense’s Minerva Initiative to investigate the impact of development aid on conflict. The $2.5 million project, entitled “Aiding Resilience? The Impact of Foreign Assistance on the Dynamics of Intrastate Armed Conflict,” is being led by researchers at the University’s Center for International Development and Conflict (CIDCM).
Iranians favor a nuclear deal, but with some reservations
September 17, 2014CISSM Poll Americans On Negotiations With Iran Released
July 15, 2014CISSM and the Program for Public Consultation released the findings of a new study on American public opinion on Iran Negotiations, "Americans on Negotiations with Iran."
CISSM study finds Americans favor a nuclear deal with Iran
July 15, 2014More than 60 percent of Americans favor making a deal with Iran that would limit Iran’s enrichment capacity and impose additional intrusive inspections in exchange for the lifting of some sanctions. This includes 62 percent of Republicans, 65 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of independents. This was the key finding of a new public opinion study released by the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) and the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) at an event on Tuesday, July 15.
Kelleher awarded U.S. Navy grant to study missile defense
June 04, 2014John Steinbruner, Ebrahim Mohseni Participate In Tehran Dialogue
May 12, 2014CISSM Director John Steinbruner and Graduate Fellow Ebrahim Mohseni participated in a March 2014 dialogue with Iranian religious leaders in Tehran.
Steinbruner participates in U.S.-Iranian religious dialogue
May 12, 2014Deep Cuts Commission Releases Inaugural Report
April 28, 2014The Deep Cuts Commission, which includes CISSM Senior Fellows Steve Fetter and Catherine Kelleher, released its inaugural report, "Preparing for Deep Cuts: Options for Enhancing Euro-Atlantic and International Security."
Fetter and Kelleher contribute to Deep Cuts Commission report
April 28, 2014CISSM hosts Russian exchange students
April 24, 2014CISSM Hosts ISKRAN Students
April 21, 2014Last week, CISSM hosted Russian students from the Institute of U.S. and Canadian Studies (ISKRAN) as part of its Collaborative Education and Cooperative Security Project. Read the complete trip report.
CISSM releases Comprehensive Nuclear Material Accounting report
March 06, 2014Graduate Fellow Nancy Hayden Travels To Burundi, Kenya
February 01, 2014With support from the CISSM Target of Opportunity Fund, Graduate Fellow Nancy Hayden travelled to Burundi and Kenya to conduct field work as part of her research on the resiliency of actors and institutions in the face of civil conflict.
Madiha Afzal Named Top 100 Global Thinkers Of 2013.
January 20, 2014The Italian think tank, Lo Spazio della Politica, named CISSM Research Fellow Madiha Afzal one of its Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.
Research Fellow Daniel Levine's book, The Morality of Peacekeeping, published
January 02, 2014CISSM Co-hosts Iran Foreign Policy Event
October 30, 2013CISSM co-hosted "Making History? Will Iran’s Domestic Politics Permit a Change in its Foreign Policy?" featuring CISSM Research Director Nancy Gallagher, NIAC President Trita Parsi, Scholar Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, and Prof. Shibley Telhami.
CISSM Welcomes ISKRAN Fellow Korney Kozlov
September 02, 2013CISSM welcomes ISKRAN Fellow Korney Kozlov who is spending the fall at the School of Public Policy.
Steinbruner and Gallagher offer suggestions for Rebuilding the U.S.-Russia Relationship
August 30, 2013CISSM Co-hosts Attitudes from Tehran Event
July 31, 2013CISSM co-hosted "Attitudes from Tehran: Iranian Public Opinion and the Rowhani Presidency," an event featuring Iranian scholar Ebrahim Mohseni and CISSM Senior Research Scholar Steven Kull. View a video of the event.
DOD Grant Awarded To Elisabeth Gilmore And Team
June 19, 2013The Department of Defense’s Minerva Initiative awarded a 3-year, $1.9 million research grant to a team of researchers led by Elisabeth Gilmore, CISSM research fellow and assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, to investigate how climate change could affect human well-being and lead to civil conflict with the goal of identifying interventions to mitigate these risks.