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Scholarly Publications

Renegotiating the World Order: Institutional Change in International Relations

June 2017

Author(s): 
Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those who seek to defend the status quo.

The Super Smart Way to Dismantle ISIS

February 2015

Author(s): 
Joseph Felter
Every week, the Islamic State (ISIS) makes further headlines with its ruthless behavior.

The Russo-Georgian war and beyond: towards a European great power concert

March 2012

Author(s): 
Henrik Larsen
Abstract The brief war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 provoked vigorous international reactions among the European states as consequence of the sudden shift in the strategic balance....
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Other Publications

The Self-Inflicted Demise of American Power

July 2018

Author(s): 
NATO leaders have a lot to worry about. The U.K. government is a Brexit hot mess.
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News

Observations from a Defense Study Trip to Lithuania

June 2019

Significant progress has been made in improving the defense situation in the Baltic states since 2014, but NATO can take some relatively modest steps to further enhance its deterrence and defense...

NATO’s Ukraine Challenge

June 2019

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Brussels on June 4 and 5, where he met with the leadership of the European Union and NATO.

Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution

March 2019

March 18 marks the fifth anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, which capped the most blatant land grab in Europe since World War II.
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Events

The War Scare That Wasn’t

April 18, 2019

Abstract: Did the Cold War of the 1980s nearly turn hot?

NATO’s Response to the Changing Security Environment

March 18, 2019

Abstract: Ambassador Koster will address the following political-military issues during his lecture.

Revisiting the “Broken Promise” Controversy: The 1989-90 Origin of Post-Cold War NATO Expansion, Thirty Years On

March 11, 2019

Click here to RSVP Abstract:  As Russian President Vladimir Putin pursues a more assertive policy toward the West, one of his primary grievances is that NATO enlarged despite 1990 assurances to the...
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Projects

European Security Initiative Lecture Series

Educating and involving the Stanford community is a critical part of the European Security Initiative.  Stanford faculty, students, staff, visitors and neighbors are warmly welcome to attend this...
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People

Alex Stamos Adjunct Professor Visiting Scholar, Hoover Institution, Director, Stanford Internet Observatory
Anna Peczeli Anna Péczeli Affiliate
Jacek Durkalec Jacek Durkalec Affiliate
Chaim Braun Chaim Braun Affiliate