Conflict

Scholarly Publications

Blood and Diamonds

Germany’s Imperial Ambitions in Africa

A Decade of Upheaval

The Cultural Revolution in Rural China

Power and Time Temporalities in Conflict and the Making of History

December 2020

Author(s): 
Edited by Natasha Wheatley, Stefanos Geroulanos, Dan Edelstein
Time is the backdrop of historical inquiry, yet it is much more than a featureless setting for events.
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Other Publications

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News

What the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Means for Taiwan

September 2021

In a New York Times opinion piece, Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro argues that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan does not represent a potential catalyst for an impending Chinese attack on...

Strait of Emergency?

August 2021

Debating Beijing’s Threat to Taiwan

India, China, and the Quad’s Defining Test

June 2021

The Ladakh crisis between China and India seems to have settled into a stalemate, but its trajectory could again turn suddenly. If it flares into a limited conventional war, one of its incidental...
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Events

Military Competition with China: Harder to Win Than During the Cold War?

September 23, 2020

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U.S.-China Relations in the Biden Era

September 23, 2020

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China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

April 1, 2020

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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...
English

Age related changes in the brain systems underlying intertemporal choice

Despite the fact that physical health and cognitive abilities decline with age, emotion regulation remains stable or improves across the adult lifespan.
English

Age related changes in fronto-striatal connections underlying intertemporal choice

Previous research has produced highly conflicting results on differences in intertemporal preferences with age.
English
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Multimedia

Oriana Skylar Mastro Discusses China's Naval Capacity on the BBC World Service

September 2021

Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro joined BBC World Service's The Real Story host Ritula Shah and a panel of experts to discuss China's naval might and its military modernization program (the interview with Mastro starts at 24:00)  China has...

From Cold War to Hot Peace

April 2021

Professor Michael McFaul discusses his book, "From Cold War to Hot Peace: A U.S. Ambassador in Putin's Russia," outlining the current state of U.S.–Russia relations and introducing three possible explanations for it.

Cybersecurity

May 2018

Data breaches. Malware. Theft of corporate secrets. Hacking of elections. As the world’s information has moved more and more online, so have the world’s crime, terrorists, and clandestine operations.
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People

Andrew G. Walder Andrew G. Walder Senior Fellow Professor, Sociology
Photo of Oriana Skylar Mastro Oriana Skylar Mastro Center Fellow
Fearon James James D. Fearon Senior Fellow Professor, Political Science
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Nicholas Pic Nicholas Kuipers Predoctoral Scholar, CDDRL
Carlos Schmidt-Padilla Carlos Schmidt-Padilla Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford Impact Labs (SIL), affiliated with PovGov at CDDRL
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