UC Conference Spotlights a New Generation of International Relations Scholarship
Scholars from seven UC campuses convened on Friday, April 12, 2024 for the 7th annual…
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Alumni Confidential: Idean Salehyan
Your work largely focuses on international and civil conflict, migration, and the intersection between politics…
Andrew Shaver
Andrew Shaver is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Merced.…
Five Questions on Growing Global Pessimism about Democracy
Much of IGCC’s work on illiberal regimes and international organizations assumes that advanced industrial democracies…
Looking For Explanations: Trauma, Politics, and Polarization
Lindsay: Natural disasters, mass shootings, terrorist attacks, oil spills, pandemics. We are inundated with information…
The Communist Party’s Steering of China’s Science, Technology, and Innovation System: Aspirations and Reality
In this policy brief, Anna L. Ahlers, founder and head of the Lise Meitner Research…
Huawei is Quietly Dominating China’s Semiconductor Supply Chain
In this policy brief, Antonia Hmaidi, Senior Analyst in the Science, Technology and Innovation Program…
Democracies and Autocracies are Contesting the Future of Multilateralism
The year 2024 is putting democracy to the test. Half of the world’s population has…
The United States and China are Competing in Techno-Security Space Innovation
Space, the monopoly of large state agencies during the Cold War, is now a locus…
Looking Ahead to the 7th Annual UC Conference on International Cooperation
Dr. Schneider, thank you for speaking with me. You and Leslie Johns, professor of political…
(Re)Centralization: How China is Balancing Central and Local Power in Science, Technology, and Innovation
China is centralizing its science and technology (S&T) sector while attempting to mitigate the costs…
Guangdong’s New R&D Institutes: China’s Regional Tool for Innovation and Technology Transfer
In pursuit of technological development, China has created new organizations to promote innovation. In this…
Decoding China’s Technology and Industrial Policy: Seven Terms You Need to Know
China’s technology and industrial policy programs have grown in scope and intensity since 2020, but…
IGCC At A Glance (2024)
IGCC is a network of researchers from across the University of California and the Los…
Is Russia Looking to Put Nukes in Space?
Fresh U.S. intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing an anti-satellite weapon in space with a nuclear…
Whole-of-Nation Innovation: Does China’s Socialist System Give it an Edge in Science and Technology?
China wants to become a science, technology, and manufacturing superpower by upgrading and modernizing its…
The Quantum Race: U.S.-Chinese Competition for Leadership in Quantum Technologies
Quantum computing is poised to unleash innovation across various sectors, from materials science to pharmaceutical…
University of California Conference on International Cooperation
The University of California Conference on International Cooperation (UCCIC) is an annual conference that brings…
How Government Intervention is Transforming China’s Industrial Economy
Since 2020, China has dramatically increased the ambition, scope, and resources of its technology and…
Populists are Attacking Science to Undermine Global Governance
The election of populist outsider Javier Milei to the Argentine presidency has alarmed the country’s…