We Don’t Know as Much About Nuclear Strategy as We Think We Do
The destructive potential of the nuclear bomb changed warfighting forever. A Cold War lexicon emerged…
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Northeast Asia Rivals Come Together to Discuss Geopolitical Fault Lines
On May 9-10 in Tokyo, academics, military officers, and government officials from the United States,…
China’s Evolving Semiconductor Strategy
China announced yesterday that it has established its third state-backed investment fund to boost its…
What Central America’s Past Conflicts over Hydropower Say About the Future of Decarbonization
Renewable energy is being deployed at scale as part of global efforts to address climate…
Understanding Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries
Lindsay: A record number of elections are taking place around the world this year. And…
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…
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…
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…
Populists are Attacking Science to Undermine Global Governance
The election of populist outsider Javier Milei to the Argentine presidency has alarmed the country’s…
Where Are We Now? Two Years Since Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Introduction Welcome to Talking Policy, the official podcast of the University of California Institute on…
About the Postdoctoral Fellowship
IGCC’s Washington, D.C.-based Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology and International Security supports postdoctoral fellows whose research…
Will a New Generation Learn to Love the Bomb?
Increased nuclear weapons investments by U.S. competitors have brought nuclear modernization front of mind for…
Fresh Ideas for Safeguarding American Elections
Jump to a specific topic: Michael Sozan: To Defend Democracy, Change Is Needed Cassandra Emmons:…
Dispatch from Taiwan: What to Know About Taiwan’s Presidential Election
Can you remind us why Taiwan matters so much in geopolitics? Taiwan is in the…
Understanding the Global Energy Transition in the Context of Great Power Competition
Asmeret Asghedom, you had an impressive career in government before joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s…
A Year That Upended Our Thinking: IGCC Experts Look Back at 2023
Jump to a specific topic: Richard Matthew: Climate Change Is Cause for Alarm—Not Surrender Georgia…
How Economic Interdependence Shapes International Security
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented disruptions to global supply chains. While demand for electronics surged,…
Book Talk: What Trade Can Teach Us About Global Cooperation
Your book Delivering on Promises: The Domestic Politics of Compliance in International Courts looks at…
The Third Wave of Autocratization and International Organization Membership
Is the world currently witnessing a third wave of autocratization? Though the question has led…