National Security, Intelligence, Defense

Faculty & Researchers

Centers & Programs

Center for International Security Studies

The Center for International Security Studies (CISS) provides a home for the study and debate of national and international security — generating new knowledge in this field and educating the next generation of strategic thinkers and decision-makers.

Program on Science and Global Security

The Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) conducts scientific, technical, and policy research, analysis, and outreach to advance national and international policies for a safer and more peaceful world.

Empirical Studies of Conflict Project

The Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) empowers the nation’s best minds with the micro-level conflict data and information needed to address some of the most enduring and pressing challenges to international security.

Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination

The Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) supports teaching, research, and publication about issues related to and emerging from self-determination, especially pertaining to the state, self-governance, sovereignty, security, and diplomacy.