Events

The Contest to Shape International Order: Perspectives from a Biden Administration Official

with Thomas Wright, The Brookings Institution

Apr 24, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building 399

Speakers

Thomas Wright

Affiliation

The Brookings Institution
G. John Ikenberry

Affiliation

Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Sponsors

CISS
RWO
PIIRS

Open to the Public

U.S. Spacepower and Alliance Dynamics

with Professor Aaron Bateman

Apr 23, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall 023

Speaker

Professor Aaron Bateman

George Washington University

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

A New Course for Arctic Cooperation: Minerals, Security, and Self-Determination

with Hon. Mead Treadwell

Apr 22, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

TBD

Speaker

Hon. Mead Treadwell

Former Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (2010-2014) and Chair of the US Arctic Research Commission (2006-2010)

Sponsors

CISS
LISD

Open to the Public

Careers Workshop: Resume Writing for National Security Jobs

with Amy Pszczolkowski, Associate Director of Graduate Career Development

Apr 22, 2025, 12:00 pm

Location

Robertson Hall 011

Speaker

Amy Pszczolkowski

Associate Director for Graduate Career Development at SPIA

Sponsor

CISS

Princeton University Students, Faculty and Staff

Violence: Planning for the Use of Force in Foreign Policy

In Conversation with Colonel Dan Leard

Apr 18, 2025, 12:15 pm

Location

Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building A97

Speaker

Colonel Dan Leard

National Security Fellow, Princeton University; U.S. Army

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Leadership, Military Diplomacy, and Allies: New Challenges in the Indo-Pacific

Apr 14, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

TBD

The Critical Role of Export Controls in National Security Policy

In Conversation with Thea Rozman Kendler, Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.

Apr 8, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Bowl 2

Speaker

Thea Rozman Kendler

Sponsor

CISS

Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in International Security

Book Talk with Professor Fiona Cunningham

Apr 3, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 001

Speaker

Dr. Fiona Cunningham

University of Pennsylvania

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

[Day 2] CISS Annual Conference: Accountability at a Crossroads

International Law in a Time of Atrocities

Mar 28, 2025, 9:00 am

Location

Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building (399)

Speakers

Professor David Bosco

Affiliation

Indiana University Bloomington
Professor Rebecca Hamilton

Affiliation

American University Washington College of Law
Professor Leila Sadat

Affiliation

Washington University School of Law
Dr. Anya Neistat

Affiliation

Clooney Foundation for Justice
Matevz Pezdirc

Affiliation

European Genocide Network
Alaina Werner

Affiliation

Director of Civitas Maxima
Magistrate Roberto Carlos Vidal López

Affiliation

Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Professor Michael Scharf

Affiliation

Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Public International Law & Policy Group
Professor Diane Orentlicher

Affiliation

American University Washington College of Law

Sponsors

CISS
P*LAW

Open to the Public

Annual conference keynote speaker poster

CISS Annual Conference: Accountability at a Crossroads

Keynote with Ambassador David Scheffer

Mar 27, 2025, 3:00 pm

Location

Robertson Hall 100

Speaker

Amb. David Scheffer

Sponsors

CISS
P*LAW

Open to the Public

[Day 1] CISS Annual Conference: Accountability at a Crossroads

International Law in a Time of Atrocities

Mar 27, 2025, 2:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall (100)

Speakers

Ambassador David Scheffer

Affiliation

Arizona State University; first US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues
Federica D'Alessandra

Affiliation

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Institute for Ethics, Law & Armed Conflict; University of Oxford
Caitlin Howarth

Affiliation

Yale Humanitarian Research Lab
Nicholas Koumjian

Affiliation

UN Assistant Secretary General

Sponsors

CISS
P*LAW

Open to the Public

Military Experience and Casualty Sensitivity in Elite Discourse: Evidence from the U.S. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

with Dr. Michael Kenwick

Mar 19, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall

Speaker

Dr. Michael Kenwick

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Syria in Transition - A Historic Opportunity Fraught With Challenges

Mar 18, 2025, 12:00 pm

Location

JRR/Louis A Simpson Building A71

Speaker

Charles Lister

Middle East Institute

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Event poster for Arctic Grand Strategy, has QR code for registration

Spring 2025 Grand Strategy Simulation: The Arctic

Feb 22, 2025, 9:00 am

Location

Princeton Neuroscience Institute

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Arctic Connections: Global Security through an Arctic Lens

with Matt Hickey

Feb 19, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

JRR A17

Speaker

Matthew J. Hickey

Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

The Evolution of U.S. Defense Strategy: Navigating History, Technology, and Tomorrow's Threats

with Dr. Michael O'Hanlon

Feb 4, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall 023

Speaker

Dr. Michael O'Hanlon

Brookings Institution

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Space, Law, and National Security

In conversation with CAPT Mike Sinclair

Feb 4, 2025, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 2

Speaker

CAPT Mike Sinclair

OSD OGC

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Five University Symposium: China, The United States, and the Future of Conflict in East Asia

Public Panel

Dec 5, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 016

Speakers

Professor Victor Cha

Affiliation

Distinguished University Professor, D.S. Song-KF Endowed Chair in Government and International Affairs
Professor Danny Quah '80

Affiliation

Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics and Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Professor Kiichi Fujiwara

Affiliation

Project Professor, Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University
Professor Jie Dalei

Affiliation

Associate Professor at the School of International Studies of Peking University
Professor Jae-Seung Lee

Affiliation

Director, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Director, Jean Monnet EU Center of Excellence, Korea University

Sponsors

Center for International Security Studies
Reimagining World Order

Open to the Public

A Personal Pivot to Asia: Two Decades Working to Advance U.S. Alliances in the Indo-Pacific

with Christopher Johnstone

Dec 5, 2024, 12:00 pm

Location

Robertson Bowl 001

Speaker

Christopher Johnstone

Managing Principal at The Asia Group

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

The Anatomy of Choice: Southeast Asia between the Superpowers

with Dr. Yuen Foong Khong

Dec 4, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 001

Speaker

Dr. Yuen Foong Khong

Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Oceans Rise and Empires Fall

In Conversation with Dr. Gerard Toal (Gearóid Ó Tuathail)

Dec 2, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall 023

Speaker

Dr. Gerard Toal

Virgina Tech

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Advisory Influence in Foreign Policy

with Dr. Joshua Kertzer

Nov 21, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Bowl 016

Speaker

Dr. Joshua D. Kertzer

Harvard University

Sponsors

CISS
SPIA

Open to the Public

Strategic Maneuvers: Leveraging Military Power Below the Threshold of Conflict – Lessons from Syria and Eastern Europe

In Conversation with Colonel Dan Leard

Nov 21, 2024, 12:00 pm

Location

JRR A97

Speaker

Colonel Dan Leard

National Security Fellow, Princeton University; U.S. Army

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Economic Interdependence and Rising Power Grand Strategies

In Conversation with Dr. Ketian Vivian Zhang

Nov 19, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 001

Speaker

Dr. Ketian Vivian Zhang

George Mason University

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Fall 2024 Crisis Simulation: The Road to WWII

Invasion of Manchuria

Nov 9, 2024, 9:00 am

Location

Robertson Hall

Sponsor

CISS

Princeton University Students, Faculty and Staff

“Bending” Institutions to Meet the Moment: Reimagining Asia’s Role in the G7

with Dr. Victor Cha

Nov 7, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 016

Speaker

Dr. Victor Cha

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Georgetown University

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

From Silicon Valley to the Pentagon: The Future of Defense Innovation

with Raj M. Shah '93

Nov 5, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 016

Speaker

Raj M. Shah

Shield Capital

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Fighting the Guerrilla in the 21st Century

Reflections on insurgency, organized crime, national security, and geopolitics from Colombia's former Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzón

Nov 5, 2024, 12:00 pm

Location

Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building A17

Speaker

Juan Carlos Pinzón

Sponsor

CISS

Princeton University Students, Faculty and Staff

What Do You Mean “We" – Chinese Americans in the U.S. Defense Industry

with LTC Hai Feng Peng

Oct 23, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall 023

Speaker

LTC Hai Feng Peng

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Upstart: How China Became a Great Power

with Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro

Oct 1, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 1

Speaker

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Spring 2024 Simulation: India-Pakistan Regional Grand Strategy

Apr 20, 2024, 9:00 am

Location

Robertson Hall

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

US-PRC Defense and Military Relations: Looking Back, Looking Forward

with Dr. David M. Finkelstein

Apr 18, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall Bowl 002

Speaker

Dr. David M. Finkelstein

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Implications of the Ukraine War for Stability and Security in NATO Europe

with Rose Gottemoeller

Apr 16, 2024, 12:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall

Speaker

Rose Gottemoeller

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Professor Tamar Mitts Academic Speaker Event Poster

Information Operations, Territorial Control, and Perceptions of Power During Conflict

with Professor Tamar Mitts

Apr 15, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall

Speaker

Dr. Tamar Mitts

Columbia University

Sponsor

CISS

Princeton University Students, Faculty and Staff

The Importance of US Allies and Air Defense in the Indo-Pacific

with Brigadier General Ajai Singh Dabas, Colonel Carina Kelley, and Lieutenant Colonel Wade Smith

Apr 3, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall

Speakers

Brigadier General Ajai Singh Dabas
Colonel Carina Kelley
Lieutenant Colonel Wade Smith

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Event poster for MIL101 9/11, FBI, and National Security Event

9/11, the FBI, and National Security

with Special Agent (ret.) Mark Vukelich and Special Agent (ret.) G. B. Jones

Mar 28, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall

Speakers

Special Agent (ret.) Mark Vukelich
Special Agent (ret.) G. B. Jones

Sponsor

CISS

Open to the Public

Trans-Pacific Perspectives and the Princeton Experience

with Professor Ja Ian Chong

Mar 25, 2024, 4:30 pm

Location

Robertson Hall

Speaker

Professor Ja Ian Chong

Sponsor

CISS

Princeton University Students, Faculty and Staff

CISS Annual Conference: What Comes After? Making, Building, and Keeping Peace

Feb 29, 2024

Location

Robertson Hall

Speakers

His Excellency Jean-Marie Guéhenno

Affiliation

Director of the Kent Global Leadership Program on Conflict Resolution and Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University
Professor Eric Min

Affiliation

UCLA
Professor Kenneth Roth

Affiliation

Princeton University
Professor Desh Girod

Affiliation

Georgetown University
Professor Jacob Kathman

Affiliation

University at Buffalo
Ms. Ilene Cohn

Affiliation

United Nations Mine Action Service
Dr. Robert Ulrich Nagel

Affiliation

Georgetown University
Professor Sabrina Karim

Affiliation

Cornell University
Professor Melani Cammett

Affiliation

Harvard University
Professor Rick Barton

Affiliation

Princeton University; U.S. State Department
Ms. Sofie Garde Thomle

Affiliation

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Professor Kidane Mengisteab

Affiliation

Pennsylvania State University
Ms. Sandra Nichols Thiam, J.D.

Affiliation

Environmental Law Institute