Skip to main content
University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Trending Topics:
National Security Strategy
Future of AI
Nuclear Arms Control
Skyline photo of Seoul, South Korea at dusk

Rival Blocs?: The Future of Northeast Asian Security

Blog / Lindsay Shingler

The cover artwork of the September issue of Current History overlaid on a textured, navy blue background

New Issue of Current History Tackles Civil-Military Relations

News / IGCC

Military helicopter at Air Show.

Implications of Trump’s Arms Sales Strategy

Policy Brief / Chi Fang

World map with pins on it.

Revenge of the Experts: Building Better Conflict Predictions

Blog / Adi Rao

Headshot of Folashade Soule overlaid on a two-tone blue background next to the cover image of the July 2026 issue of Current History

Africa in the Shifting Global Order

Talking Policy Podcast / Folashadé Soulé

Research Themes

Web icon of a teal illustration of an open hand with the outlive of a dove above it

Conflict and Peacebuilding

China and the
Indo-Pacific

Climate Change and Security

Defense and
National Security

Future of
Democracy

Geoeconomics and Great Power Competition

Nuclear
Security

Science, Technology, and Innovation

Bridging the academic and policy worlds through rigorous, interdisciplinary research and training.

About Us

Featured Experts

Tai Ming Cheung

Co-Director

Neil Narang

Co-Director
Stephan Haggard headshot photo 2024

Stephan Haggard

Research Director for Democracy and Global Governance
Headshot photo of Aila Matanock

Aila Matanock

Research Director for Violence, Intervention, and Order

Christina Schneider

Professor, UC San Diego; Chair, IGCC Steering Committee

Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

Research Director for Democracy Studies

Eli Berman

Research Director for International Security Studies
Black and white headshot of Francesca Giovannini on a teal background

Alumni Confidential

Francesca Giovannini

Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom
Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Read more »

The Latest

View more