The Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security (ACDIS)

Working with the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security (ACDIS), a MacArthur Foundation grantee, CGS initiates advanced interdisciplinary seminars on homeland, regional, and global security within an expanded program in technology and security. Selected Activities:
Territorial Conflict Management Conference:

This project involves convening a variety of scholars on October 1-3, 2004 to discuss and enhance our understanding of conditions under which territorial conflict management can be successful. Results will be published in one or more special journal issues and as an edited book collection. In pursuing these goals, we hope to describe and evaluate processes of territorial conflict management, with a special eye to deriving lessons from two sets of experiences.

First, we analyze general techniques of conflict management as they apply to territorial disputes; these include legal, diplomatic, and political initiatives (e.g., third party mediation). Essentially, these are cross-national analyses with a focus on the techniques themselves. Second, we attempt to draw lessons from a series of five case studies of territorial disputes, representing different parts of the world and varying levels of management success.

Course Development

Terrorism: A Historical Inquiry (HIST 399):
Developed by Professor John Lynn of the University of Illinois' department of history, this new advanced undergraduate course will be offered in the Fall of 2004.

Risk Management for Homeland Security:
Professor Thomas J. Mackin of the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is working to create a new seminar that focuses on risk management and homeland security as components of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.