Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Terrorism
Scholarly Publications
The September 2004 Beslan Terrorist Incident: New Findings
July 2009
In 2006, I published a book containing a lengthy chapter entitled "Beslan: Russia's 9/11?" that was devoted to the September 2004 Beslan hostage crisis.
International Law, Fifth Edition
July 2007
Thoroughly updated to keep pace with the many new developments in international law, the Fifth Edition of this popular casebook covers the core topics, basic doctrines, and a broad range of foreign...
Other Publications
New Day New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century
June 2008
U.S. foreign assistance—the rationale behind it, the amount we give, its orientation and organization—has changed dramatically in the last decade.
Enhancing Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
September 2007
The threat of the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorist groups is perhaps the gravest threat confronting the international security system.
U.S. Ignores Putin's Assults on Rights
February 2003
STANFORD -- In May 1988, President Reagan traveled to Moscow for a summit with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
News
Breathtakingly Irresponsible
May 2017
Watch the video of Larry Diamond analyzing the latest intelligence sharing events for Democracy Now.
Syria Provokes an American Anxiety: Is U.S. Power Really So Special?
October 2016
Max Fisher and Amanda Taub, in their New York Times column Interpreter from October 8, are exploring the idea that the United States of America are in a moral position to address the state of...
Diamond: What is America fighting for?
December 2015
In a piece in The Atlantic, FSI Senior Fellow Larry Diamond argues that to defeat ISIS, America must unite and revisit the core principles of freedom from which it was created.
Events
Preventing ISIS 3.0: Winning the Peace in Iraq
March 20, 2017
ABSTRACTThe Iraqi government, the Peshmerga, the international coalition and a consortium of militia have been winning the war against ISIS in Iraq. The concern moving forward is whether Iraq’s...
The Politics of Emotions: France’s Responses to the 2015 Terrorist Attacks
March 18, 2016
How do democratic societies respond to acts of terror?
Countering Violent Extremism
February 26, 2016
AbstractUnder Secretary Sewall will deliver remarks on Countering Violent Extremism, the U.S.
Multimedia
Syria Today, Syria Tomorrow: Politics, Security, and Society
November 2015
Abstract:The Syrian crisis continues to grind on without a viable settlement to the conflict in sight.
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