Institute for Security and Conflict Studies – at the Elliott School of International Affairs

ABOUT ISCS

The Institute for Security and Conflict Studies is an energetic academic community dedicated to furthering the study of international security.

Our mission is to advance scholarly research on international conflict and strengthen the field of security studies through graduate education; improve public understanding of key international security issues; and inform policy debates related to U.S. national security.

Director Alex Downes

Professor Downes is on sabbatical during Academic Year 2024-2025. Please direct all inquiries to interim director Michael Brown: brownm@gwu.edu or iscs@gwu.edu

UPCOMING EVENTS

ISCS Security Studies Workshop: Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal “

October 23, 2024 | 3:30pm -5:00pm | Elliott School of International Affairs | Room 605 R

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NEWS & UPDATES

ISCS Security Studies Workshops (with a few exceptions) will be held on Zoom this year.

Please visit our Events page for more information on how to RSVP for these workshops.

SPOTLIGHT

ISCS Director Alex Downes Contributes to Roundtable on Potential Israeli Occupation of Gaza

Summary: In a roundtable with political scientists on the prospects of Israeli occupation in Gaza, Downes addresses the relevance of targeting civilians, the question of foreign – imposed regime change and lessons to draw from the politics of foreign...

New Book by Amy Austin-Holmes, ISCS Visiting Scholar

Book Summary: In Statelet of Survivors, Amy Austin Holmes charts the history of one of the most radical experiments in self-governance of our time: a statelet created by Kurds, Arabs, and Assyrians. The semi-autonomous region has its own military and police forces;...

Former GW Ph.D. Student in Residence at ISCS Danielle Gilbert (Ph.D., 2020) begins new position as Assistant Professor of Political Science at NorthwesternUniversity

Congratulations, Dani! Make sure to check out her website.

Institute for Security and Conflict Studies

1957 E St. NW

Washington, DC 20052

Email: iscs@gwu.edu

Tel: (202) 994-7158