News, announcements, research, events, and more from the

News, announcements, research, events, and more from the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland FALL 2022 NEWSLETTER CISSM/GoTech Cyber Events Database Leveraged for ECB report A new report on systemic cyber risk from the European Central Bank (ECB) features data from CISSM and the Center for Governance of Technology and Systems (GoTech) Cyber Events Database. [...] Learn more » The Perils of Escalation in Ukraine What is America's interest in the Ukraine War? What happens if Russia goes nuclear in Ukraine? CISSM Senior Fellow Joshua Shifrinson tackles these pertinent questions in a pair of op-eds published in The National Interest and Inkstick. [...] material support of Ukraine finding that none hold up to scrutiny and that the Biden administration has failed to offer a strategic argument on behalf of the costs and risks that current U. [...] Learn more » A Conversation with CISSM Senior Fellow Michael Woldemariam SPP Associate Professor and CISSM Senior Fellow, Michael Woldemariam, sat down for a Q & A covering his reasons for joining the University of Maryland and CISSM, his professional and educational background, and current research projects. [...] The challenges include those posed by dual-use technologies (e.g., information, nuclear and space), political dynamics that threaten human security, and those that require national governments (including the United States, China, Russia, and Iran) to develop innovative forms of international cooperation and governance.