UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
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IGCC is a research network comprised of scholars from across the University of California who produce and use research to help build a more peaceful, equitable world.
IGCC is pleased to welcome two new members and a new chair to our Steering Committee! Composed of faculty representatives from all ten UC campuses and two national labs, the committee advises IGCC leadership, serves as campus liaisons, and awards IGCC fellowships and grants.
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
IGCC is pleased to welcome two new members and a new chair to our Steering Committee! Composed of faculty representatives from all ten UC campuses and two national labs, the committee advises IGCC leadership, serves as campus liaisons, and awards IGCC fellowships and grants.
Please join us in welcoming the six members of the 2025-26 cohort of IGCC's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology & International Security! Learn more about this program and get to know these new and returning postdoc fellows here: ucigcc.org/funding/post...
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Please join us in welcoming the six members of the 2025-26 cohort of IGCC's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology & International Security! Learn more about this program and get to know these new and returning postdoc fellows here: ucigcc.org/funding/post...
Introducing IGCC's 2025-26 Dissertation Fellows! This year’s cohort, from across five UC campuses, are pursuing degrees in political science, sociology, environmental science, oceanography, and geography. Learn more about the program and meet our new fellows here: ucigcc.org/funding/diss...
September 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Introducing IGCC's 2025-26 Dissertation Fellows! This year’s cohort, from across five UC campuses, are pursuing degrees in political science, sociology, environmental science, oceanography, and geography. Learn more about the program and meet our new fellows here: ucigcc.org/funding/diss...
The 33rd Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue kicked off in Singapore yesterday. Participants from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. discussed how to build trust and mutual respect among adversaries to prevent conflict in the Asia-Pacific region.
September 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The 33rd Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue kicked off in Singapore yesterday. Participants from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. discussed how to build trust and mutual respect among adversaries to prevent conflict in the Asia-Pacific region.
Yesterday, IGCC's new and returning Postdoctoral Fellows met in Washington D.C. for an orientation day that included a meeting with U.S. State Department historian Dr. James Wilson, and an exclusive tour of the State Department's Navy Hill facilities, including the former headquarters of the OSS!
September 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Yesterday, IGCC's new and returning Postdoctoral Fellows met in Washington D.C. for an orientation day that included a meeting with U.S. State Department historian Dr. James Wilson, and an exclusive tour of the State Department's Navy Hill facilities, including the former headquarters of the OSS!
IGCC is in Singapore for the 33rd Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, beginning the week with an academic workshop exploring how Southeast Asian economies are reacting to shifting geopolitical alliances & the U.S. upending of the global trade order. Stay tuned for more updates!
September 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
IGCC is in Singapore for the 33rd Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, beginning the week with an academic workshop exploring how Southeast Asian economies are reacting to shifting geopolitical alliances & the U.S. upending of the global trade order. Stay tuned for more updates!
Training is underway for our inaugural course on "Understanding China’s Science & Technology Ambitions," led by IGCC nonresident fellow Jimmy Goodrich. Over the next two days, Jimmy will unpack China’s evolving science and technology policy landscape.
July 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Training is underway for our inaugural course on "Understanding China’s Science & Technology Ambitions," led by IGCC nonresident fellow Jimmy Goodrich. Over the next two days, Jimmy will unpack China’s evolving science and technology policy landscape.
The PPNT Boot Camp summer training course is a tentpole of IGCC's Public Policy & Nuclear Threats program dedicated to preparing the future generation of nuclear policy leaders. For more info on PPNT, visit ucigcc.org/training/ppnt/
July 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The PPNT Boot Camp summer training course is a tentpole of IGCC's Public Policy & Nuclear Threats program dedicated to preparing the future generation of nuclear policy leaders. For more info on PPNT, visit ucigcc.org/training/ppnt/
The 2025 Public Policy & Nuclear Threats Boot Camp wraps up today. Our thanks to the many presenters and organizers who helped to make this event possible, and congratulations to the 29 participants who have successfully completed this year's course!
July 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The 2025 Public Policy & Nuclear Threats Boot Camp wraps up today. Our thanks to the many presenters and organizers who helped to make this event possible, and congratulations to the 29 participants who have successfully completed this year's course!
Dispatch from PPNT: On Day 3 of this year's boot camp, participants heard from Laura Rockwood (Senior Fellow, VCDNP) and Laura Holgate (Former U.S. Ambassador,
@iaeaorg.bsky.social) on the international safeguards that are in place to reduce nuclear threats and increase security around the globe.
@iaeaorg.bsky.social) on the international safeguards that are in place to reduce nuclear threats and increase security around the globe.
July 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Dispatch from PPNT: On Day 3 of this year's boot camp, participants heard from Laura Rockwood (Senior Fellow, VCDNP) and Laura Holgate (Former U.S. Ambassador,
@iaeaorg.bsky.social) on the international safeguards that are in place to reduce nuclear threats and increase security around the globe.
@iaeaorg.bsky.social) on the international safeguards that are in place to reduce nuclear threats and increase security around the globe.
On to our second full day of PPNT Boot Camp! Today, participants enjoyed a presentation and lunch with Elaine Bunn, a senior advisor for the @csis.org Project on Nuclear Issues, as well as a virtual lecture from national security analyst and author Joseph Cirincione. Stay tuned for more from PPNT!
July 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
On to our second full day of PPNT Boot Camp! Today, participants enjoyed a presentation and lunch with Elaine Bunn, a senior advisor for the @csis.org Project on Nuclear Issues, as well as a virtual lecture from national security analyst and author Joseph Cirincione. Stay tuned for more from PPNT!
Our 2025 Public Policy & Nuclear Threats (PPNT) Boot Camp is off and running! On this first full day of lectures, participants have heard from program director Neil Narang of
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, Ambassador Linton Brooks of @csis.org, and John Scott of Los Alamos Nat'l Lab. More to come!
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, Ambassador Linton Brooks of @csis.org, and John Scott of Los Alamos Nat'l Lab. More to come!
July 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our 2025 Public Policy & Nuclear Threats (PPNT) Boot Camp is off and running! On this first full day of lectures, participants have heard from program director Neil Narang of
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, Ambassador Linton Brooks of @csis.org, and John Scott of Los Alamos Nat'l Lab. More to come!
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, Ambassador Linton Brooks of @csis.org, and John Scott of Los Alamos Nat'l Lab. More to come!
Earlier this year, IGCC was pleased to welcome UCLA professor Michael Ross to the formal network of IGCC scholars. Michael has published widely on the politics of climate change, natural resources, and democracy. Read more about his work here: ucigcc.org/people/micha...
July 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Earlier this year, IGCC was pleased to welcome UCLA professor Michael Ross to the formal network of IGCC scholars. Michael has published widely on the politics of climate change, natural resources, and democracy. Read more about his work here: ucigcc.org/people/micha...
Today, IGCC hosted a workshop on the state of Chinese science, technology, innovation, and industrial policy in Washington, DC. The culmination of a three-year project, the discussions explored a transformational new phase of China’s economic development.
June 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Today, IGCC hosted a workshop on the state of Chinese science, technology, innovation, and industrial policy in Washington, DC. The culmination of a three-year project, the discussions explored a transformational new phase of China’s economic development.
Earlier this year, we welcomed Maggie Peters, a professor of political science at UCLA to the formal IGCC network of scholars! Her research centers on the political economy of migration. Read more about Maggie and her work here: ucigcc.org/people/marga...
June 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Earlier this year, we welcomed Maggie Peters, a professor of political science at UCLA to the formal IGCC network of scholars! Her research centers on the political economy of migration. Read more about Maggie and her work here: ucigcc.org/people/marga...
This week, IGCC director Tai Ming Cheung was in Washington, D.C. to lead the annual Chinese Defense and Strategic Innovation Policy Training Program—a flagship executive training that examines the relationship between China's rise as a world power and nat'l security, tech & more.
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This week, IGCC director Tai Ming Cheung was in Washington, D.C. to lead the annual Chinese Defense and Strategic Innovation Policy Training Program—a flagship executive training that examines the relationship between China's rise as a world power and nat'l security, tech & more.
IGCC’s Public Policy and Nuclear Threats program is entering its third decade with a focus on training the next generation of nuclear policy experts to reduce the risks posed by weapons of mass destruction.
Registration deadline: 6/30. More info here: ucigcc.org/training/ppnt/
Registration deadline: 6/30. More info here: ucigcc.org/training/ppnt/
June 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
IGCC’s Public Policy and Nuclear Threats program is entering its third decade with a focus on training the next generation of nuclear policy experts to reduce the risks posed by weapons of mass destruction.
Registration deadline: 6/30. More info here: ucigcc.org/training/ppnt/
Registration deadline: 6/30. More info here: ucigcc.org/training/ppnt/
Last week, IGCC and @ucwashington.bsky.social partnered on the Presidential Faculty Fellows program, which brought UC faculty to the nation’s capital for in-depth trainings on how to engage with the policy community and communicate their research beyond academia...
May 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Last week, IGCC and @ucwashington.bsky.social partnered on the Presidential Faculty Fellows program, which brought UC faculty to the nation’s capital for in-depth trainings on how to engage with the policy community and communicate their research beyond academia...
Yesterday, the IGCC Postdoctoral Fellows in Technology and International Security presented their end-of-year research findings at the University Club DC. This culminating conference was attended by National Laboratory leadership and senior scholars.
May 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Yesterday, the IGCC Postdoctoral Fellows in Technology and International Security presented their end-of-year research findings at the University Club DC. This culminating conference was attended by National Laboratory leadership and senior scholars.
Introducing Rupal Mehta, a senior fellow at Lawrence Livermore's Center for Global Security Research, who has recently joined the IGCC network of scholars! Her research interests lie in international security, with a specialization in nuclear proliferation. Read more here: ucigcc.org/people/rupal...
April 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Introducing Rupal Mehta, a senior fellow at Lawrence Livermore's Center for Global Security Research, who has recently joined the IGCC network of scholars! Her research interests lie in international security, with a specialization in nuclear proliferation. Read more here: ucigcc.org/people/rupal...
A quick note of thanks to all the scholars who joined us earlier this month at @ucmerced.bsky.social for this year's UC Conference on International Cooperation, especially Andrew Shaver at Merced for hosting! We're looking forward to our 2026 gathering at UCLA, marking the tenth annual UCCIC.
April 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A quick note of thanks to all the scholars who joined us earlier this month at @ucmerced.bsky.social for this year's UC Conference on International Cooperation, especially Andrew Shaver at Merced for hosting! We're looking forward to our 2026 gathering at UCLA, marking the tenth annual UCCIC.
Introducing Matto Mildenberger, an assistant professor of political science at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, who has recently formally joined the IGCC network of scholars! His research centers on environmental politics and climate policy. Read more about Matto here: ucigcc.org/people/matto...
April 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Introducing Matto Mildenberger, an assistant professor of political science at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, who has recently formally joined the IGCC network of scholars! His research centers on environmental politics and climate policy. Read more about Matto here: ucigcc.org/people/matto...
This summer, join IGCC non-resident fellow Jimmy Goodrich at @ucsandiego.bsky.social for an in-depth training session that will unpack China’s evolving science & technology policy landscape. Space limited, event details & registration here: ucigcc.org/events/under...
April 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This summer, join IGCC non-resident fellow Jimmy Goodrich at @ucsandiego.bsky.social for an in-depth training session that will unpack China’s evolving science & technology policy landscape. Space limited, event details & registration here: ucigcc.org/events/under...
Presentations are underway this morning at @ucmerced.bsky.social for the 2025 UC Conference on International Cooperation. Today, eight University of California scholars will share updates and receive feedback on their latest research in political science and international relations.
April 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Presentations are underway this morning at @ucmerced.bsky.social for the 2025 UC Conference on International Cooperation. Today, eight University of California scholars will share updates and receive feedback on their latest research in political science and international relations.
We are excited to introduce Mónica Castillejos-Aragón, a lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Law (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social) and international human rights lawyer who recently formally joined the IGCC network of scholars! Read more about Mónica here: bit.ly/3YnUDP6
April 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We are excited to introduce Mónica Castillejos-Aragón, a lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Law (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social) and international human rights lawyer who recently formally joined the IGCC network of scholars! Read more about Mónica here: bit.ly/3YnUDP6