UC Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation
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The UC Institute on Global Conflict & Cooperation (IGCC) addresses global challenges to peace and prosperity through research, training, and policy engagement.
University of California
Joined June 2014
IGCC research director Stephan Haggard will a featured speaker at this public event hosted by @GPS_UCSD next Thursday!
Economic Statecraft in a Divided Peninsula: South Korea-U.S. Cooperation and North Korea Strategy Join our roundtable, which brings together experts in diplomacy, economics and policy. 🗓️ Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. 📍 Great Hall, @UCSanDiego 🔗 Register: https://t.co/yRIai95VFy
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In a recent IGCC blog post, UC Riverside professor Kevin Esterling details a platform that seeks to use AI and algorithmic tools to enhance the democratic process in an era where digital tech is often an oppositional force to democratic civil discourse:
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IGCC is delighted to share that our podcast miniseries, Democracy and Its Discontents, has won Gold at the 2025 @daveyawards in the category for Podcast Series, Government & Political. Learn more about the series, and this wonderful recognition, here:
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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.
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IGCC senior fellow Jimmy Goodrich was quoted in @FT last week about China's sweeping rare-earth export controls: "If...the U.S. doesn’t respond strongly, Beijing could have complete control over the entire advanced semiconductor supply chain." Read more:
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Rules come ahead of expected meeting this month between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
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IGCC is pleased to welcome Aila Matanock (@matanock) to the institute's leadership as Research Director for Violence, Intervention, and Order. Aila, an IGCC affiliate since 2022, is an associate professor at @GPS_UCSD. Learn more about Aila's work here: https://t.co/QmXoRt0HVd
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IGCC Research Director Stephan Haggard is in Cambridge, MA this weekend for his formal induction into the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences (@americanacad). Please join us in congratulating Steph on this honor! More on Steph's election:
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Two UC San Diego faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Stephan Haggard, Distinguished Research Professor of political science in UC San Diego’s School of...
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President Trump's recent #UNGA speech excoriated the United Nations for being weak and ineffective. For the IGC blog, Bridget Coggins, Jungjae Hong, and Julia Morse describe how the U.S. may attack the UN as the 80th general assembly session continues:
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IGCC & @ChinaDataLab have launched the China Policy Document Navigator, a database giving researchers access to a treasure trove of Chinese policy documents becoming increasingly difficult to access. Barry Naughton & Young Yang discuss the new portal:
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IGCC’s China Science, Technology, Innovation, and Industrial Policy (STIIP) project has spent the last three years shining a light on developments in China’s scientific enterprise as the country...
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While the U.S. is questioning its role as an international security provider, China has unveiled its own global security initiatives. @SheenaGreitens joined Talking Policy to explore the uncertain future of the global security order:
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Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has maintained sole superpower status by underwriting the international security order. But in recent years, the United States has begun to question...
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Populist leaders like Duterte in the Philippines have come to power promising tough action on crime. But as the former president faces ICC trial, what determines whether strongman tactics like his sustain or lose popular support? Read more on our blog:
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Digital tech is transforming lives, but how will it be governed? For our blog, IGCC senior fellow Peter Cowhey shares insights from his visit to APEC South Korea and his recent report on how nations are trying to write the international digital rulebook:
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IGCC's new postdoc Emily Kim discusses her research on AI governance, her career journey from Seoul to Atlanta to Washington D.C., and her love of CrossFit in a wide-ranging spotlight interview. Learn more about our new fellow as the academic year begins:
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IGCC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Technology and International Security, now in its fifth year, welcomes four new fellows to Washington, D.C. this month, where they will advance research that creates...
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As the world gathers in New York this week for #UNGA, U.S. and Chinese leaders are outlining different visions of global order. Rachel Hulvey spoke with Talking Policy earlier this year about how China is trying to assert itself as a global leader:
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Tensions between the United States and China are intensifying, with a trade war being the latest sign of friction following President Trump’s imposition of tariffs, which were themselves followed by...
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It's a new academic year, and both classes and job searches are getting into full swing. In our latest Alumni Confidential interview, leading expert on U.S. foreign policy James Goldgeier recounts his journey and shares career advice with junior academics:
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Engaged scholarship is a cornerstone of IGCC’s mission. James Goldgeier, professor of international relations and former dean of the School of International Service at American University, is a...
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This month's China Victory Day parade demonstrated the extent to which Beijing prioritizes military readiness. Back in May, IGCC director Tai Ming Cheung wrote on how militarization is becoming a driving force in Chinese politics, economics, and culture:
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CHINA FOCUS: China Focus is a column for IGCC’s Global Policy at a Glance which examines China’s rise as an autocratic great power and its implications for U.S. national security, the global economy,...
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Many democracies have experienced backsliding over the last decade. But how can these nations "frontslide" to restore the rule of law and democratic norms? Read the recent analysis from IGCC's blog on the glimmers of democratic renewal in Poland:
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How do false beliefs arise and spread? In the latest episode of IGCC's Talking Policy podcast, @UCIrvine philosophy professor Cailin O'Connor joins us to discuss the origins of misinformation and how it might be combated. Listen here:
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Misinformation is impacting society at all levels, from politics to health. But what makes us believe untrue things? And why is misinformation on the rise today? In this episode of Talking Policy,...
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How do democratic backsliders act in international institutions? In the latest IGCC working paper, Anna Meyerrose and Irfan Noorudin look at how democratic backsliders selectively contest key aspects of the liberal international order:
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In this working paper, Anna Meyerrose, an assistant professor at Arizona State University, and Irfan Nooruddin, a professor at Georgetown University, examine the behavior of democratic backsliders in...
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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: https://t.co/37KYp9Wiqb
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