ONDISC aims to provide a forum where leading scholars from Notre Dame and elsewhere come together to explore the most pressing issues in international security.
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What can board games teach us about strategy, leadership, and national security?
In our recent panel, moderated by ADM Chris Grady, experts examine how wargaming helps leaders test assumptions, anticipate challenges, and prepare for complex decisions: youtu.be/ACC_7SN97IU
- TODAY -
Risa Brooks, the Allis-Chalmers Professor of Political Science at Marquette University and Visiting Fellow at Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame, will present her talk "From Individuals to Institutions."
ondisc.nd.edu/events/2026/10…
Risa Brooks is a Visiting Fellow at Notre Dame's Kellogg Institute for International Studies. She is also the Allis-Chalmers Professor of Political Science at Marquette University.
Dr. Brooks will lead us in discussion of her upcoming seminar.
ondisc.nd.edu/events/2026/10…
Join ONDISC and Bard College professor of European History and Culture Sean McMeekin TODAY for his talk "Stalin's War."
📅 Tuesday, October 13
⏰ 4:30 - 6 PM
🏫 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
🤔 Learn more ondisc.nd.edu/events/2026/10…
Join ONDISC and Bard College Professor of European History and Culture Sean McMeekin for his talk "Stalin's War" next week at Notre Dame!
📅 Tuesday, October 13
⏰ 4:30 - 6 PM
🏫 1030 Jenkins Nanovic Halls
🤔 Learn more: ondisc.nd.edu/events/2026/10…
What if the smartest response to a military threat isn't matching your rival, but outthinking them?
Erik Gartzke explains why the US often relied on nuclear weapons as a cheaper and more effective alternative to building massive conventional forces.
ondisc.nd.edu/events/2025/11…
- TODAY -
ONDISC welcomes Rachel Metz, Assistant Professor at @GWtweets for her talk "The Cult of the Persuasive."
Join us today as we learn about the US' approach to building out partner's militaries... and why we struggle to do so.
Learn more 👇
ondisc.nd.edu/events/2026/09…
- Coming Soon -
ONDISC welcomes The George Washington University Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Rachel Metz to Notre Dame.
Dr. Metz will be presenting her book project "The Cult of the Persuasive."
🤔 Learn more: ondisc.nd.edu/events/2026/09…
How do you study failed states if many of them are missing from the data?
Bridget Coggins explains a major challenge facing researchers and policymakers: some of the world's most fragile states are often excluded from the datasets used to analyze them.
ondisc.nd.edu/events/2025/10…
What is the greatest danger facing a powerful state?
Tulane University professor Chris Fettweis explains how overconfidence and overexpansion undermined one of history's most successful rulers during China's Tang Dynasty.
ondisc.nd.edu/events/2025/10…