Defense and Security Studies at Columbia University advances understanding of global security through research, analysis, and programs. Since 2013, DSS has led and convened conferences, workshops, and seminars on contemporary security challenges.

DSS plans and develops programs with a consortium of universities—Brown, Dartmouth, the University of Chicago, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale—and with consortium partners from the U.S. National War College, U.S. Army War College, U.S. Naval War College, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and U.S. Naval Academy.

DSS emphasizes interdisciplinary methods, integrating the security advancements of several fields, to include development, diplomacy, economics, history, law, management, and technology.

For more information, contact defensesecurity@columbia.edu