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Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Cornell University

The Judith Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) is an interdisciplinary program devoted to research and teaching on the problems of war and peace, arms control and disarmament, and more generally, instances of collective violence. Our focal areas include climate change and conflict, nuclear security, governance of emerging technologies, and human rights, race, and gender.

Highlights

Reppy Institute Fellows Program 2025-2026

Open to doctoral, masters, and Law Cornell students. Apply by May 11, 2025. 

PACS Team Hosted United Nations Panel

“The History, Success, and Challenges of Nuclear Disarmament Education” was held at United Nations headquarters in New York City on March 5. 

News

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Protecting National Defense from Cyberattacks

Research at Risk

This Is Why Trump Is Always Talking About Corruption

Sarah Kreps, PACS

International Research Matters for the U.S.

How Cornell Research Makes People's Lives Better

People

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Judith V. Reppy

Professor Emerita, Science and Technology

Carmine Couloute

Reppy Fellow 2024-25

Yingyun ‘Aurora’ Zhang

Freeman Prize in Peace Studies Honorable Mention

McKenzie Carrier

Harrop and Ruth Freeman Prize in Peace Studies Recipient 2024-25

Events

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International Fair

11:00 am

Uris Hall, Terrace

Information Session: Undergraduate Global Scholars Program

5:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Publications

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Positioning Women in Conflict Studies: How Women's Status Affects Political Violence

Sabrina Karim and Daniel W. Hill, Jr.

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940-1945: Bombing Among Friends

Matthew Evangelista

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

The Downfall of the American Order?

Peter Katzenstein, Jonathan Kirshner

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies