| UMD School of Public Policy

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CISSM Global Forum | Mike Camal | Human Trafficking in 2026: Dismantling the Myths of a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

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While human trafficking is a constant fixture in mainstream media, the reality of the crime remains widely misunderstood. Operating as a multi-billion-dollar transnational industry, it infiltrates every state and territory in the U.S. and every corner of the globe.

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CANCELED: CISSM Kelleher Forum: Liz Sherwood-Randall | A Woman in the Arena

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This event will be rescheduled.Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall has tackled the world’s most pressing global and domestic challenges for four decades.

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CANCELED: CISSM Open Forum | January 2026

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The Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) invites all members of the School of Public Policy community to its Spring 2026 Open Forum.

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CISSM Kelleher Forum | Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security | Fiona Cunningham

0102 Thurgood Marshall Hall

How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war? How has China coped with this dilemma?

The Imperative to Reinvigorate U.S. Development Assistance Capabilities to Better Advance America’s National Interests (Full Volume)

School Authors: Samantha Custer

Other Authors: Bryan Burgess, Ana Horigoshi, Divya Mathew

December 11, 2023

Reputational Security: The Imperative to Reinvest in America’s Strategic Communications Capabilities (Full Volume)

School Authors: Samantha Custer

Other Authors: Bryan Burgess, Austin Baehr, Emily Dumont, Nicholas J. Cull, Divya Mathew, Amber Hutchinson, Maria Repnikova, Jessica Brandt, Nancy Snow

November 20, 2022

Report Chapter: "Responding to Global South views on development priorities, progress and partner performance"

School Authors: Samantha Custer

Other Authors: Ana Horigoshi, Kelsey Marshall

February 14, 2023

Listening to Leaders 2021: A report card for development partners in an era of contested cooperation

School Authors: Samantha Custer

Other Authors: Tanya Sethi, Rodney Knight, Amber Hutchinson, Vera Choo, Mengfan Cheng

June 30, 2021

Corridors of Power: How Beijing uses economic, social, and network ties to exert influence along the Silk Road

School Authors: Samantha Custer

Other Authors: Justin Schon, Ana Horigoshi, Divya Mathew, Bryan Burgess, Vera Choo, Amber Hutchinson, Austin Baehr, Kelsey Marshall