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The Center for Peace and Security Studies (cPASS), located at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), conducts rigorous, data-driven research on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. The focus at cPASS is on new and emerging modes of interstate conflict. We are especially interested in how a more diverse set of actors and capabilities is likely to impact conditions of war and peace. Research at cPASS answers questions in a variety of areas by applying innovative thinking and diverse methodologies (experiments, deductive modeling, statistical analysis, case studies, “big data”) to traditional security issues made more dynamic and difficult by increased complexity. We emphasize a team-based, multi-method approach to research that combines qualitative and quantitative perspectives; the strongest insights come from integrative approaches.