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Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies


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February 2007: "Founded in 1951 under the sponsorship of Dwight D. Eisenhower during his tenure as President of Columbia University, the Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS) was renamed the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) in March 2003. President Eisenhower created the Institute to promote understanding of the “disastrous consequences of war upon man’s spiritual, intellectual, and material progress.” Under its first director, William T.R. Fox, the Institute became one of the major research centers on international rela¬tions in the United States.

From the beginning the Institute interpreted its role broadly. Over the years, researchers have probed the political, military, historical, legal, economic, moral, psychological, and philosophical dimensions of international relations. Although the Institute does not take official positions on any public policy issues, individual members of SIWPS contribute to the general discourse on these topics by authoring articles in journals such as Foreign Affairs, discussing current issues with officials and journalists, serving as consultants to government departments and agencies, and testifying before Congressional committees. The Institute itself has no formal teaching program; rather, its members conduct a wide variety of instructional activities through the Political Science Department and the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia. Institute members offer courses on American foreign policy, national security, international politics, political economy, environmental policy, and international organization.

In addition to offering courses, SIWPS Director Richard Betts coordinates the International Security Policy Concentration for SIPA, and Professor Robert Jervis serves as Deputy Chair of the Department of Political Science"

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/iwps/

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RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Owned by (partial or full, past or present) Columbia University Organization Feb 6, 2007
Organization Head/Leader (past or present) Prof. Richard Betts Person Feb 6, 2007
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld Ph.D. Person Feb 6, 2007
Founded/Co-Founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower Person Feb 6, 2007

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