A new summer research program that employs historical analysis to confront present and future problems in world politics, the Hertog Global Strategy Initiative is now accepting applications for its 2010 seminar, “Nuclear Proliferation and the Future of World Power.” To apply, visit http://globalstrategy.columbia.edu and fill out the online application.

Students in the program spend the first three weeks of the summer in “total immersion” training in nuclear strategy and the methods of international history. The following eight weeks are spent conducting independent and team projects. In August, the class reconvenes and participants present their research and produce a joint report. The program is intended to demonstrate the potential for collaborative historical research on critical issues in international affairs.

The 2010 Initiative will be taught by Matthew Connelly, Professor of History at Columbia University, and Francis Gavin, Professor of International Affairs, University of Texas. They will be assisted in the classroom by a number of experts in the field, including world-class scholars and top government officials. Confirmed speakers and workshop participants include Graham Allison, Richard Betts, Hans Blix, Paul Bracken, John Lewis Gaddis, Robert Gallucci, Bonnie Jenkins, Robert Jervis, Henry Kissinger, Michael Levi, Scott Sagan, Etel Solingen, James Steinberg, Stephen Van Evera, and Philip Zelikow. The 2010 program will run from May 24 through August 13.

To apply, visit http://globalstrategy.columbia.edu and fill out the online application.