| Arnold. A Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Newsletter | Vol. 013 | September 2008 |
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Welcome to the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies' electronic newsletter. We look forward to keeping you informed of developments and issues from the Institute. | |
| Aberystwyth University Honors Kenneth N. Waltz In September 2008, Aberystwyth University’s Department of International Politics awarded Professor Kenneth N. Waltz an honorary professorship as part of a celebration entitled “The King of Thought.” This event marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Professor Waltz’s seminal work, Man, the State and War (1959), as well as the 30th anniversary of Theory of International Politics (1979). Professor Waltz is a Senior Research Scholar at the Arnold A. Institute of War and Peace Studies. |
 | APSA’s Conflict Processes Section Honors Tanisha Fazal Tanisha Fazal, Institute member and assistant professor in the department of political science, has received the Best Book Award from the Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association for State Death: The Politics and Geography of Conquest, Occupation, and Annexation (Princeton University Press, 2007). Her work was honored as “the best book in the field of conflict processes.” A graduate of Stanford University, in 2002 Dr. Fazal was also awarded APSA’s Helen Dwight Reid Award for “best doctoral dissertation completed and accepted during that year or the previous year in the field of international relations, law and politics.” |
 | V. Page Fortna Publishes New Book V. Page Fortna, Institute member and associate professor in the department of political science, has published a new book entitled Does Peacekeeping Work? Shaping Belligerents’ Choices after Civil War (Princeton University Press, July 2008). The book examines the effectiveness of peacekeeping efforts through the systematic analysis of civil wars that have taken place since the end of the Cold War. It demonstrates specific ways in which peacekeepers alter incentives, alleviate fear and mistrust, prevent accidental escalation to war, and shape political procedures to stabilize peace. |
| Jack Snyder Publishes New Article Jack Snyder published a new article, entitled “Defensive Realism and the 'New' History of World War I” in the Summer 2008 issue of International Security. On August 29, 2008, he addressed a panel at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting on this topic. Professor Snyder is an Institute member and the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations in the department of political science. |
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Lincoln Mitchell on the Georgia Russia Conflict Lincoln Mitchell commented extensively on the conflict between Georgia and Russia. In addition to publishing pieces in The Moscow Times, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post, Professor Mitchell has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss the conflict, including CNN, NPR, BBC, and PBS. His comments on Georgian democracy were also published in the September 29, 2008 issue of Newsweek. |
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Former Speaker of Parliament of Georgia Nino Burjanadze Lecture On September 5, 2008, Nino Burjanadze, Former Acting Head of State and Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, gave a timely lecture entitled "The Georgian Conflict in International Relations." The lecture was co-sponsored with the Harriman Institute. |
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Professors Betts, Jervis, Sestanovich and Snyder Discuss U.S.-Russian Relations In a panel discussion moderated by Professor Richard Betts, Professors Robert Jervis, Stephen Sestanovich and Jack Snyder discussed how current events, including the invasion of Georgia, may affect future U.S.-Russian relations. The event was co-sponsored with The Harriman Institute. The full text of each scholar’s comments will be available soon. |
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Twelfth Annual Summer Workshop on Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy In July 2008, the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies hosted its twelfth annual Summer Workshop on Analysis of Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS) at Cornell University. SWAMOS was designed to expose young scholars to a body of knowledge that is seldom made available in conventional graduate study programs, to preserve expertise in strategic studies outside of government, and to foster a network of analysts capable of offering each other support and promoting the field within academia. This year, the group was composed of 22 young scholars from universities in the United States, South Africa, Greece, China, France, and the United Kingdom. The three directing faculty of SWAMOS 2008 were Richard K. Betts of Columbia University, Stephen Biddle of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Barry Posen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For information on SWAMOS click here. |
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Saltzman Institute to Host Inaugural Kenneth N. Waltz Lecture Featuring Stephen Van Evera The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies is please to host the Inaugural Kenneth N. Waltz Lecture in International Relations. Says Director Richard Betts, "The Saltzman Institute is pleased to honor one of the most famous scholars produced by Columbia and one of the most eminent international relations theorists of the past century by establishing the annual Kenneth N. Waltz Lecture in International Relations." On Tuesday, October 14, at 12:15pm in Room 1501 International Affairs Building, Dr. Stephen Van Evera, Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Associate Director of the MIT Center for International Studies, will deliver his lecture entitled, "A Farewell to Geopolitics: American Grand Strategy in the New Era." The event will be moderated by Director Richard Betts, and Professor Kenneth N. Waltz will be on hand to comment. Click here for advance registration. |
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