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 […]
The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies is pleased to announce the creation of an Annual Kenneth N. Waltz Lecture in International Relations. Says Institute 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 […]
Professors Peter Liberman and Linda J. Skitka completed a working paper, entitled “Just Deserts in Iraq: American Vengeance for 9/11.” This paper is No. 9 in the Saltzman Working Paper Series. Click here to read this working paper.
Professor 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 […]
Professor Jack Levy and Patricia T. Young completed a working paper, entitled “Domestic Politics and The Escalation Of Commercial Rivalry: Explaining The War Of Jenkins’ Era, 1739-48.” This paper is No. 8 in the Saltzman Working Paper Series. Click here to read this working paper
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 Waltz’s seminal work, Man, the State and War (1959), as well as the 30th anniversary of Theory of International Politics (1979). […]
Professor 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.
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 […]
Professor Jack Snyder, Dr. Robert Y. Shapiro, and Dr. Yaeli Bloch-Elkon completed a working paper, entitled “Free Hand Abroad, Divide and Rule at Home.” This paper is No. 6 in the Saltzman Working Paper Series. Click here to read this working paper.
Professor Kimberly Marten has received a grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation for her book project on “Dealing with Warlords: Lessons from History.” The project will examine several historical and recent cases, including the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, parts of post-Soviet Georgia, Sierra Leone, and the Anbar region of Iraq .
