December 9, 2021. The Institute is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of long-time Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies member and giant in the field of international relations, Robert Jervis, the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and the School of International and Public Affairs. He was a unique person and scholar and his loss is mourned by generations of his mentees and by political science scholars across the globe. He mentored hundreds of visiting international scholars throughout his career at Columbia. You can read more about him Here. A memorial was held on February 26, 2022. You can read the program Here.
Tributes have been pouring in from newspapers, journals, and blogs, on social media and via email. Click on the links below for some of the highlights:
In The New York Times, by the Jervis Family
In Foreign Affairs, by Thomas Christensen and Keren Yarhi-Milo
Part I of the H-Diplo/ISSF Tribute to the Life, Scholarship, and Legacy of Robert Jervis
In H-Diplo, by Thomas Christensen
In H-Diplo, by Keren Yarhi-Milo
In Studies in Intelligence, by Peter Clement
In The Critic, by David Blagden
In The Washington Post Monkey Cage, by Stacie Goddard, Jack Snyder, and Keren Yarhi-Milo
