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The '''Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies''', commonly referred to as the '''Saltzman Institute''', is an institute affiliated with [[SIPA]] and the [[Political Science Department]] whose founding mission is to understand the "disastrous consequences of war upon man's spiritual, intellectual, and material progress" ([http://www.columbia.edu/cu/siwps/index.htm ref]). It was founded as the Institute of War and Peace Studies in 1951 during [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s tenure as president of Columbia, and renamed in 2003 after [[Arnold A. Saltzman]] (CC '36), a diplomat. | The '''Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies''', commonly referred to as the '''Saltzman Institute''', is an institute affiliated with [[SIPA]] and the [[Political Science Department]] whose founding mission is to understand the "disastrous consequences of war upon man's spiritual, intellectual, and material progress" ([http://www.columbia.edu/cu/siwps/index.htm ref]). It was founded as the Institute of War and Peace Studies in 1951 during [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'s tenure as president of Columbia, and renamed in 2003 after [[Arnold A. Saltzman]] (CC '36), a diplomat. | ||
| − | A number of the most noted scholars of international relations theory | + | A number of the most noted scholars of international relations theory are associated with the Saltzman Institute, including [[Kenneth Waltz]], the founder of the school called ''neorealism'', and [[Robert Jervis]]. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/siwps/index.htm Saltzman Institute homepage] | [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/siwps/index.htm Saltzman Institute homepage] | ||
Revision as of 23:34, 15 February 2009
The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, commonly referred to as the Saltzman Institute, is an institute affiliated with SIPA and the Political Science Department whose founding mission is to understand the "disastrous consequences of war upon man's spiritual, intellectual, and material progress" (ref). It was founded as the Institute of War and Peace Studies in 1951 during Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure as president of Columbia, and renamed in 2003 after Arnold A. Saltzman (CC '36), a diplomat.
A number of the most noted scholars of international relations theory are associated with the Saltzman Institute, including Kenneth Waltz, the founder of the school called neorealism, and Robert Jervis.
