Call for Applications: The Hertog Global Strategy Initiative

The Hertog Global Strategy Initiative seeks talented undergraduate and graduate students for its 2010 seminar on Nuclear Proliferation and the Future of World Power. The seminar will take place over twelve weeks, from May 24 through August 13, at Columbia University. It begins with three weeks of “total immersion” training in nuclear strategy. Then there are eight weeks in which students conduct independent research and/or work in the field. Then the class reconvenes for one more week, so that students can present their research and produce a joint report. Students taking the course for credit will receive eight points, the equivalent of two semester-long courses at Columbia.

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 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.

For more about the program, including the application and financial aid information, visit http://globalstrategy.columbia.edu. Please direct any further questions to globalstrategy@columbia.edu. The application deadline is April 1, 2010.