SIWPS – Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

Introducing The Chalkboard Politics Podcast

Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics (1940-2021)

Summer Workshop on Military Operations and Strategy (SWAMOS) (July 2019)

12/06/22 Book panel with author Walter Russell Mead, "Arc of the Covenant."

9.29.22 DAS Jung Pak

9.15.22 Trump and the Intelligence Community

About SIWPS

The Institute was founded as The Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS) in 1951, under the sponsorship of Dwight D. Eisenhower, during his tenure as president of Columbia University, in an effort to promote an understanding of “the disastrous consequences of war upon man’s spiritual, intellectual, and material progress.”

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The Chalkboard Politics Podcast

Applications for the 2026-2027 Podcast Team Now Open! Chalkboard Politics is a student-produced and student-hosted podcast that aims to apply classroom concepts to real-world political events. Positions are paid; the time commitment for student producers is about 15 hours/month. Applications are due by Friday, May 8th, 2026. The application form is available here. More About […]

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Giving to SIWPS

The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies welcomes your support at any level. We invite alumni, colleagues, and friends to support the next generation of global leaders by making a donation.

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