Class of 1999 Session Overview

“Seminar XXI is the ultimate intellectual candy store... a first-class short course in strategic thinking.”
LTC James Carafano, USA (Ret.) Sr Research Fellow, Homeland Security, Heritage Foundation

Session Date Participating Faculty
Introduction Sen. Richard G. Lugar
- Ethnic Conflict Dr. Aleksa Djilas, Dr. Paul Goble, Prof. Eric Morris, Prof. Kenneth Oye, Prof. Robert Price, Prof. Filip Reyntjens, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, Prof. Myron Weiner
Islam and Iran Prof. John Esposito, Dr. Gary Sick
Democratization Prof. Terry Karl, Prof. Peter Stavrakis
The Future of Eurasian Security Prof. John Mearsheimer, Prof. Andrew Moravcsik
- US National Security Policy Prof. Richard K. Betts, Prof. Thomas Christensen, Dr. Shai Feldman, Dr. Kenneth Pollack, Prof. Jack Snyder, Prof. Stephen Van Evera, Prof. Stephen Walt
Nuclear Proliferation Prof. Scott Sagan, Prof. Kenneth Waltz
Terrorism Dr. Richard Falkenrath, Prof. Louise Richardson
- Global and Regional Integration Prof. Kimberly Elliott, Prof. Miles Kahler, Prof. Robert Lieber, Prof. Sylvia Maxfield, Prof. Kenneth Oye, Prof. Carmen Reinhart, Prof. Edward Steinfeld, Prof. Makoto Taniguchi

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Program Director & Staff

Program Directors: Prof. Kenneth Oye, Prof. Myron Weiner
Program Coordinator: Amy Tarr
Program Assistants: Talia Kingsbury, Christine Vos
Research Assistants: P.R. Goldstone, Sarah Lisher
Senior Advisors: Jake Stewart, Mitzi Wertheim

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