Class of 2009 Session Overview


“Two key attributes of the seminar XXI program that are critical to program success are access to knowledgeable speakers in an environment that fosters discourse and a diverse group of Fellows who further stimulate the learning experience resulting in a community one can tap in the future. At the end of the day, you keep going back to that community.”
RDML Bill Burke, USN Director, Navy QDR Integration Group

Session Date Participating Faculty
Introductory Session Hon. David M. Walker
- Ethnic and Religious Conflict Dr. Gerard Prunier, Prof. Scott Appleby, Prof. Sumit Ganguly, Prof. James Dobbins, Prof. Chaim Kaufmann, Prof. Steven Burg, Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, Prof. Robert Art, Prof. Jarret Brachman
Iran & Turkey: Democracy & Islam Prof. Henri Barkey, Prof. Ray Takeyh
Japan & Europe — US Allies Forever? Prof. Richard Samuels, Prof. Jolyon Howorth
Realism, Liberalism, and World Politics Prof. John Mearsheimer, Prof. Andrew Moravcsik
- National Economies in a Globalizing World Prof. Kenneth Oye, Prof. Jomo K.S., Prof. Chappell Lawson, Ms. Kimberly Elliott, Prof. Andrew Natsios, Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, Prof. Adam Segal, Prof. Rawi Abdelal, Ms. Sarah Chayes
Environment & Demography Prof. Stacy VanDeveer, Prof. Richard Jackson
Democratization Prof. Terry Karl, Prof. Tamara Wittes
- US National Security Policy Prof. Robert Ross, Prof. Christopher Layne, Prof. Keir Lieber, Prof. Stephen Cohen, Prof. Daniel Byman, Prof. Marc Lynch, Dr. Andrey Kortunov, Prof. Bruce Hoffman, Prof. Daryl Press, Prof. Marvin Weinbaum

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Program Director & Staff

Program Director: Prof. Robert Art
Program Executive Director: Tisha Gomes
Program Assistant: Kristen Jamison
Research Assistants: Michael Glosny, William Norris
Senior Advisors: Jake Stewart, Mitzi Wertheim

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