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The Watson Institute for International Studies, usually referred to as the Watson Institute, is a center for the analysis of international issues at Brown University.
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History
The Watson Institute was founded in 1981 as the Center for Foreign Policy Development by Thomas J. Watson, Jr. (Brown Class of 1937), former chairman of IBM and Ambassador to the Soviet Union. The Center was formed to explore solutions to the major global issues of the day, foremost of which was the possibility of a nuclear encounter between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1986, the Center and Brown's other international programs were integrated in the creation of the Institute for International Studies. In 1991, the Institute was rededicated in Watson's honor. Originally housed in five separate locations on campus, the programs of the Watson Institute moved into its new building, designed by internationally renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, in January 2002.
As of July 2009[update] the Institute's director will be the international relations expert and academic, Michael D. Kennedy.
Faculty
- David Kennedy, interim director and vice president of International Affairs at Brown
- James Der Derian, research professor in international relations theory and global security
- Sergei Khrushchev, Senior Fellow since 1996. Son of Nikita Khrushchev
- Galina Starovoitova, visiting professor of politics of self-determination for ethnic minorities, 1994-1998. Assassinated in St. Petersburg, Russia, November 20, 1998.[1]
- Kay Warren, professor of International Studies and Anthropology at Brown
- Lincoln Chafee, Distinguished Visiting Fellow
- Richard C. Holbrooke, University Professor at Large
- Ricardo Lagos Escobar, University Professor at Large
- Romano Prodi, University Professor at Large
- Nina Tannenwald, Associate Professor
Publications
The Watson Institute produces two major academic journals:
- Brown Journal of World Affairs
- Studies in Comparative International Development
External links
- Watson Institute for International Studies
- Brown Journal of World Affairs
- Studies in Comparative International Development
- Michael Kennedy Named Director of Watson Institute for International Studies
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