Prof. Roberts Speaks on Today’s Competitive Geopolitical Landscape

Hunter College's Professor Cynthia Roberts led the panel on nuclear strategy at the recent conference at Columbia University on today’s geopolitical competitive landscape honoring the late Robert Jervis.

The conference featured Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence and included brief remarks by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as comments by other current and former government officials--including a former US Secretary of the Treasury, the current Undersecretary of Defense, and a member of the National Security Council, as well as leading international relations scholars.

A recording of the entire conference can be seen at the following link:

https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/communities-connections/events/conference-todays-competitive-geopolitical-landscape-honor-robert

Conference Program:

Opening Introduction, Peter Clement, Columbia University

Morning Session: Nuclear War Theory: Continuity and Change
Moderator: Cynthia Roberts, Hunter College; Columbia University

Panelists:

• Charles Glaser, George Washington University
• Scott Sagan, Stanford University
• Etel Solingen, University of California Irvine
• Stephen Van Evera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

• Remarks, Richard Betts, Columbia University
• Remarks, Alexa Jervis, Daughter, Speaking on behalf of the Jervis Family
• Video, Derek Chollet, U.S. Department of State
• SIPA Video Celebrating Robert Jervis

Remarks, Colin Kahl, U.S. Department of Defense

Afternoon Session: Great Power Competition
Moderator: Michael Doyle, Columbia University
Panelists:

• Thomas Christensen, Columbia University
• Jacob Lew, Columbia University
• Kimberly Marten, Barnard College, Columbia University
• Mira Rapp-Hooper, National Security Council

Brief Remarks by:

• Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Columbia SIPA Professor of Practice

Remarks by:

• President Lee Bollinger, Columbia University
• Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, Columbia SIPA

Gabriel Silver Lecture, Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence
Keynote address followed by fireside chat with Keren Yarhi-Milo, Dean, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs