Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies

The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) is a research center that is part of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs in New York. It was founded in 1951 by President of Columbia Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS) and was led for its first 25 years by Professor William T. R. Fox. It was given its current name in 2003. By its own description, the institute's researchers analyze "the political, military, historical, legal, economic, moral, psychological, and philosophical dimensions of international relations."

Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
Named afterArnold A. Saltzman
Founded1951
FounderDwight D. Eisenhower
TypeResearch Center
Location
  • Morningside Heights, New York City, New York, U.S.
Director
Page Fortna
Key people
  • William T. R. Fox
  • Warner R. Schilling
  • Richard K. Betts
Parent organization
Columbia University
Websitewww.siwps.org
Formerly called
Institute of War and Peace Studies
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