Global Security

The Initiative for Global Security at the Dickey Center advances Dartmouth's contributions to international security through research designed to improve policymaking, promoting direct engagement with foreign policy-makers, and inspiring students to explore careers in international affairs. The Initiative pursues this mission with two guiding intentions: to generate and disseminate new knowledge of critical importance to global peace, and to prepare the next generation of leaders to create policy impact in a complex security environment, marked by a return to great power competition, civil wars, and novel emerging threats.

  • Secretary Mattis

    Then Secretary of Defense James Mattis gave a talk to the "US Foreign and Military Policy” class as well as student veterans, ROTC students, and undergraduates in the War and Peace Fellows Program.  

  • Johnnie Carson Class

    Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson was in-residence as a Magro Family Distinguished Visitor in International Affairs and taught the course, "US Policy in Africa and the Continent’s Foremost Challenges." 

  • Wargame

    War & Peace Fellows participating in a wargame. 

  • Aharon Barak

    War & Peace Fellows meeting with former President of the Supreme Court of Israel Aharon Barak in Jerusalem.

  • Burns and Postdocs

    Former Deputy Secretary of State and current Director of the CIA William Burns talking with Rosenwald Postdoctoral Fellows at a reception following Ambassador Burns' talk. 

War & Peace Fellowship

This year-long program brings students together from disciplines across campus - natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the visual arts - to engage in discussions of the social, political, moral, and technological dimensions of international conflict and cooperation. 

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War & Peace students taking part in simulation

Internships

The Initiative provides funding for undergraduate students to participate in off-term internships focused on areas related to peace and security. 

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The Dickey Center and the Office of the Dean of Faculty collaborate on the E. John Rosenwald, Jr. '52 TU'53 Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security fellowship program. 

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2021-22 Postdoc Cohort
Susan Rice

Distinguished Visiting Practitioners

The Dickey Center brings distinguished visiting practitioners from the field of peace and security to Dartmouth. Our guests deliver public lectures, meet with faculty, staff, and students, and may also teach courses. 

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Barry Posen

Faculty Research Grants

We aim to advance applied research on international security and connect Dartmouth researchers to policymaking in global security. We invite applications for international security-policy engagement research grants.

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Chase Peace Prize

The Chase Peace Prize is awarded to the best senior thesis or culminating project that treats the subject of war, conflict resolution, the prospects and problems of maintaining peace, or other related topics.

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In the News

The Initiative's affiliates are frequently quoted in the press and publishing in multiple media outlets. 

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