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The Future of War in the 21st Century: A lecture by Tom Nichols
When volatile nations like Libya and Syria are torn apart by civil war, what role should the U.S. play in these conflicts? Should the U.S. become the international peacekeeper? How does the U.S. determine when national or international security is at risk and military intervention is warranted?
Tom Nichols, Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College, will address these and other complex questions when he speaks about the new age of preventive war and humanitarian intervention on Thursday, September 19th at 7pm at the Salem Athenaeum.
Nichols, whose latest book, No Use: Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security, is due out this December, kicks off the Athenaeum’s fall lecture series.
In an age of new threats to international security, the old rules of war are rapidly being discarded. The great powers are moving toward norms less restrictive of intervention, preemption, and preventive war. This evolution is taking place not only in the United States but also in many of the world's most powerful nations, including Russia, France, and Japan, among others. As centuries of tradition and law are overturned, will preventive warfare push the world into chaos?
Nichols has written previous books on the subject and also writes a blog called “The War Room” in which he shares his views on the latest developments in national politics and foreign policy.
Nichols teaches at the Harvard Extension School, in addition to his professorship at the U.S. Naval War College. He has been a Fellow of the International Security Program and the Project on Managing the Atom at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. In his Washington days, Tom was a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a consultant to the U.S. government, and a research analyst for private industry. Later, he served as personal staff for foreign and defense affairs to the late U.S. Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania.
Tickets for the lecture are $15, $10 for members of the Athenaeum and free for students with ID. To reserve, see salemathenaeum.net or call 978.744.2540.
Nichols has written previous books on the subject and also writes a blog called “The War Room” in which he shares his views on the latest developments in national politics and foreign policy.
Nichols teaches at the Harvard Extension School, in addition to his professorship at the U.S. Naval War College. He has been a Fellow of the International Security Program and the Project on Managing the Atom at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. In his Washington days, Tom was a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a consultant to the U.S. government, and a research analyst for private industry. Later, he served as personal staff for foreign and defense affairs to the late U.S. Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania.
Tickets for the lecture are $15, $10 for members of the Athenaeum and free for students with ID. To reserve, see salemathenaeum.net or call 978.744.2540.
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