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A Olmsted Field Study Peace and Conflict (FSPAC) team shares a Bedouin meal in the Negev Desert of Israel.
ADVISORY BOARD TRAVIS MORRIS Director, Peace and War Center
MIRI KIM Associate Professor of History
YANGMO KU Associate Director, Peace and War Center
DAVID LAST Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada
MATTHEW A. THOMAS Associate Professor of Psychology NICOLE DIDOMENICO Director, Center of Civic Engagement
DARLENE OLSEN Charles A. Dana Professor of Mathematics; Director, NU S-STEM
KYLE PIVETTI Associate Professor of English STEVEN SODERGREN Professor of History JUDITH STALLINGS-WARD Associate Professor of Spanish LASHA TCHANTOURIDZÉ Director, Master of Diplomacy and International Relations Program
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JOHN AND MARY FRANCES
JOHN AND PATTONPATTON MARY FRANCES
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN S. PATTON
PEACE & WAR CENTER NORWICH UNIVERSITY
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Major General John S. Patton served as military adviser to the chairman and executive officer of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense since January 1969. The Reserve Forces Policy Board is the principal policy advisory group to the secretary of defense on matters pertaining to the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces. The board is assisted by an advisory panel on ROTC affairs. General Patton was born in Carthage, Mo., in 1918, and graduated from Turlock, Calif., High School in 1935. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1941 with a bachelor of science degree in marketing, magna cum laude, and received his doctor of philosophy degree in international relations from American University in 1963. He attended the National War College in Washington, D.C. from 1955-1956, the first civilian employee of the Air Force to be selected to attend. His distinguished career in the service of the U.S. Government, as a military reserve officer and as a civilian executive in the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, began when he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in August 1941. He entered active duty in January 1942 and was commissioned as ensign in May 1942. He completed Bomb Disposal School then served on the USS Enterprise in South Pacific combat duty from October 1942 to May 1943. He subsequently was a bomb damage assessment and targeting liaison officer with the British Ministry of Home Security and the U.S. Eighth Air Force in England. He next was assigned to the Joint Target Group in Washington, D.C., supporting the XXI Bomber Command in the strategic air offensive against Japan. He was a lieutenant commander when relieved from active duty in September 1946.
“The Patton Center is well named. My experience with the Pattons through intersections involving the Board of Fellows and Board of Trustees was always very positive. Both were modest, helpful, congenial, articulate, and highly intelligent advocates of the University. Their interest in the University involved a deep and probing attention to the mission and history of the institution that was uncommon, if not rare.” — Emeritus Dana Professor of History Dr. Gary T. Lord 2
In 1949 General Patton transferred from the Naval Reserve to the Air Force Reserve in the grade of major. He was attached to Headquarters Strategic Air Command for 11 years as an intelligence staff officer. In 1961 he was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Air Force Security Service as assistant to the commander and visited many oversea units. In April 1968 he became assistant to the director of doctrine, concepts and objectives, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. After his release from active duty in 1946, he joined Headquarters U.S. Air Force as a civilian weapons and intelligence analyst with the Air Targets Division. In 1950 he became a charter member of the Special Study Group and was assigned to it and its successor organization, the Special Advisory Group, until 1967. While with these groups, he was detached for full-time special assignments, including the Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense, 1958-1959, where as deputy director for plans and policy, he played a key role in the establishment of the national space tracking network; participation in the 1958 Department of Defense reorganization panel; and 1963 service with Project Forecast, the Air Force’s 10-year planning effort for the development of advanced weapons systems. From 1964 until 1967, he was a fulltime consultant to the assistant chief of staff, studies and analysis, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, concentrating on major cost effectiveness problems and research.
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In September 1967, he accepted an appointment as special adviser to the assistant administrator for policy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He was placed on military furlough by NASA when he was recalled to extended active duty. He was actively engaged in a series of related educational, civil and public relations endeavors. He appeared as a guest speaker on a number of occasions and took an active interest in AFROTC affairs. In 1968 he was made the first honorary major in the history of the Staunton Military Academy Corps. From 1966 to 1968, he was a professional lecturer in the Department of Politics at Catholic University of America, teaching at the graduate level.
“The Pattons are two of the smartest people I have ever met. Mary Frances always carried herself with such grace and John was always a gentleman who was constantly interested in what he could do to help Norwich, even after he had retired from the board. I frequently received calls and letters from him with some fantastic ideas. Together, they were an incredibly articulate and sophisticated couple who bled Maroon and Gold. They both took a profound interest in the Peace and War Center, and made provisions for the generous support of it in their estate.” —President Emeritus Richard Schneider His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit, Army Commendation Medal, and Navy Presidential Unit Citation with star. He received the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 1959, the Department of the Air Force Exceptional Civilian Award in 1968, and the National Civil Service League Merit Citation in 1959. In 1968 he was recommended by the Department of the Air Force for the Rockefeller Public Service Award, NASA awarded him its Certificate of Appreciation in 1969 for his work in space applications and interagency affairs. General Patton was a member of several professional associations, including the Operations Research Society of America, American Society of Oceanography, Middle East Institute, Academy of Political Science, American Historical Association, Air Force Association, Naval Reserve Association, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Reserve Officers Association. In 1969 he was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Air Force Historical Foundation. He also is a member of the Goddard Historical Essay Committee of the National Space Club. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary fraternities; the Honor Society of American University; and Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science fraternity. He was promoted to the grade of major general effective May 19, 1967, with a temporary date of rank October 17th, 1964.
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“[MG Patton] was an excellent member of the board. People like him were essential to the board, because he was not an alum. He always had something valuable to add to our conversations. You always need a few nay-sayers and John was one of them. I would like to say that the world has lost a good man.” — Emeritus Secretary of the Norwich University Board of Trustees Gerry Painter
MG Patton & Mary Frances Norwich Bio: MG Patton accepted membership on the board of trustees in October of 1979 and served until 1996. It is believed that his involvement with Norwich University began when he was referred to serve on the board by another sitting board member, though there is ambiguity around who invited him. General Patton was a member of the Board of Fellows prior to becoming a trustee and had chaired the Public Relations Committee. While on the Board of Fellows, he received the Outstanding Service Medallion for his contributions to Norwich University in November of 1983. He also was added to the Capital Campaign for the future in that same year. He was a lifetime member of the Norwich University Partridge Society. Patton was heavily involved in arranging professional internships for Norwich University cadets and graduates in the Washington, D.C. area. The Pattons were members of the Partridge Society as Two-Star Generals, 1819 Circle Members and Garrison Associate Founders with over 30 years of consecutive giving to Norwich University. Mary Frances was highly involved with the spouses of the board who would often plan get-togethers for the trustees when they were meeting in Northfield. General Patton was honorably bestowed a doctorate in Military Science from Norwich University when he retired in 1996. There is now an endowed scholarship named the Maj Gen & Mrs. John S. Patton Studies in War and Peace Scholarship which was established in 2006 by Major General John S. Patton, USAF (Ret.) and Professor Mary Frances M. Patton. This scholarship is to be awarded to a student majoring in Studies in War and Peace.
John passed away on December 27th, 2016 at the age of 98 and Mary Frances passed away on July 17th, 2017 at the age of 102. Both are buried together at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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FELLOWS
Nancy Teeple (Spring 2020)
The Peace and War Center at Norwich
Nancy Teeple, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow with North American and Arctic Defense and Security Network. Her research areas include nuclear strategy and deterrence, nuclear non-proliferation and arms control, and Arctic security. During her visiting research position at Norwich, Steeple investigated the causal processes involved in the formulation of US Arctic security and defense policy, within the context of the Canada-U.S. continental defense relationship.
University proudly sponsors visiting Fulbright Scholars. The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs whose goal is to improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. It is one of the most prestigious and competitive fellowship programs in the world.
“As the 2019-2020 Fulbright Canada visiting Chair in Peace and War Studies at Norwich University, my experience working with the excellent faculty at PAWC provided opportunities for exchanging ideas and perspectives on issues of mutual Canada-US defense interests. I was impressed with the collaborative spirit and high quality of interdisciplinary research produced by the Center, including its peer-review publication Journal of Peace and War Studies. PAWC provides students, faculty, and visiting scholars with the opportunity to network and establish partnerships with research institutes and military commands. I am eternally grateful for my enriching experience at PAWC and highly recommend it to my colleagues and peers.” —Nancy Teeple
Grazia “Grace” Scoppio (Spring 2021) Grazia (Grace) Scoppio, Ph.D., is Professor of Defence Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada, cross-appointed in the Queen’s University Department of Political Studies, and a Fellow with the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Her interdisciplinary research areas include diversity and gender in military organizations, organizational culture, migration, and military education. During her residency at Norwich University as Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Peace and War Studies, Dr. Scoppio’s research will focus on immigrant participation in the military from an international perspective.
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FELLOWSHIPS Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research Fellowship Eszter Szenes (Spring 2020-2022) Dr. Eszter Szenes is a Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University, Vienna, Austria/Budapest, Hungary. She holds a Ph.D. in Systemic Functional Linguistics from the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include far-right extremism and radicalization,critical thinking and disciplinary literacies. During her two-year visiting research position at Norwich, Szenes will focus on online radicalization strategies, especially the power of language and symbolism in the construction of far-right propaganda and disinformation campaigns that incite violence. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are a set of significant research fellowships created by the European Union/European Commission to support research in the European Research Area (ERA). These fellowships are among Europe’s most competitive and prestigious research and innovation awards. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 845643
Lisa L. Chalidze Lisa Chalidze is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Justice Studies and Sociology. She continues a passionate commitment to continuing her husband Valery’s noble work in human rights and the rule of law. An American trial lawyer, she practiced law for 35 years before closing her practice to enter the academe. Her particular research interest at present is societies (including the Republic of Georgia) struggling to overcome a dictatorial legacy and make a transition to democracy.
The Valery Chalidze Initiative The Initiative reflects a collaboration among the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (Tbilisi), Columbia University (Butler Library, New York, New York), and Norwich University (Peace and War Center). It encompasses three integrated, focused strategies for this proactive Initiative in its first year. Together, these strategies synergistically support Georgia’s movement to democracy through a) promotion and defense of human rights and the rule of law; b) facilitation of freedom of critical information and independent media; and c) the strengthening democratic ideals and values.
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W. Travis Morris, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Director, Peace and War Center Travis Morris, Associate Professor of criminology and criminal justice, is currently the director of Norwich University’s Peace and War Center and the Director of the School of Justice Studies and Sociology. Dr. Morris teaches courses in terrorism, policing, homeland security, and criminology; his research interests include violent extremist propaganda analysis, information warfare, and comparative justice systems. He directed a NATO Science for Peace Program in Macedonia and participated in the SFOR NATO mission in Bosnia. He has published on the relationship between policing, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency and has conducted ethnographic research in Yemen and Israel. His most recent book, Dark Ideas, analyzes how ideas have transformed violent extremism over the past six decades.
Yangmo Ku, Associate Professor of Political Science Associate Director, Peace and War Center Yangmo Ku is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Peace and War Center at Norwich University. Dr. Ku’s research focuses on North/South Korean politics, East Asian security, US foreign policy, and the politics of memory and reconciliation in East Asia and Europe. His co-authored book, titled Politics in North and South Korea: Political Development, Economy, and Foreign Relations, was published in 2018. His previous research has also appeared in numerous journals, including the Journal of East Asian Studies, Asian Perspective, Pacific Focus, Korean Journal of International Studies, Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, and the Yale Journal of International Affairs. He also serves as founding editor of Norwich’s Journal of Peace and War Studies and is often invited to teach intensive courses on the politics of the Korean Peninsula to US federal government workers.
Nicole Greenwood, MS, Administrative Coordinator-Research Centers Nicole Greenwood has a strong background in the luxury hospitality industry and most recently spent time at a biotech startup in Boston, MA focusing on event coordination and administrative support. She has a Master of Science in hospitality business management from Florida International University and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Washington State University.
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Student Scholars Richard S. Schultz ’60 Colby Symposium Fellowship The fellowship, which is granted through PAWC, enables Norwich undergraduates from any academic discipline the opportunity to pursue areas of inquiry and experiences that will promote and expand their understanding of the past and how it impacts the present and future.
Fellows Each year, students representing all academic disciplines are selected to become Peace and War Center Fellows. Selection is based on academic performance, character, work ethic, and creativity. These students then work with PAWC on various projects and programs throughout the academic year.
2018 Fellow: Thaddeus J. Booth Trudo ’20 Booth Trudo traveled to the National Archives in Washington, DC to research the records of Norwich sharpshooters in the American Civil War. He presented his initial findings and analysis on October 5, 2019.
2019 Fellow: Jason Guth ’21 Jason Guth is a junior from Peoria, Arizona and Elkridge, Maryland. He attended Howard High School where he participated in both the school band and Army JROTC detachment. He chose to attend Norwich to obtain a commission as an officer in the US Army. An International Studies major with a German minor, he is also seeking degrees in history and political science. He enjoys reading and learning about languages and different cultures. He has traveled to nine countries in the past year alone including to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and Czech Republic. After graduation, he plans to pursue a master’s program in counterterrorism in Tel Aviv, Israel.
2020 Fellow: Nicole Navarro ’21 Nicole Navarro researched how economic and political factors pose a challenge to the US regional interests through weaponizing infrastructure development projects. She focused on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and their relations in Sub-Saharan African Naval partnerships. She presented her initial finds and analysis on October 8, 2020. The title of her project is: “How is the PRC using the Maritime Silk Road Investments to Dovetail Sub- Saharan Partnerships?”
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Invited Scholars & Guest Speakers “Strategic Diplomacy: Israel – Europe Relations in a Middle East Context” Ambassador Zeév Boker Consul General of Israel to New England, former Israeli Ambassador to Ireland, and Zeév, former Director of the International Relations Department and Director of the Southeast Europe Department of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Libya’s Impact on Department of State Policy in the Sahel” Renee Michelle Ragin Renee Michelle Ragin is a Ph.D. Candidate with Duke University’s Program in Literature and is earning a certificate in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Her dissertation is on the prominent political ideologies during the Lebanese civil war era (1975-1990), as well as the counter-narratives employed by non-combatants, especially writers and artists. She has taught at Duke University and North Carolina State University and has lectured on the Syrian refugee crisis at a local high school. Prior to Duke, Renee was a Foreign Service Officer with the US Department of State serving in Washington, DC and Saudi Arabia. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Harvard in 2010.
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“Under Contract: The Human Costs of Privatizing War” Noah Coburn Author of Under Contract: The Invisible Workers of America’s Global Wars, and Bazaar Politics: Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town, and a sociocultural anthropologist focusing on political structures and violence in the Middle East and Central Asia.
“Opportunities And Challenges Of Establishing Afghanistan’s First And Only All-Girls Boarding School” Shabana Basij-Rasikh President and co-founder of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA). Since its establishment in 2008, SOLA students have represented 23 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. More than 45 students have been sent to colleges and universities abroad, and they received more than 194 years of scholarships, valued at $9.4 million.
“Indo-Pacific: From Oceans Of Confrontation To Oceans Of Prosperity” Admiral Tomohisa Takei Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (Ret.) Former 32nd Chief of Maritime Staff of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. A graduate of the Japan National Defense Academy.
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Journal of Peace and War Studies The Journal of Peace and War Studies (JPWS) aims to promote and disseminate high-quality research on peace and war throughout the international academic community. It provides policy makers with in-depth analyses of contemporary issues and policy alternatives. JPWS encompasses a wide range of research topics covering peacekeeping/peacebuilding, interstate reconciliation, transitional justice, international security, human security, cybersecurity, weapons of mass destruction developments, terrorism, civil wars, religious/ethnic conflicts, and historical/territorial disputes around the world. JPWS is an annual peer-reviewed journal.
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Five Scholarly Articles:
Two Student Articles:
Min Ye, “Thucydides’s Trap, Clash of Civilizations, or Divided Peace? U.S.-China Competition from TPP to BRI to FOIP”
Shalya Moya, Kathryn Preul, and Faith Privett, “Ukraine and Russia Conflict: A Proposal to Bring Stability”
Krista E. Wiegand and Hayoun Jessie Ryou-Ellison, “U.S. and Chinese Strategies, International Law, and the South China Sea”
John Paul Hickey, “Why Wasn’t Good Enough Good Enough: “Just War” in Afghanistan
Lyle J. Goldstein and Vitaly Kozyrev, “China-Russia Military Cooperation and the Emergent U.S.-China Rivalry: Implications and Recommendations for U.S. National Security” Zhiqun Zhu, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Israel and U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry” Dawn C. Murphy, “An Irreversible Pathway? Examining the Trump Administration’s Economic Competition with China”
Editorial Board from eight countries: Australia, Czech Republic, France, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, UK, USA
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Peace and War Summit The annual Peace and War Summit is a two-day event that hosts government officials, prominent scholars, and policy experts at Norwich to address significant global issues with a focus on scholarship and policy implications. The Summit’s outcome is the Journal of Peace and War Studies. The 2020 edition focuses on power rivalry between the United States and China while the 2019 issue dealt with North Korea’s nuclear and missile challenges.
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YONGHYON KIM, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Boston
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ROKUICHIRO MICHII, Consul General of Japan in Boston
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BRUCE E. BECHTOL, JR., Professor of Political Science, Angelo State University
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IL HYUN CHO, Associate Professor, Department of Government and Law and the Asian Studies Program, Lafayette College
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JOHN GORDON, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
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NORI KATAGIRI, Associate Professor of Political Science, Saint Louis University
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YANGMO KU, Associate Professor of Political Science, Acting Director, Peace and War Center, Norwich University
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DAVID S. MAXWELL Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former Associate Director, Security Studies Program, Georgetown University
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ZHIQUN ZHU, Professor of Political Science and International Relations and Chair of the International Relations Department
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The Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium The Military Writers’ Symposium is a signature event of the Norwich University Peace and War Center. This Symposium is the only program of its kind in existence at an American university and has brought some of the most prominent military, intelligence, and international affairs writers of our time to central Vermont and educates, enlightens, challenges and inspires all who participate. The Symposium is designed to be relevant and has never avoided hard issues central to the public’s understanding. In the past, we have focused on varied subjects that include cyber warfare, PTSD, the role of the media in war, war’s effect on families, the impact of WWI, Iraq, cyber warfare, and Afghanistan. The 2019 topic “Warfare in the 21st Century: Future Battlegrounds” was addressed by visiting authors Benedetta Berti, Peter Warren Singer, Ian Brown, and Paul Scharre before an audience of 1200 and streamed live online. This year we devote our attention to the topic, “Weaponizing Water” https://www.norwich.edu/military-writers-symposium
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William E. Colby Award Norwich University awards the “Colby Award,” now in its 20th year, annually to a first solo work of fiction or nonfiction that has made a significant contribution to the understanding of military history, intelligence operations, or international affairs. Colby Award winners receive a $5,000 author honorarium provided through the generosity of the Chicago-based Pritzker Military Foundation. The award and honorarium are presented annually at the Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium. In April 2020, author Adam Higginbotham captured the 2019 William E. Colby Award for his book, Midnight in Chernobyl. https://www.norwich.edu/news/2433-norwich-university-adam-higginbotham-wins-colby-award-for-midnight-in-chernobyl
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On September 25, 2019 at 4:00 a.m., retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia arrived to campus, accompanied by Colby Symposium cofounder and longtime Norwich supporter Ed Tracy. Distinguished author, Medal of Honor recipient, and previous Colby Symposium panelist, SSG Bellavia was preparing to address a morning formation of the Corps of Cadets and civilian student attendees. The event, closed to all but students with only a few special guests, was recorded by Ed Tracy as an episode in his podcast series, “Conversations with Ed Tracy� and posted on National Medal of Honor Day, March 25, 2020. Listen to the podcast here: https://www.conversationswithedtracy.com/deusuris/2020/3/25/david-bellavia-medal-of-honorrecipient-live-at-norwich-university
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Experiential Learning Olmsted Foundation: Overseas Cultural Immersion For the 15th year in a row, the Olmsted Foundation has granted PAWC $20,000 to support the Peace and War Center’s Overseas Cultural Immersion Trip to North Macedonia. The grant allows seven Norwich students who are on a ROTC commissioning track as active duty officers in the United States military to travel abroad. Students speak in person to the people and visit the places that illustrate a relevant international conflict; the experience is free of any charge to the student.
P2P (Peer-to-Peer): Challenging Extremism A team of Norwich students were awarded the nation’s top prize in P2P (Peer-to-Peer): Challenging Extremism, a nationwide collegiate competition. The team members presented their project in Washington, D.C. in April 2019. The Norwich EMIT was awarded the first place $5,000 grant to expand its international counterterrorism campaign against other extremist groups. EMIT, or “Extremist Mimicry Interception Tool,” uses social media to counter the online recruitment by extremist groups.
Boston Immersive Simulation Experience (BISE) BISE is an experiential learning opportunity for a small group of undergraduate students. In collaboration with Norwich alumni, twelve students visited five federal agencies, such as FEMA, FBI, DHS, Coast Guard, and DEA. Students participate in state-level emergency response simulations which enables them to apply their academic knowledge, integrate relevant research, collaborate as a team, and understand complex decision-making processes.
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25th Reserve Officers Association (ROA)/Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr (VdRBw) Partnership Seminar on Cyber Strategy Peace and War Center partnered with the Reserve Officers Association on this important event to advance interdisciplinary knowledge for students, scholars, and practitioners on cyber strategy in order to examine, compare, and analyze what is occurring in the digital space.
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Countering the South-East European(SEE) Terrorist Threat
The PAWC received a NATO grant to formulate an advanced training course (ATC) on “Countering Terrorism in South Eastern Europe.� The five-day course in Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia prompted the publication Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) for Terrorist Attacks: Strategic Perspectives and Concerns for NATO and Partner Countries. The book presented the work of conference attendees. The ATC hosted presenters from 15 countries, and included government representatives from North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Kosovo. Covering five central priorities including contemporary global terrorist practices, radicalization processes and recruitment techniques; terrorist use of cyber; legal aspects; building resilient societies; and a concentration on SEE counterterrorism, the ATC topics all aimed to counter the real and evolving threat of terrorism in the region.
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Become Involved With The Peace And War Center
Students, Donors, and Alumni The Peace and War Center is grateful for the time, expertise, and support of donors who enhance student experience, sponsor student scholarships and events, and further the mission of the center. Norwich alumni and supporters are public- and private-sector leaders, serving around the world. To become involved with the interdisciplinary work of PAWC, contact peaceandwar@norwich.edu or (802) 485-2159. Read updates and follow student experiences and research on the PAWC Facebook page.
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Foundation Partners Located in Chicago, IL, the Pritzker Military Foundation has been a key philanthropic partner of the Norwich University Military Writers’ Symposium. Through this annual symposium, Norwich has hosted world-renowned authors to celebrate their acclaimed first work in the military genre for the past 25 years. In addition to supporting the symposium’s operating costs, the Pritzker Military Foundation has funded the William E. Colby Award, a $5,000 author honorarium in partnership with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Located in Falls Church, VA, the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation has generously supported the Peace and War Center’s Overseas Cultural Immersion Trip since 2005. Through their annual grant, approximately 78 students to date have traveled to Tanzania, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Croatia, Senegal, El Salvador, Chile, Turkey, Slovenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Israel and the Balkans. The grant enables Norwich students who are on a commissioning track as active-duty officers in the U.S. armed forces to travel abroad in the late-spring/summer at no charge. Each year, a cohort of approximately ten students travel to a region that comprises a relevant international conflict, broadening cadets’ cultural agility and global perspective. Norwich students in Slovenia parliament.
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Norwich cadets participate in DC NATO stimulation and meet with the Slovenian Ambassador. Norwich cadets in North Macedonia conducting multinational training exercises.
Norwich cadets with Croatian officer cadets at their academy.
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