The Roosevelt Institution
Mission Statement
Almost every system today has gone global. New technology in communications and transportation has brought about transnational responsibilities and concerns, forcing governments to re-evaluate their roles. National systems, while still intact, have given way to international counterparts. Our areas of interest stem from the pervasive nature of globalization, which has precipitated the creation of international organizations like the UN, regional alliances like NATO, and global corporations like Nike.
It is our belief that national security is now inextricably linked with transnational systems. Until the end of the Cold War, security depended on a single line that divided two enemies. Today, lines of trade and intelligence have crossed this once impenetrable barrier. Security is no longer an issue of reinforcing borders but relationships. In the Committee on International Security, we hope to spur new thinking in students who are already taking their places as citizens of the world. We are coming of age with the new international system, and although we understand its perils, we also imagine its promises. The Committee was formed to facilitate policy-relevant innovation and give it a voice. We hope to disagree because we now need the dissent we once feared.
Group members:
Shivan Sarin
Kim Atura
Kate Baldwin
Maja Bozovic
Brian Burton
Dexian Cai
Nina Cann-Woode
Sarah E Catanzaro
Marwan Chaar
Martine Cicconi
Marissa Cramer
Victoria Degtyareva
Melody Dye
Philbert Fan
Noel Foster
Michael Franco
Ben Goldsmith
Nicole R Gomez
Jeremy Gordon
Jamie Hais
Sherri Hansen
Jennifer Haskell
Megan Hoarfrost
Russell Husen
Chan Hong Io
Gus Jewell
Jennifer Jones
Arthur K Kaneko
John Kang
Salman Kasim
Scott M Keyes
Erin H Kim
Tyler Kirtley
Nathan Kurz
Michael Laufer
Michael Lazar
Michelle Leeds
Andrew Leifer
Henry Liao
Jeff Love
Matt Loveless
Kai Lukoff
Niko Malkovich
Julian Mann
Briggs Matheson
Anita Mukherjee
Lauren Peate
Stephanie Potter
Sarah Pratt
Nora Saum
Omar Shakir
Stefanie Shih
Eric Showen
Megan Stacy
Alexis Steil
Josephine S Suh
Richard Vaughn
Lisa Vermillion
Robert Walker
Judy Wang
John Wear
Chris York
Lauren Young