Dimensions of the Cold War
A Teaching Institute for Secondary Teachers

March 21, 2007
Brown University, Providence, RI


The Cold War lasted for nearly fifty years, and was the guiding force shaping American foreign policy during the second-half of the twentieth century. This rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union played out in various arenas and included ideological struggles, military coalitions, a space and nuclear arms race, as well proxy wars around the globe. Please join the Choices Program and scholars from Brown University as we explore the origins and multiple dimensions to this period of confrontation between two super-powers.

Registration Form

While in attendance at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Policy, participating teachers will learn from leading scholars in the field of national security as well as experts in social studies pedagogy. Working collaboratively, teachers will also have opportunities to develop and share curriculum with other dedicated and innovative teachers.

The day’s events will take place at Brown University’s beautiful Watson Institute of International Studies and will include a continental breakfast and lunch. Participating teachers may also be eligible for professional development credit.

Registration Deadline is March 1, 2007. Attendance is limited.

Cost for the institute is $75.00 and includes:

  • Curriculum material on the Cold War from the Choices Program
  • Continental breakfast and lunch
  • Presentations by Scholars
  • Workshop led by the Choices staff

Participating Scholars

Sergei Khrushchev: Son of former Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev, Sergei Khrushchev has been a senior fellow at the Watson Institute since 1996 and a senior visiting scholar from 1991-1996. Before that, he was a fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. In addition to teaching courses at Brown University, he lectures at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., on such topics as Russian economic and political reforms; U.S.-Soviet relations from 1950-1964; the history of the Soviet space program; and Nikita Khrushchev’s economic, political, and security reforms.

Naoko Shibusawa: A cultural historian specializing in U.S. foreign relations and Asian American history. Naoko Shibusawa received a B.A. in History from the University of California at Berkeley and her M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Northwestern University. She taught at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa for four years before joining Brown's History Department in 2004.

How to Register

Download the registration form here.

Please fax your completed registration to: 401-863-1247

or mail to:

The Choices Program
Challenges to National Security Summer Institute
Watson Institute for International Studies
Brown University, Box 1948
Providence, RI 02912