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Jeffrey Friedman
Jeffrey Friedman

Jeffrey Friedman, assistant professor of government at Dartmouth College, will present a lecture titled “Confronting the Fog of War: Probability and National Security Decision Making, from the Bay of Pigs to Abbottabad” on Monday, Nov. 30, at 4 p.m., in the Kirner-Johnson Building, room 101. The lecture is sponsored by the Government Department and is free and open to the public.

At Dartmouth, Friedman studies national security policy. He is interested in understanding how national security officials assess uncertainty, and what kinds of theoretical and empirical tools can help to address this challenge. Friedman teaches courses on foreign policy, decision making, civil conflict, and empirical research in security studies.

Friedman has been published in journals such as Intelligence and National Security, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Security Studies. Prior to joining Dartmouth’s Government Department, he held fellowships at the Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and the Tobin Project.

Those interested in attending this lecture are encouraged to take a 5-minute survey. It’s a training tool used to calibrate and improve probability assessment in the U.S. military. Respondents will see the results during the lecture and will also get individualized, anonymous feedback on their responses.

 

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