Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment
The exercise of statecraft
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment supports the interdisciplinary study of statecraft and security by bringing together leading scholars and practitioners, and supporting research and teaching related to national defense, intelligence, and geoeconomics. The Center serves as the primary home at Yale and the Jackson School for professors, senior fellows, and students interested in strategic and security studies.
The latest news from the Blue Center
Frostadóttir MA ’16 returns to Yale Jackson as Iceland’s Prime Minister
During a Blue Center event, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir discussed Iceland’s role within NATO and the Arctic, and her rapid rise from Jackson School graduate to the world’s youngest serving head of government.
Blue Center publishes 2026 Annual Report
The report covers research, teaching, and events from the Blue Center's second year and previews developments for the upcoming academic year.
Brian Driscoll and Steven Kochevar discuss U.S. Law Enforcement in Foreign Affairs
During a Blue Center Co-Lecture on the Theory and Practice of Statecraft, the FBI veteran and the legal scholar examined how U.S. law enforcement operates in the foreign policy arena.
Blue Center convenes leaders at Munich Security Conference to address grey-zone challenges
At the 2026 Munich Security Conference, the Blue Center and NATO’s Allied Special Operations Forces Command convened defense and intelligence leaders to discuss strategies for countering Russian hybrid threats and grey-zone activities below the threshold of war.
Upcoming events
Throughout the academic year, the Blue Center brings to campus scholars and government practitioners from around the world to participate in a series of lectures, panels, conferences, and other events. Students or faculty who would like to propose such events should contact the Blue Center directly.
Blue Center Co-Lecture: U.S. Hard and Soft Power
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “U.S. Hard and Soft Power” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will...
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- Horchow Hall, GM Room (103)
Blue Center Co-Lecture: AI and International Trade
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “AI and International Trade” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture...
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- Horchow Hall, GM Room (103)
Blue Center Co-Lecture: Cybersecurity and Digital Policy
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “Cybersecurity and Digital Policy” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The...
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- Horchow Hall, GM Room (103)
People
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Phil Kaplan
- Executive Director, Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment
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David Engerman
- Leitner International Interdisciplinary Professor of History and Global Affairs
- Blue Center Faculty Board of Directors
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Jennifer Gandhi
- Howard Wang ’95 Professor of Global Affairs and Political Science
- Deputy Dean of the Jackson School of Global Affairs
- Blue Center Faculty Board of Directors
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Amit Khandelwal
- Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics
- Blue Center Faculty Board of Directors
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Theresa May
- Blue Senior Fellow
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Doug Beck
- Senior Fellow
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Deborah Curtis
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
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Brian Driscoll
- Senior Fellow
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Naz El-Khatib
- Lecturer
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Mike Gallagher
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
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Laura Taylor-Kale
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
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Sóley Kaldal
- Lecturer
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Julianne Smith
- Senior Fellow
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Adam Entous
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
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Nathaniel Fick
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
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Michael Fenzel
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
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Rebecca Lissner
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
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Mira Rapp-Hooper
- Blue Senior Research Fellow
Current research
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Research
Fall 2026 Courses
The Blue Center supports teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Courses are taught by faculty from Yale Jackson School and across the University, covering a wide range of topics from economic statecraft, to the practice of diplomacy, to the uses of big data. Blue Center courses often include practitioner guest speakers or ties to real-world events and governmental efforts
Courses