מה דעתכם שאנסה את דן קרצר שהומלץ לי? היה שגריר בארץ לפני שנים, דיפלומט מקצועי, ומלמד כיום בביה"ס למדיניות ציבורית ובינ"ל בפרינסטון.
From: Merav Zafari-Odiz
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 2:59 PM
To: 'yossib@univ.haifa.ac.il' <yossib@univ.haifa.ac.il>; Matan Or <OrMatan@mail.gov.il>
Subject: FW: Teaching at the Israel National Defense College
זה היה מהיר...
From: Nye, Joseph S. <Joseph_Nye@hks.harvard.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 2:58 PM
To: Merav Zafari-Odiz <Merav@mail.gov.il>
Subject: Re: Teaching at the Israel National Defense College
Many thanks, but I have retired.
Note: Oxford has now published my new book,
Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump
From:
Merav Zafari-Odiz <Merav@mail.gov.il>
Date: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 7:53 AM
To: "Nye, Joseph S." <Joseph_Nye@hks.harvard.edu>
Subject: Teaching at the Israel National Defense College
Dear Professor Nye,
I am Merav Zafary-Odiz, and I'm the Chief Instructor at the Israel National Defense College (INDC). I am writing in order to check with you the possibility
of teaching a course in our next school year.
The course will be part of what we call "The International Season", and we would like it to generally deal with Geo-Strategy and acquaint the participants
with the international system. We intend that this course will take place fairly early in the school year (which begins on September 2nd), and after they cover basic concepts and pillars of national security.
This will be the first time that we offer such a course, and a course in English in particular. Given your profound academic experience, we will be
honored if you would be willing to consider this possibility.
We think that mid October will be a good timing to begin this course, in terms of the overall course structure and schedule, although I would note that
we are fairly flexible regarding the start time of the course, as well as the number of sessions. It can be 4-8 sessions of 90 minutes each. We also intend to add relevant content by Israeli professors or lecturers. I would note that we are also fairly flexible
with regards to the number of sessions per day and per week (hence, we can in theory conclude within a week.)
If you would be available to arrive to Israel for this purpose, the INDC will of course cover all your travel and accommodation expenses involved. We
may also consider conducting this course virtually depending on the situation related to COVID-19 and your ability to travel at this time.
Finally, as initial information regarding the class size and composition, I would note that we have around 40 participants, 6 of which are international
students (including two American officers), and the rest are Israelis, half of which are military officers (mostly colonels) and the rest are from the defense establishment and other government agencies and ministries.
I would also add that as part of the program, the participants receive a (tailor made) Masters degree in political science from the Haifa University.
Looking forward to your feedback.
Best regards,
Ambassador Merav Zafary-Odiz
Chief Instructor