History
The Watson Institute was founded in 1981 as the Center for Foreign Policy Development by Thomas J. Watson, Jr., former chairman of IBM and Ambassador to the Soviet Union. The Center was formed to explore solutions to the major global issues of the day, foremost of which was the possibility of a nuclear encounter between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1986, the Center and Brown's other international programs were integrated in the creation of the Institute for International Studies. In 1991, the Institute was rededicated in Watson's honor. Originally housed in five separate locations on campus, the programs of the Watson Institute moved into its new building, designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, in January 2002.
A Senior Fellow to Brown University and Watson institute is the famous son of Nikita Khrushchev, Sergei Khrushchev.
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