The Future of Nuclear Weapons, Statecraft, and Deterrence After Ukraine
Speakers: Thomas Shattuck (Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania) Date: 17 October 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Thomas Shattuck (Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The narrative surrounding nuclear deterrence and statecraft has changed since the beginning of Russia’s invasion […]
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Russian Strategic Deterrence Frameworks
Author: Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview This paper is structured around four key sections, each answering a core question. First,what is the […]
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Tri-polar Deterrence
Author: Dr. Frank Zagare (University of Buffalo) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview During the cold war the conventional wisdom was that an all-out war between the United States and theSoviet Union was all […]
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Strategic Culture Literature Review
Authors: Dr. Lawrence A. Kuznar (NSI, Inc.); Nathan Heath (NSI, Inc.); George Popp (NSI, Inc.) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview The concept of strategic culture emerges in discussions of both tailored and integrated […]
Continue ReadingNuclear Intimidation: A Russian Success Story
Speaker: Professor Keir Giles (Chatham House) Date: 5 September 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Prof. Keir Giles (Chathan House) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Russia’s long-term information operations (IO) and influence campaigns have altered how US and Western decision makers perceive the risk level of Russia […]
Continue ReadingUS Command Perspectives on Campaigning in Support of Integrated Deterrence
Speakers: Ms. Michele Wolfe (USAFRICOM), Drs. Emily Goldman and Michael Warner (USCYBERCOM), Mr. James “JJ” Jenista (USNORTHCOM and NORAD), Mr. Robert Jones (USSOCOM), Mr. Howard Simkin (USASOC), Ms. Kayse Jansen (USSTRATCOM) Date: 10 August 2023 Speaker Session Summary The complex nature of the modern threat environment and geopolitical competition, especially competition in the gray zone, has […]
Continue ReadingUS Strategy and Force Posture for an Era of Nuclear Tripolarity
Speakers: Dr. Keir Lieber (Georgetown University) and Dr. Daryl Press (Dartmouth College) Date: 6 September 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Keir Lieber (Georgetown University) and Dr. Daryl Press (Dartmouth College) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. US nuclear deterrence has changed drastically during the last few […]
Continue ReadingMiniaturization as a Grail in the Third Nuclear Age
Authors: James Giordano, PhD (Georgetown University) & Bob Williams (Georgetown University) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Report Preview Instability of the international system and order is arising from competition among great powers, who possess large, […]
Continue ReadingChina’s Emergence as a Second Nuclear Peer: Implications for US Nuclear Deterrence
Speaker: Dr. Bradford Roberts (LLNL) Date: 21 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Bradford Roberts (LLNL) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The deterrence landscape has changed drastically and quickly during the decades since the Cold War. In response to these changes, USSTRATCOM is reforming its […]
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Alternative Ukrainian Future Trajectories: Implications for Russia and the West
Speaker: Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) Date: 22 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Dr. Graeme Herd at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is […]
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