Putin and Putnam: The Unethical Rationality of Vladimir Putin Viewed Through a Game Theory Perspective
Speaker: LTC Nathan Colvin (US Army) Date: 11 October 2023 Speaker Series Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with LTC Nathan Colvin (US Army) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. In current discourse, Putin has been described as an irrational actor, choosing to commit armed aggression toward non-NATO countries even when the […]
Continue ReadingPutin and the Psychology of Nuclear Brinkmanship
Speakers: Dr. Rose McDermott (Brown University) and Dr. Paul Slovic (Brown University) Date: 28 September 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Rose McDermott (Brown University) and Dr. Paul Slovic (Brown University) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The world has not experienced a global military conflict since […]
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 […]
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Concepts of Influence Beyond Punishment and Denial: A Combined Effect Analysis of China, Russia, and Iran
Speaker: Brig Gen (Ret) Thomas Drohan (Professor Emeritus of Military and Strategic Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy; Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies) Date: 29 August 2023 Speaker Series Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Brig Gen (Ret) Thomas Drohan (Professor Emeritus of Military and Strategic Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy; Mitchell Institute for Aerospace […]
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 ReadingSpheres of Influence in the Coming Decades: Four Alternative Scenarios
Speakers: Dr. Mathew Burrows (Stimson Center), Collin Meisel (Stimson Center), Caleb Petry (Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures), and Dr. Jonathan Moyer (Josef Korbel School of International Studies; Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures) Date: 11 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Mathew Burrows (Stimson Center), Mr. […]
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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Building a Strategic Framework for Tailored Deterrence of China in Space
Speaker: Dr. Krista Langeland (RAND) Date: 13 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Krista Langeland (RAND) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The US Armed Forces must bolster their warfighting capabilities in space to better deter aggressive Chinese activities in the domain. US-China competition in space […]
Continue ReadingUsing a Nuclear Security & Nonproliferation Approach to Reduce US-PRC Escalation Risks in a DPRK Collapse Scenario
Speaker: Dr. Justin Anderson (NDU) Date: 8 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Justin Anderson (NDU) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Despite the deep freeze in US-China relations, the US and China have mutual interests that could reduce risk in a future DPRK regime collapse […]
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Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Coercion and the Russian Way of War
Speaker: Professor Dmitry Adamsky (Reichman University) Date: 19 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Professor Dmitry Adamsky (Reichman University) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The Kremlin is blending its nuclear discourse, politics, and theological beliefs, changing the domestic perception in Russia regarding just nuclear war and […]
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