Deterring the Risks of Simultaneous Conflicts and Limited Nuclear Attacks in East Asia

Deterring the Risks of Simultaneous Conflicts and Limited Nuclear Attacks in East Asia

Speaker: Mr. Markus Garlauskas (Indo-Pacific Security Initiative of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council) Date: 26 October 2023 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Report: The...
Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World

Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World

Speaker: Ms. Bethany Allen (Axios) Date: 18 October 2023 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Biography: Bethany Allen is the China reporter for Axios and the author of Beijing Rules, named by the Financial Times as one of...
The Future of Nuclear Weapons, Statecraft, and Deterrence After Ukraine

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 Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials: Report:...
Russian Strategic Deterrence Frameworks

Russian Strategic Deterrence Frameworks

Author: Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) Publication Preview This paper is structured around four key sections, each answering a core question. First,what is the relationship between Russia’s core strategic goals and the...
China’s Three Roads to Controlling Taiwan

China’s Three Roads to Controlling Taiwan

Speakers: Dr. Dan Blumenthal (AEI) & Frederick W. Kagan (AEI) Date: 27 September 2023 Speaker Session Summary The increasing political and military tensions between China and Taiwan are frequently discussed in Western media. During these discussions, politicians...
Putin and the Psychology of Nuclear Brinksmanship

Putin and the Psychology of Nuclear Brinksmanship

Speakers: Dr. Rose McDermott (Brown University); Dr. Paul Slovic (Brown University) Date: 28 September 2023 Speaker Session Summary The world has not experienced a global military conflict since World War II. Countries’ possession of nuclear weapons is frequently...