The Challenge of Russia’s Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Western Air Supremacy as One Russian Justification for NSNW

The Challenge of Russia’s Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Western Air Supremacy as One Russian Justification for NSNW

by | Dec 1, 2021 | 2021, ASIA, Deterrence, Intent, Nuclear, Qualitative Analysis, Russia, SMA Publication, Yeaw, C.

Author(s): Boone, R. (National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska); Rehbein, D. (National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska); Swegle, J. (National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska); Yeaw, C. (National Strategic...
The Escalatory Attraction of Limited Nuclear Employment For Great Power Competitors of the United States

The Escalatory Attraction of Limited Nuclear Employment For Great Power Competitors of the United States

by | Dec 1, 2021 | 2021, ASIA, China, Deterrence, Future Global Comp, NORTH AMERICA, Nuclear, Qualitative Analysis, Russia, SMA Speaker Series, USA, Written Contribution, Yeaw, C.

Author(s): Yeaw, C. (National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska) Publication Preview The United States has entered into a dangerously new era in which, for the first time in our nation’s history, we now face two nuclear-armed great power...
Challenges to 21st Century Deterrence (Part II)

Challenges to 21st Century Deterrence (Part II)

by | Dec 1, 2021 | 2021, ASIA, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, China, Deterrence, Elder, R., Intent, NORTH AMERICA, Nuclear, Russia, Siebens, J., SMA Speaker Series, SPEAKER SERIES, STRATCOM, USA, Yeaw, C.

Speaker(s): Elder, R. (George Mason University); Siebens, J. (Defense Strategy & Planning Program, Stimson Center); Yeaw, C. (National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska) Date: 9 December 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion...
The Role of Nuclear-Conventional Intermingling on State Decision-making and the Risk of Inadvertent Escalation

The Role of Nuclear-Conventional Intermingling on State Decision-making and the Risk of Inadvertent Escalation

by | Nov 29, 2021 | 2021, ASIA, China, Deterrence, Intent, NORTH AMERICA, Nuclear, Russia, SMA Publication, USA, Written Contribution

Author(s): Bahney, B. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [LLNL]); Péczeli, A. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [LLNL]) Publication Preview Questions Addressed What are the implications of nuclear and conventional intermingling on crisis stability and the...
Unraveling the Resilience of Jihadist Insurgencies: Lessons from Mosul & the Islamic State and The Long Jihad

Unraveling the Resilience of Jihadist Insurgencies: Lessons from Mosul & the Islamic State and The Long Jihad

by | Nov 11, 2021 | 2021, Afghanistan, ASIA, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, Ingram, H., Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, Philippines, SMA (General), SMA Speaker Series, SPEAKER SERIES, Terrorism

Speaker(s): Ingram, H. (Senior Research Fellow, Program on Extremism, George Washington University); Mohammed, O. (Lecturer, Middle East History and Cultural Heritage Diplomacy, Sciences Po University) Date: 17 November 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a...