The Inaugural Theory and Practice of Security Conference: Nuclear Weapons and International Security
Tuesday, March 19, 9:00 – 4:30
Lohrfink Auditorium, Georgetown University
What do we really know about the impact of nuclear weapons on international relations? What are the best theories and explanations for state behavior in the shadow of nuclear war, and how well do they help us understand history and contemporary geopolitics?
This conference brought together top nuclear experts – international relations scholars, historians, and policy practitioners – to discuss and debate the theory and practice of nuclear strategy, deterrence, and arms control. The Center for Security Studies was proud to host a day of conversations with scholars and practitioners alike, featuring a keynote address by Dr. John Mearsheimer on the role of great powers in the nuclear arena.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:15: Opening Remarks
Keir Lieber Director, Center for Security Studies Georgetown University
9:15 – 10:45: Great Power Escalation
Elbridge Colby Director, Defense Program Center for a New American Security
Fiona Cunningham Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford University
Caitlin Talmadge Associate Professor, Center for Security Studies Georgetown University
Kristin Ven Bruusgaard MacArthur Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford University
11:00 – 12:30: The Challenge of Extended Deterrence
Matthew Kroenig Associate Professor, Department of Government Georgetown University
Charles Glaser Director, Institute for Security and Conflict Studies GWU Elliott School of International Affairs
Frank Gavin Director, Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Brad Roberts Director, Center for Global Security Research Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
12:30 – 1:30: Lunch
1:45 – 2:45: Keynote: The Great Powers and the Quest for Nuclear Advantage
John Mearsheimer R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science University of Chicago
3:00 – 4:30: Nuclear Arms Control
John Maurer Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellow, International Security Studies Yale University
Daryl Press Associate Professor, Department of Government Dartmouth College
Frank Rose Senior Fellow, Security and Strategy Foreign Policy Program Brookings Institution