Professor Ben Buchanan discusses his new book, The Hacker and the State, focusing on international conflict, cyber weapons, and American strategic posture (38:24).
Professor Ben Buchanan discusses how AI-driven tech may be used by democracies and autocracies, its geopolitical reach, and national security implications.
Professor Elizabeth Saunders discusses the domestic political considerations of the U.S. and Iran that drive their nuclear decisions in episode 5 of “Off the Page.”…
Professor Loren DeJonge Schulman and Paul Scharre argue that the true human costs of American military interventions are obscured by short-term interests and poor reporting standards for brain trauma casualties.
Professor Tammy Schultz reviews Professor Elizabeth Stanley’s new book “Widen the Window”, which argues for the need for “bottom-up” strategies to manage chronic stress and trauma.
Professor Elizabeth Grimm Arsenault and Joseph Stabile (SSP’20) argue that the U.S. and its partners to confront the threat posed by Russian support of far-right extremists in the West.
SSP alum J.D. Maddox details his experience in Iraq searching for weapons of mass destruction, and his decision to focus his intelligence career on understanding the underlying causes of war.
Professor Evan Montgomery explains why states use demonstrations to improve perceptions of their military power and describes how emerging technology influences demonstrations.
Professor Mazarr argues that the U.S.’s model of combining force and liberal values is a more sustainable model of national influence than China’s transactional, and increasingly coercive, foreign policy.
Professor Michael O’Hanlon argues that the long-standing plan to transform the Combined Forces Command may make the alliance more vulnerable to both external and internal forces.
Professor Sean McFate discusses the changing nature of warfare and argues for “disruptive thinking and bold steps that conventional warriors will reject but troops on the ground will understand.”…
Professor Michael O’Hanlon is featured in AEI’s “WTH Is Going On?” podcast where he discusses the Afghanistan Papers and the narrative surrounding the war effort in Afghanistan.
Professor Ali Vaez argues that Europe must take swift action to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, such as leveraging the dispute resolution mechanism to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Professor Daniel Edelstein cautions that that the U.S. should carefully balance its responses to immediate crises with its long-term strategic outlook.
Professor Michael O’Hanlon and AMTI director Greg Poling argue for the development of asymmetric defense for American strategy vis-à-vis China in the East and South China Seas.
Professor Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware discuss an emerging domestic security threat in the “incel” (involuntary celibate) movement and argue that it must be taken seriously by the law enforcement…
Professor Caitlin Talmadge warns that U.S.-Iran relationship is unlikely to go back to business as usual, and the crisis has important consequences for longer-term regional stability.
Professor Oriana Mastro writes that Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election may show the CPP that the only way Taiwan will reunify with mainland China is through force.
Professor Jerry Hendrix calls for the U.S. Air Force to focus on long-range strike capability rather than air supremacy to remain relevant in the era of great power competition.
