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The Security Studies Program at MIT is a graduate-level research and educational program based at the Center for International Studies at MIT.
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07.10.2025 19:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Center for Nuclear Security Policy Senior Fellow, gives a brief history of the operational control transfer in the US-ROK Alliance in this excerpt from the Strategic Simplicity podcast.
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In tomorrow’s Wednesday Seminar, James Goodrich, senior advisor for technology analysis to the RAND Corporation, examines the strategic and security implications of China’s approach to science and innovation.
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Posen considers, “ground forces, air forces and supporting intelligence, as well as the assets that would permit reinforcement and sustained operations.”
Read the full article from the latest issue of “Survival: Global Politics and Strategy”. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Barry Posen, professor of political science, writes, “to deter and defend against future Russian moves, [European] defense planners must extract maximum combat power from the force structure they have.” (1/2)
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In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar, James Goodrich, senior advisor for technology analysis to the RAND Corporation, examines the strategic and security implications of China’s approach to science and innovation.
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In this Wednesday Seminar excerpt, Austin Long, Center for Nuclear Security Policy, discusses how the Joint Staff works.
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Thank you, Austin Long, for your recent Wednesday Seminar discussion. It was an enlightening peek behind the scenes of the Joint Staff.
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In this upcoming webcast, Mariya Grinberg, assistant professor of political science, discusses her new book, “Trade in War: Economic Cooperation across Enemy Lines”. Hosted by @cato.org.
🗓️ 10/2/25 4pm ET
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Is Russia a “paper tiger”? SSP senior research associate Jim Walsh discusses Russian fighter jet incursions into Estonian airspace on @wbur.org Here & Now with Jane Clayson.
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SSP senior research associate Jim Walsh discusses what Trump’s new position means for Ukraine and Europe on Here and Now with Jane Clayson.
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In tomorrow’s Wednesday Seminar, Austin Long, Senior Fellow at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy, reflects on the development of US nuclear policy, drawing on his experience at the Department of Defense.
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We're pleased to highlight PhD candidate Wright Smith who is on the job market.
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Registration deadline 10/17.
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Join leading scholars & practitioners at the cutting edge of AI-driven simulations and wargames. This dynamic conference brings together scholars, developers, and defense practitioners to exchange ideas, showcase cutting-edge work, & tackle real-world challenges.
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Through cross-disciplinary dialogue, we’ll share best practices, spark collaboration, and incubate bold new approaches to using AI in wargame design and analysis.
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In this Wednesday Seminar excerpt, John Blaxland discusses “Global Security Challenges: A View from Down Under”.
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🗓️9/24 at noon ET
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In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar, Austin Long, Senior Fellow at CNSP, reflects on the development of US nuclear policy, drawing on his experience as the Joint Staff deputy director, Strategic Stability Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate within the Department of Defense’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Thank you, John Blaxland, for sharing your perspective on international security affairs, drawing on your insights as an Australian living in DC.
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Join us for the first Wednesday Seminar of the fall!
John Blaxland, Australian National University, offers a “Down Under” perspective on the broad range of shared contemporary security issues.
🗓️9/17 at noon ET
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The Strategic Simplicity Podcast is produced by the Center for Nuclear Security Policy’s @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Austin Long, and Vipin Narang.
16.09.2025 14:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0SSP Director @fravel.bsky.social and Associate Professor @proftalmadge.bsky.social join the Strategic Simplicity Podcast to discuss China’s military transformation and the implications for US nuclear strategy.
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“For would-be proliferator states, the lessons are dangerously clear: do not wait to get the bomb, assume major powers will attack, and do not trust that diplomacy is within reach,” write Vipin Narang and @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social via @foreignaffairs.com.
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Join us for the 1st Wednesday Seminar of the fall!
John Blaxland, Australian National University, offers a “Down Under” perspective on the broad range of shared contemporary security issues.
🗓️9/17 noon ET
📍MIT access required to join in person
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SSP’s Mariya Grinberg, assistant professor of political science discusses her new book, “Trade in War: Economic Cooperation Across Enemy Lines,” with the Texas National Security Review (@tnsr.org)
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“What can we learn from Cold War arms control breakthroughs?” asks Doreen Horschig, former Stanton fellow, in the latest @thebulletin.org. Read more from @doreenhorschig.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
09.09.2025 14:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Are the US and China in a new arms race?
“Bottom line is, it’s a much more sophisticated force than China had five years ago, much less then years ago,” says SSP Director M. Taylor Fravel.
🎧via @prx.org theworld.org/segments/202...
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In this Strategic Simplicity podcast excerpt, CNSP’s Vipin Narang discusses the challenges of entering government administration from academia.
Meanwhile, Narang is joined by CNSP’s Pranay Vaddi and Austin Long to answer listener’s questions and comments.
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