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Negotiating Primacy: Strategic Stability, Superpower Arms Control, and the End of the Cold War

Negotiating Primacy: Strategic Stability, Superpower Arms Control, and the End of the Cold War

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Cold War History

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The United States successfully used the concept of strategic stability to tip the nuclear balance against the Soviet Union during the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) of the 1980s and early 1990s. Both superpowers sought to employ strategic stability to…

Expanding the Margins for Success: Corbett’s Maritime Strategy Theories and the United States Since 1945

Expanding the Margins for Success: Corbett’s Maritime Strategy Theories and the United States Since 1945

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Military Strategy

Though Julian S. Corbett wrote for Britain at the turn of the twentieth century, his maritime strategic concepts can apply more broadly to spotlight key challenges the United States has faced since the Second World War. Corbett’s theoretical concepts can…

How World War II Bureaucratic Sabotage Endures in the Defense Department, and How to Fight Back

How World War II Bureaucratic Sabotage Endures in the Defense Department, and How to Fight Back

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National Security Policy

In an age where power hangs on technological advantage, America's greatest saboteur may be itself. A World War II sabotage manual from the predecessor to the CIA reveals how bureaucracy drains the Defense Department of purpose and delays progress. But there is…

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Roundtables are where we get to hear from multiple experts on either a subject matter or a recently published book. These collections of essays allow for detailed debates and discussions from a variety of viewpoints so that we can deeply explore a given topic or book.

Cold War History

Book Review Roundtable: The Soviet Search for Recognition as a Superpower

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In this roundtable review, Mark Pomar, Kathryn Stoner, Carol Saivetz, Natasha Kuhrt, and Onur İşçi offer their thoughts on Sergey Radchenko’s new book, “To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power.” These contributors offer a diverse range of perspectives on Soviet foreign policy — and implications for Russian policy today. Plus, Radchenko offers a response.

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Book Review Roundtable: Why a Political Sensibility Is Important to Successful Military Command

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In his book, “Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine,” Lawrence Freedman highlights why an understanding of politics is a central component of military leadership. In this roundtable review, Jason Dempsey, Raphael Cohen, Susan Bryant, and Sonya Finley consider the lessons that leaders can draw from Freedman’s book and the importance of a political sensibility that allows commanders to navigate complex military and political environments.