Cameron L. Tracy
Cameron L. Tracy is a research scholar in the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University and a non-resident fellow in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. His research analyzes the global security implications of weapons technologies and the communication of technological risks between technical and policy communities.
Author's Articles
Beyond the Hype: The Reality of Precision-Strike Weapons in Ukraine
Cameron Tracy joins to discuss his TNSR article on “technological surprise” and “normalization through use” in the Russo-Ukrainian war. He explains how forecasting about warfare often overweights extreme scenarios and is reinforced by professional and…
Technological Surprise and Normalization Through Use: The Tactical and Discursive Effects of New Precision-Strike Weapons in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Expectations of the performance of military technologies are marked by hopes that one’s own systems perform well while those of adversaries perform poorly, and fears of the inverse. These expectations shape states’ preparation for war and their conduct in…