Tyler Bowen
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Conventional Options Theory in the New Nuclear Era
Conventional Options Theory in the New Nuclear Era
Tyler Bowen from the US Naval War College joins us to discuss the logic of conventional coercion in nuclear crises. As the US faces nuclear-armed adversaries like Russia and China, understanding how to "thread the needle" between defense and escalation is…
Threading the Needle: The Logic of Conventional Coercion in Nuclear Crises
Threading the Needle: The Logic of Conventional Coercion in Nuclear Crises
Can conventional military success lead to coercive success in a nuclear crisis? Some scholars argue that achieving limited conventional success can be used to coerce nuclear adversaries. Others argue that conventional capabilities coerce by manipulating…