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.
Roundtables
Book Review Roundtable: Cult of the Irrelevant
In this roundtable, we asked a group of contributors to read and respond to Michael Desch’s book, “Cult of the Irrelevant.”
Book Review Roundtable: A Look Into the Islamic State-Khorasan
In this roundtable, we asked reviewers to discuss Antonio Giustozzi’s new book, “The Islamic State in Khorasan,” the Islamic State’s offshoot in Central Asia.
It’s Time for a U.S. No-First-Use Nuclear Policy
This featured roundtable for Vol 2, Iss 3 is from a roundtable on adopting a nuclear no-first-use policy and the debate over sole presidential authority to launch a nuclear weapon.
Should Presidential Command Over Nuclear Launch Have Limitations? In a Word, No.
This featured roundtable for Vol 2, Iss 3 is from a roundtable on adopting a nuclear no-first-use policy and the debate over sole presidential authority to launch a nuclear weapon.
Policy Roundtable: Nuclear First-Use and Presidential Authority
In this roundtable, we gathered together a group of experts to discuss two important aspects of the nuclear debate: America’s nuclear first-use policy and the president’s sole authority to launch a nuclear weapon.
Book Review Roundtable: What to Make of the Suez Canal Crisis
What lessons does the Suez Canal crisis hold for policymakers today? We assembled a roundtable to review the recently published book “Suez Deconstructed” to tackle that question.
Book Review Roundtable: Building Militaries in Fragile States
In our latest roundtable, our contributors review Mara Karlin’s book, Building Militaries in Fragile States: Challenges for the United States.
The Persistence of Great Power Politics
The featured roundtable essay for Vol 2, Iss 2 is from a roundtable on global order, great power competition, and the likelihood of war, which emerged from a colloquium hosted by Perry World House in September 2018 on the current state of the global order. The next decade is likely to bring an intensification […]
Policy Roundtable: Competing Visions for the Global Order
Last September, Perry World House hosted a colloquium on the current state of the global order. These essays on global order, great power competition, and the likelihood of war emerged from that colloquium.