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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 1d

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Catching up on Korea

Ankit Panda rejoins the pod to talk about recent developments on the Korean Peninsula

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 1d

@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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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 1d

🥪Spend your lunchtime with us!
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.
Bookmark the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/Z_FNwye...

James Goodrich | China's Big Science Bet

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 2d

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....

European Military Autonomy: What Comes First?

European defence planners must now work with ‘bad-case’ assumptions: a United States that is less reliable, and a Russia that recovers from its Ukraine exertions earlier and more robustly than its ...

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 2d

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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European Military Autonomy: What Comes First?

European defence planners must now work with ‘bad-case’ assumptions: a United States that is less reliable, and a Russia that recovers from its Ukraine exertions earlier and more robustly than its ...

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 5d

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.
📡Bookmark the livestream
https://youtube.com/live/LQKGyAv8sD8?feature=share

Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 7d

In this Wednesday Seminar excerpt, Austin Long, Center for Nuclear Security Policy, discusses how the Joint Staff works.

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, Austin Long, for your recent Wednesday Seminar discussion. It was an enlightening peek behind the scenes of the Joint Staff.
📼ICYMI catch up with the conversation with the recorded stream: youtube.com/live/LQKGyAv...

Austin long addresses an audience from the front of the room.

Two men seated at a table in conversation while an audience watches.

An audience member raises their hand while another audience member asks a question.

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 9d

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
📡 Info + Registration: www.cato.org/events/trade...

Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 12d

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.

🎧Listen to the full conversation: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 13d

SSP senior research associate Jim Walsh discusses what Trump’s new position means for Ukraine and Europe on Here and Now with Jane Clayson.
🎧Listen to the full interview: www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 15d

🥪Spend your lunchtime with us!
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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Austin Long "Reflections on Nuclear Policy, 2018-2025"

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mitpolisci.bsky.social @mitpolisci.bsky.social · 16d

We're pleased to highlight PhD candidate Wright Smith who is on the job market.

Learn more about Wright Smith at wrightlsmith.com

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 16d

Registration deadline 10/17.
Learn more about the Wargaming Lab ssp.mit.edu/wargaming-la...

About the Wargaming Lab | MIT Security Studies Program (SSP)

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 16d

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.
Registration bit.ly/MIT_WGL_AI_W...

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 16d

Through cross-disciplinary dialogue, we’ll share best practices, spark collaboration, and incubate bold new approaches to using AI in wargame design and analysis.
Registration deadline 10/17.

Learn more about the Wargaming Lab ssp.mit.edu/wargaming-la...

About the Wargaming Lab | MIT Security Studies Program (SSP)

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 19d

In this Wednesday Seminar excerpt, John Blaxland discusses “Global Security Challenges: A View from Down Under”.

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 19d

🗓️9/24 at noon ET
📍MIT access required to join in person at NE49-3100
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Austin Long "Reflections on Nuclear Policy, 2018-2025"

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 19d

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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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you, John Blaxland, for sharing your perspective on international security affairs, drawing on your insights as an Australian living in DC.

📼 ICYMI view the stream here: https://youtube.com/live/QafiSJcVRek?feature=share

Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 21d

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
📡Bookmark the livestream https://bit.ly/42zvset

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 22d

The Strategic Simplicity Podcast is produced by the Center for Nuclear Security Policy’s @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Austin Long, and Vipin Narang.

Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 22d

SSP 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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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 23d

“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.
www.foreignaffairs.com/north-korea/...

The North Korean Way of Proliferation

Aspiring nuclear powers will look to North Korea, not Iran.

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Security Studies Program MIT @ssp-mit.bsky.social · 27d

Read more about Blaxland and his work: ssp.mit.edu/events/2025/...

Global Security Challenges - A View from Down Under | 2025 | Events | MIT Security Studies Program (SSP)

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