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Listen to the full episode as we explore why getting this balance right is essential for maintaining credibility in great power competition. tnsr.org/2026/01/conv...
Conventional Options Theory in the New Nuclear Era - Texas National Security Review
Tyler Bowen from the US Naval War College joins us to discuss his recent TNSR article "Threading the Needle: The Logic of Conventional Coercion in Nuclear Crises."
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January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Listen to the full episode as we explore why getting this balance right is essential for maintaining credibility in great power competition. tnsr.org/2026/01/conv...
Read the full review to see how Burrows applies this history to the future of US-China relations: tnsr.org/roundtable/t...
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#DefensePolicy #NationalSecurity #Strategy
Elizabeth Saunders’ "The Insiders’ Game" - Texas National Security Review
Mara Karlin and Mathew Burrows review "The Insiders' Game," a new book exploring how democratic elites—including legislators, military leaders, and civilian officials—constrain presidential…
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January 8, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Read the full review to see how Burrows applies this history to the future of US-China relations: tnsr.org/roundtable/t...
@stimsoncenter.bsky.social, @brookings.edu, @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
#DefensePolicy #NationalSecurity #Strategy
@stimsoncenter.bsky.social, @brookings.edu, @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
#DefensePolicy #NationalSecurity #Strategy
Read the full Roundtable on the book by @profsaunders.bsky.social, also featuring a contribution from Mathew Burrows.
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#InternationalSecurity #GrandStrategy #Politics
@stimsoncenter.bsky.social, @brookings.edu, @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
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#InternationalSecurity #GrandStrategy #Politics
Elizabeth Saunders’ "The Insiders’ Game" - Texas National Security Review
Mara Karlin and Mathew Burrows review "The Insiders' Game," a new book exploring how democratic elites—including legislators, military leaders, and civilian officials—constrain presidential decision-m...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Read the full Roundtable on the book by @profsaunders.bsky.social, also featuring a contribution from Mathew Burrows.
@stimsoncenter.bsky.social, @brookings.edu, @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social
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#InternationalSecurity #GrandStrategy #Politics
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Read "The Arsenal of Democracy" here: tnsr.org/2025/12/the-...
#GrandStrategy #MilitaryCapacity #NatSec
#GrandStrategy #MilitaryCapacity #NatSec
The Arsenal of Democracy: Keeping China Deterred in an Age of Hard Choices - Texas National Security Review
The margin of deterrence against China is rapidly shrinking, driven not by a failure of US technological innovation, but by the American and allied defense industrial base’s inability to field and…
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December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#GrandStrategy #MilitaryCapacity #NatSec
#GrandStrategy #MilitaryCapacity #NatSec
They outline a whole-of-system effort to close the missile gap, scale drone production, and save the submarine force: tnsr.org/2025/12/the-...
#MilitaryInnovation #USChina #GrandStrategy
#MilitaryInnovation #USChina #GrandStrategy
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December 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
They outline a whole-of-system effort to close the missile gap, scale drone production, and save the submarine force: tnsr.org/2025/12/the-...
#MilitaryInnovation #USChina #GrandStrategy
#MilitaryInnovation #USChina #GrandStrategy
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The Art and Science of Grand Strategy - Texas National Security Review
Marina Henke argues that grand strategy is more than just a list of goals—it is the art and science of allocating resources to achieve core objectives under conditions of uncertainty. We explore why…
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December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Menon challenges the linear narrative of global progress, arguing that we are now "between orders." He claims that this presents a rare opportunity for creativity in statecraft.
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#InternationalRelations #History #GrandStrategy
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A New World Order? Careful What You Wish For - Texas National Security Review
This paper examines the persistent attractions of the idea of a world order, and whether one may be said to exist today. It argues that we are now in a world adrift or, at best, between orders. It sug...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Menon challenges the linear narrative of global progress, arguing that we are now "between orders." He claims that this presents a rare opportunity for creativity in statecraft.
Read the full argument: tnsr.org/2025/12/a-ne...
#InternationalRelations #History #GrandStrategy
Read the full argument: tnsr.org/2025/12/a-ne...
#InternationalRelations #History #GrandStrategy