Office Hours

Politics of Nuclear Weapons

Moderator: Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council

Presenters: 
Madelyn Creedon, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, 
US Department of Defense

Walter B. Slocombe, Secretary, Atlantic Council Board of Directors; former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the US Department of Defense 

Patrick O’Reilly, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council; former Director of the Missile Defense Agency

James E. Cartwright, Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the US Department of Defense

Kurt Volker (@kvolker), Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership, Arizona State University; former Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO 

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NATO's Deterrence Posture: Nuclear, Conventional, Missle Defense

Débat du 12/03/2015

Facing North Korea: the evolution of South Korean defense policy since 2010
Kim Taehyo, SungKyunKwan University, Seoul, former security adviser to President Lee Myun-bak
 
The political and security challenges of a nuclear North Korea for Souths Korea's defense policy
Ho Ryung Lee, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
 
North Korean nuclear challenges and the impact on US deterrence and assurance
Mark Fitzpatrick, IISS, London

Présidence et discutante : Guibourg Delamotte, INALCO/Sciences Po-CERI
 
Responsable scientifique : Guibourg Delamotte (INALCO/Sciences Po-CERI)

Nuclear North Korea: Challenges to us Deterrence and Impact on South Korea's Defense Policy

The Future of Alliances and Extended Nuclear Deterrence

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (@LSRTweets), former Deputy Secretary of Energy and Belfer Center Senior Fellow, talks with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) about the mystery surrounding the Energy Department’s National Laboratories, the smart grid, the U.S. nuclear arsenal, energy sources of the future, and her favorite energy bar.

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Liz Sherwood-Randall on the DOE’s National Labs, the Nuclear Arsenal, and Her Favorite Energy Bar

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Retired Army Major General William Rapp, former Commandant of both the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army War College, and currently the Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center’s National Security Fellows Program, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about civilian-military relations, congressional oversight, and the biggest adjustments to civilian life.
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William Rapp on Civ-Mil Relations, Army Culture, and His Biggest Adjustment to Civilian Life

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Cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier (@schneierblog), author of the “Schneier on Security” blog and a Research Fellow with the Belfer Center’s Cyber Security Project, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about cybersecurity and tech, his book "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the hacker mentality.

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Bruce Schneier on Cybersecurity, "Click Here to Kill Everybody," and the Hacker Mentality

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Social psychologist Jennifer Lerner, the Navy’s first Chief Decision Scientist and a Harvard Kennedy School professor, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about decision science, leadership, and the sunk cost bias.

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Jennifer Lerner on Decision Science, Leadership, and the Sunk Cost Bias

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Norman Roule (@Norman_Roule), a 34-year CIA veteran and Middle East expert, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about the culture at the CIA, Yemen, and theater.

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Norman Roule on the Culture at the CIA, Yemen, and Theater

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CIA Officer Sunny J.S., a former presidential daily briefer, sits down with with Aroop Mukharji (@aroopmukharji) to talk about CIA myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and keeping secrets.
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CIA Officer Sunny J.S. on CIA Myths, the Presidential Daily Brief, and Keeping Secrets

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