In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar, Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses the state of the global nuclear strategic balance, and changing patterns in force posture and nuclear strategy in the 21st century. 📡Bookmark the livestream https://youtube.com/live/7MjY8qxy8rM?feature=share

The US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June “set back Iran’s nuclear program and appeared to stabilize the conflict,” writes SSP alum @doreenhorschig.bsky.social. Read on via @lawfaremedia.org www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...

Our nuclear security experts weigh in on the fidelity of Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite”, directed by Kathryn Bigelow. 🎧Full discussion with the Center for Nuclear Security Policy’s @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Austin Long, and Vipin Narang: strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/our-reacti...

Thank you, Rochelle Terman, for sharing your research topic “The Nation in Our Minds: Historical Representations of Countries in Google Books” at last week’s Wednesday Seminar. And thanks to Rich Nielsen for guest hosting this week’s talk! 📺watch: https://youtube.com/live/JQJ0NaGBPk0?feature=share

On October 30, SSP's Wargaming Lab (WGL) hosted an interdisciplinary workshop, Warg{AI}ming: AI and the Art and Science of Wargaming. This conference brought together scholars and practitioners who are using or designing simulations and wargames that incorporate artificial intelligence.

What can we infer from China’s overall strategic intentions? SSP Director M. Taylor Fravel and Associate Professor Caitlin Talmadge rejoin the Strategic Simplicity podcast to continue their discussion on China. 🎧Full pod: https://bit.ly/4ofvfGl @fravel.bsky.social @proftalmadge.bsky.social

“A scenario that’s interested me a lot is one where the conduct of a conventional war actually raises specific nuclear escalation risks,” says SSP’s Caitlin Talmadge. Read more about @proftalmadge.bsky.social in today’s @mit.edu News spotlight: news.mit.edu/2025/studyin...

🍔Spend your lunchtime with us! In tomorrow’s Wednesday Seminar, Rochelle Terman discusses The Nation in Our Minds: Historical Representations of Countries in Google Books. 🗓️10/29 at noon ET 📡Bookmark the livestream https://youtube.com/live/JQJ0NaGBPk0?feature=share

Join us online tomorrow for the Axis of Upheaval: How Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea Seek to Change the World. 🗓️Tuesday, 10/28 | 4-5pm ET Register now: calendar.mit.edu/event/the-ax... @mit-cis.bsky.social

In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar Rochelle Terman examines the long-term trends in public perceptions of global affairs and international relations through over a century of text in British and US print culture. 📡Bookmark the livestream https://youtube.com/live/JQJ0NaGBPk0?feature=share

Thank you, Michael Horowitz, for sharing your research on autonomous nuclear systems during this week’s Wednesday Seminar. 📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream: https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share @mchorowitz.bsky.social

SSP alums Zach Burdette & Miranda Priebe with coauthor Scott Behmer evaluate grand strategic debates within the Trump administration, their implications for potential shifts in US policy toward Europe, and how NATO allies might respond if the US pursued retrenchment. via RAND https://bit.ly/3LlXDrv

Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow Josh Byun, along with coauthor @carsonaust.bsky.social, argue that the extremely violent atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were orchestrated by US leaders to (1/2) 📖via @apsrjournal.bsky.social ssp.news/JByunOct25

In tomorrow’s Wednesday Seminar, Michael Horowitz will address the question: Are nuclear weapons useful for coercion, and, if so, what factors increase the credibility and effectiveness of nuclear threats? Livestream 10/22: https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share @mchorowitz.bsky.social

Join us online this week as the Center for Nuclear Security Policy hosts a conference that explores the technological competition between nuclear retaliatory capabilities and damage-limitation capabilities. 🗓️10/24 | 9am-4pm ET Learn more, view the full schedule, and register: https://bit.ly/4nfpFCA

Mike Albertson, formerly of the NSC, DoD, and State Department, joins @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, CNSP senior research fellow, to discuss recent happenings in the US-Russia arms control relationship. 🎧Listen to the full Strategic Simplicity pod: strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/responding...

Wargaming Lab Co-director Eric Heginbotham joins a panel of experts to discuss “Preventing Taiwan War: Is Strategic Ambiguity Still Working?” via the @quincyinst.bsky.social. 10/21 12-1pm ET 📍Online Register: https://quincyinst.org/events/preventing-taiwan-war-is-strategic-ambiguity-still-working/

In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar, @mchorowitz.bsky.social will address the question: Are nuclear weapons useful for coercion, and, if so, what factors increase the credibility and effectiveness of nuclear threats? 📡Bookmark the livestream https://youtube.com/live/TQKP0RuCZ_I?feature=share

Join us for the Axis of Upheaval: How Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea Seek to Change the World. 🗓️10/28 | 4-5pm ET 📍Online Register: https://bit.ly/3L0g8Sd Co-sponsored by @mit-cis.bsky.social

SSP alum @doreenhorschig.bsky.social along with coauthors Diya Ashtakala and Bailey Schiff examine the recent defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. How will the pact’s NATO-like language impact international security? 📰Read the full piece via @csis.org www.csis.org/analysis/cou...

Thank you, Soyoung Lee, for your engaging discussion on “The Making of National Interests” during this week’s Wednesday Seminar. 📼ICYMI you can catch up on the conversation with the recorded stream: https://youtube.com/live/ex61zUhetT4 @soyounglee.bsky.social

In a new paper, SSP alum Zachary Burdette and Hiwot Demelash evaluate concerns coming from Silicon Valley that the US and China might engage in preventive military attacks to win the race for artificial general intelligence. Via RAND: https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA3691-13.html

📕Last week we celebrated Associate Professor Mariya Grinberg’s new book “Trade in War: Economic Cooperation Across Enemy Lines” with a tasty cake and ice cream bar. Congratulations, Mariya!

We are looking for the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the subject. Information & application: https://ssp.mit.edu/about/fellowships/nuclear-security-fellows-program

In tomorrow’s Wednesday Seminar, Soyoung Lee, assistant professor of political science at Yale University, discusses her book “The Making of National Interest: What States (Don’t) Fight For and Why”. 🗓️10/15 12pET 📡Bookmark the livestream https://youtube.com/live/ex61zUhetT4 @soyounglee.bsky.social

Hosted by CNSP, this conference presents a set of papers designed to explore the technological competition between nuclear retaliatory capabilities and damage-limitation capabilities. 🗓️10/24 | 9am-4pm ET 📍Online Register to attend: https://airtable.com/appGGluMUVckZ04ty/paghDTBkc4PcSknyV/form

“US officials should consider whether another year of New START limits, without verification of Russian strategic forces, is satisfactory,” writes @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Senior Nuclear Fellow at SSP’s Center for Nuclear Studies. Via @rusi.bsky.social: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

In our upcoming Wednesday Seminar, Soyoung Lee, assistant professor of political science at Yale University, discusses her book “The Making of National Interest: What States (Don’t) Fight For and Why”. 📡Bookmark the livestream youtube.com/live/ex61zUh... @soyounglee.bsky.social

Thank you, James Goodrich, for yesterday’s discussion the “Dawn of Big Science in China”. 📺ICYMI catch up with the conversation with the recorded stream: www.youtube.com/live/Z_FNwye...

@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.

🥪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...

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) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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

In this Wednesday Seminar excerpt, Austin Long, Center for Nuclear Security Policy, discusses how the Joint Staff works. 📺Watch the full talk: youtube.com/live/LQKGyAv...

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...

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...

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...

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...

🥪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. 📡Bookmark the livestream youtube.com/live/LQKGyAv...

We're pleased to highlight PhD candidate Wright Smith who is on the job market. Learn more about Wright Smith at wrightlsmith.com @wrightlsmith.bsky.social @ssp-mit.bsky.social @mit-cis.bsky.social

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...

In this Wednesday Seminar excerpt, John Blaxland discusses “Global Security Challenges: A View from Down Under”. Bookmark the full talk: youtube.com/live/QafiSJc...

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.

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

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

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. 🎧 strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/part-i-of-...

“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/...

Join us for the 1st 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 noon ET 📍MIT access required to join in person 📡Bookmark the livestream youtube.com/live/QafiSJc...

SSP’s Mariya Grinberg, assistant professor of political science discusses her new book, “Trade in War: Economic Cooperation Across Enemy Lines,” with the Texas National Security Review (@tnsr.org)

“What can we learn from Cold War arms control breakthroughs?” asks Doreen Horschig, former Stanton fellow, in the latest @thebulletin.org. Read more from @doreenhorschig.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....