From the bench to the beltway—a scientist’s journey to public policy February 1, 2020
My path from bench science to public policy was set in the spring of 2003 when the United States invaded Iraq. At the time, I was a graduate student in…
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Defense Posture Project
An Integrated Approach to Deterrence Posture
The primary deterrence challenge facing the United States today is preventing aggression and escalation in limited conventional conflicts with a nuclear-armed adversary. It is a difficult conceptual and practical challenge for both conventional and nuclear strategy—but existing Pentagon…
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Over the Line: The Implications of China’s ADIZ Intrusions in Northeast Asia
When China established its first ADIZ in the East China Sea on November 23, 2013, the move was widely seen as a practice run before establishing one in the South China Sea to strengthen its controversial territorial claims. However, examining China’s use of its ADIZ the way its treatment of…
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Temporary Work Visa Holders in the United States, By the Numbers
The Trump administration is expected to unveil an executive action in the near future that would significantly restrict temporary (“nonimmigrant”) work visa categories. While there are multiple public data sets available from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State relevant to these visa categories, they are unfortunately…
Read moreConventional Deterrence of North Korea December 18, 2019
The debate over whether North Korea could be deterred was eclipsed by the onset of negotiations in 2018. Yet, the last three years have been marked by rapid advancements in…
Read moreAir-launched Ballistic Missiles November 7, 2019
In 2018, Russia and China both tested an uncommon type of missile that flew a ballistic trajectory but could be launched from an aircraft. Air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBM) are just…
Read moreFarmers could teach scientists a trick or two for lobbying February 5, 2019
As a senior adviser in the US Senate for the past decade, I find that scientists should be stronger advocates for science. They could learn from farmers, who last December…
Read moreReport of the International Study Group on North Korea Policy January 4, 2019
The FAS International Study Group on North Korea Policy convened to develop a strategy toward a North Korea that will in all likelihood remain nuclear-armed and under the control of…
Read moreNuclear Monitoring and Verification in the Digital Age: Seven Recommendations for Improving the Process September 15, 2017
The goal of this Task Force report is to offer findings and make recommendations regarding nonproliferation monitoring and verification in general; our observations are grounded in large part on the…
Read moreThe Nonproliferation and Disarmament Challenges of Naval Nuclear Propulsion August 23, 2017
A so-called loophole might allow a non-nuclear weapon state (NNWS) to use a naval reactor program to acquire nuclear weapons by taking nuclear material outside of safeguards and then…
Read moreNuclear Dynamics in a Multipolar Strategic Ballistic Missile Defense World August 3, 2017
This report examines the nuclear dynamics and implications for strategic relations in a world where four nuclear-armed states are developing strategic ballistic missile defenses (BMD). These states are the…
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