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Machiavelli in the Ivory TowerAuthor: James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower is a new videocast series on arms control, nonproliferation, and international security issues. In each episode, hosts Sarah Bidgood and Hanna Notte discuss cutting-edge research and what it means for the most pressing challenges facing policymakers today. In conversation with expert guests, Sarah and Hanna break down these complex topics in ways that bridge the divide between scholarship and the real world. Join them each month as they bring Machiavelli into the Ivory Tower! Language: en Genres: Science, Social Sciences Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 12: China's Nuclear Modernization with Dr. Fiona Cunningham
Episode 12
Thursday, 31 October, 2024
In this episode of Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower, hosts Sarah and Hanna speak with Fiona Cunningham, an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss China's current nuclear modernization, how it manifests, what might be driving it, how to study and analyze it - and what US policymakers should do about it. Topics discussed: China's Nuclear Modernization: Increases in size, readiness, accuracy and diversity China's Nuclear Modernization: Motivations China's push for a treaty of no-first-use of nuclear weapons China's ICBM test in late September 2024 How to study China's nuclear modernization China and the concept of nuclear balance Policy implications How to bridge the gap between scholarship and policy
