Proud to announce the release of my new book, "From Hitler's Germany to Saddam's Iraq: the Enduring False Promise of Preventive War." amazon.com/Hitlers-German…

3 Questions: A Q&A with Scott A. Silverstone linkedin.com/pulse/3-questi…

Yes, the U.S. Could Be Drawn Into Yet Another Big War rand.org/blog/2019/04/y… via RAND

Qassim Suleimani’s Killing Will Unleash Chaos nyti.ms/37zbtOo

"Good Riddance," while justifiably heartfelt, is an emotional, not a strategic assessment. Suleimani’s Death Changes Nothing for Iran nyti.ms/37zTMhG

1/ I've been asked how the North Koreans might be viewing the Suleimani assassination and what are the potential impacts on negotiations with the US. Here are some thoughts.

Check out this great Atlantic Council event with Department of Social Sciences at West Point teammate Scott Silverstone, alums Sonya Finley, Brian Babcock-Lumish & Tom Lynch : The near crisis project: Why what you don't know can hurt you - Atlantic Council atlanticcouncil.org/event/why-what…

Many thanks to Department of Social Sciences at West Point alum Sonya Finley Sonya Finley, Brian Babcock-Lumish Brian Babcock-Lumish and Tom Lynch for joining me and my Minerva research team at the Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for a discussion of our research on Near Crises.

In January, #ForwardDefense hosted an event on why foreign policy practitioners need to better understand what scholars call “near crises.” Read the full white paper on how incidents that lead to crises arise and how near-crises can be managed. bit.ly/3nTGnyl

Our Johnson Grand Strategy Program, along with Vassar College, Bard College & Yale University, hosted the Frontiers of Grand Strategy workshop. We highlighted our undergrad education in #grandstrategy, strengthened ties to peer programs, & advanced our intellectual theme of civ-mil relations.

Just signed my first book contract. Excited by the opportunity, daunted by the work ahead.

The White Paper here focuses on the Near Crisis Project. Several people who worked on the project are myself and these twitter people Steven Lobell Scott A. Silverstone grace @nakissapjahan If you are interested in near crises I recommend a read westpointpress.com/white-papers

Great work Alex Thew! Full article: Negating Non-proliferation? The Potential Sino-South Challenge to Nuclear Market Regulation tandfonline.com/eprint/BZWTWUC…

Many thanks to DOD Minerva Research office for sharing our Near Crisis Project White Paper West Point Press: minerva.defense.gov/Minerva-News/N… Department of Social Sciences at West Point Steven Lobell