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Areas of Research
Power, Security, and Strategy in a Changing World
The end of the Cold War seemed to augur the “end of history” and emergence of an international system led by the United States. Twenty years later, the international system is in flux as power diffuses away from the United States to other actors—state, supra-state, and sub-state alike. How this diffusion occurs will critically affect the course of international relations. Through projects on U.S., Asian, and European military policy and American grand strategy, SSP is at the forefront of scholarly efforts to understand and help manage the changing global distribution of power.
Asian Security
Just as the twentieth century was proclaimed “the American century,” many commentators today speak of the twenty-first century as “the Asian century.” Yet the Asian strategic landscape holds many potential dangers including nationalist rivalries, changes in the distribution of power, and WMD proliferation. With three full-time faculty studying Asian security alongside many graduate students and affiliates, SSP actively contributes to shaping policy and academic debates on Asia’s pressing security problems.
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The September 11th attacks returned weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) to the center of the debate over United States national security. Nearly ten years later, preventing the spread of WMDs to state and non-state threats alike remains at the top of the U.S. security agenda. Recognizing the critical role scholarship plays in making sound policy, SSP is engaged in understanding the diplomatic, economic, and security dynamics of WMD proliferation, counter-proliferation, and management.
