Miranda Priebe
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View article: Competing Visions of Restraint
Competing Visions of Restraint Open
At least since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, a subset of realists, conservatives, and progressives have called for greater restraint in U.S. grand strategy. Given that restraint is a key position in the grand strategy debate, this art…
View article: Planning for the Aftermath: Assessing Options for U.S. Strategy Toward Russia After the Ukraine War
Planning for the Aftermath: Assessing Options for U.S. Strategy Toward Russia After the Ukraine War Open
U.S. policy choices made at the conclusions of past wars have had enduring consequences. Although there is no end in sight to the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. policymakers should begin considering a postwar Russia strategy now. To facilitate t…
View article: The Day After: Postwar U.S. Strategy Toward Russia
The Day After: Postwar U.S. Strategy Toward Russia Open
Although there is no end in sight to the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. policymakers should begin considering postwar Russia strategy now. This brief reviews U.S. strategic options and trade-offs that different choices pose for long-term U.S. in…
View article: Like-Minded Allies? Indo-Pacific Partners' Views on Possible Changes in the U.S. Relationship with Taiwan
Like-Minded Allies? Indo-Pacific Partners' Views on Possible Changes in the U.S. Relationship with Taiwan Open
Debates about options for future U.S. policy toward Taiwan tend to focus on how each would affect China's calculus on invading the island, but another important consideration is how U.S. allies in the region would respond. The authors of t…
View article: Whither the Liberal International Order? Does an Attenuated Liberal International Order Affect the Propensity, Incidence, and Intensity of Conflict?
Whither the Liberal International Order? Does an Attenuated Liberal International Order Affect the Propensity, Incidence, and Intensity of Conflict? Open
The purpose of this dissertation is to understand and anticipate the impact of an attenuated or weakened Liberal International Order on propensity, incidence, and intensity of conflict. To accomplish this, I first conduct a comprehensive l…
View article: Avoiding a Long War: U.S. Policy and the Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Avoiding a Long War: U.S. Policy and the Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Open
This Perspective describes ways that the Russia-Ukraine war could evolve. The authors assess how alternative trajectories would affect U.S. interests, arguing that U.S. interests are best served by avoiding a long war and, therefore, the U…
View article: Future U.S. Peacetime Policy Toward Russia: Exploring the Benefits and Costs of a Less-Hardline Approach
Future U.S. Peacetime Policy Toward Russia: Exploring the Benefits and Costs of a Less-Hardline Approach Open
After the Ukraine war ends, U.S.-Russian relations will remain hostile. But future U.S. policymakers will also need to balance competing demands and might therefore consider a peacetime limited less-hardline approach toward Russia. Using f…
View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
It is surreal to finish a book during a global pandemic.On the one hand, there is so much uncertainty and anxiety that it is difficult to concentrate.On the other hand, working on a book is an excellent distraction from events swirling aro…
View article: Tempting Fate
Tempting Fate Open
Nuclear weapons hold out the promise of peace through the prospect of devastation.That is a dangerous bargain.The number of wars that have occurred when only one side has nuclear weapons suggest that it is also a fragile one.Regardless of …
View article: Building a Sustainable International Order: Summary of the First Workshop in the International Order Project Series
Building a Sustainable International Order: Summary of the First Workshop in the International Order Project Series Open
On January 14, 2016, the RAND Corporation's Washington office hosted the first of three workshops for a project, titled "Building a Sustainable International Order," that aims to understand the existing international order, assess current …