News & Events
A glimpse of topics and events being discussed as part of the Statecraft Lab in partnership with the Democracy Initiative at UVA
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Putin is discovering that overwhelming military power can be a curse
Washington Post
Lab director Todd Sechser: As Stalin learned in Finland, small countries can inflict serious damange on invading superpowers. Image from shutterstock.
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How Worried Should We Be About Russia Using Nuclear Weapons?
UVA Today
Lab Director Todd Sechser on the escalating threat from Russia.
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Russia Invades Ukraine. What Does it Mean?
UVA Today
Lab Director Todd Sechser on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
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Made by History - The long-ago invasion that offers clues as to Vladimir Putin’s thinking on Ukraine
Washington Post
Article by By John Owen, Statecraft Lab faculty member. Image by Shutterstock.
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New Book: Emerging Technologies and International Stability
Routledge
A new book has been released exploring the role of technology in international politics. Edited by Lab Director Todd Sechser along with Neil Narang and Caitlin Talmadge.
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Budget Breaker? The Financial Cost of US Military Alliances
Security Studies
New article from the Statecraft Lab's Josh Alley, with Matthew Fuhrmann. Image from Shutterstock.