All - a reminder to join the CSPS Research Forum tomorrow (Thursday) in VMH 602 at noon.

Lee Roberts will present: "Tallying the "Big Stick": Analyzing Major Conventional Weaponry through the Strategic Signaling Lens."

Coffee and baked goods will be served, as usual.

This will be the final meeting of the research forum this semester.

Best regards,


Philip Martin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Schar School of Policy and Government

George Mason University

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Abstract

This presentation unpacks and builds on research recently published in Journal of Military Studies to illustrate and solicit applications for a new method to comparatively analyze state conventional military technology.  Examples include: (1) gaining insight into the threats and investments identified in the 2022 U.S. National Defense Strategy; (2) understanding the evolution and current state of China's rapid military modernization relative to Taiwan and other actors in the region; (3) understanding the technological toll of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Subject: "Tallying the "Big Stick": Analyzing Major Conventional Weaponry through the Strategic Signaling Lens." Lee Roberts at the CSPS Research Forum, April 18 @noon VMH 602

Dear all,

Please join the final meeting of the semester for the Center for Security Policy Studies (CSPS) Research Forum this Thursday April 18 from 12pm-1pm in VMH 602.

Lee Roberts, Adjunct Professor at Schar, will present: "Tallying the "Big Stick": Analyzing Major Conventional Weaponry through the Strategic Signaling Lens." An abstract for the presentation appears below.

As usual, coffee and baked goods will be served.

Best regards,


Philip Martin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Schar School of Policy and Government

George Mason University

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Abstract

This presentation unpacks and builds on research recently published in Journal of Military Studies to illustrate and solicit applications for a new method to comparatively analyze state conventional military technology.  Examples include: (1) gaining insight into the threats and investments identified in the 2022 U.S. National Defense Strategy; (2) understanding the evolution and current state of China's rapid military modernization relative to Taiwan and other actors in the region; (3) understanding the technological toll of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.