Lydia Grek

Managing Escalation

Lessons and Challenges from Three Historical Crises Between Nuclear-Armed Powers

The return of great-power competition has highlighted the risks of conflict with nuclear-armed great powers. Such a conflict would entail escalation r...

Improving Conflict-Phase Access

Identifying U.S. Policy Levers

This report explores how U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific are likely to respond to military access requests in the event of a conflict wit...

Fighting Abroad from an Ally's Land

Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Forces in the Indo-Pacific

Discussions about U.S. military posture in the Indo-Pacific often assume that the United States will have the ability to not only quickly access its m...