National Institute is pleased to announce its new publication, the Journal of Policy & Strategy—a quarterly, online, and peer-reviewed journal. In addition to the efforts of the contributing and managing editors, this new journal will be supported by a world-class Board of Editorial Advisors with diverse expertise and professional backgrounds, as is befitting a publication focusing on policy and strategy. Our priority goal is to include thoughtful, well-researched articles from a range of views, including the work of both younger and well-established authors.

Regular features of the Journal of Policy & Strategy will include:

  • Timely, original analyses of prominent international security issues;
  • Interviews of important contributors to national security;
  • The presentation of key official government reports, speeches and Congressional testimony;
  • Expert reviews of recent books and published studies focusing on international security;
  • Proceedings from National Institute’s monthly online symposia on critical national security topics; and,
  • A feature entitled “From the Archive” which will regularly present a classic article, study or testimony from the 1960s-1980s that provides an analysis or commentary of enduring great value.

The editors would like to welcome readers to the Journal of Policy & Strategy. All issues will be posted at the National Institute website and so be available to all readers without restrictions or charge. Every issue will be in the public interest and well worth the read.

Volume 1 – 2021

Vol. 1, No. 1 | Full Issue

Editorial Advisory Board

Table Of Contents

Editor’s Note

Analysis

An Introduction to the 2020 Report on the Nuclear Employment Strategy of the United States

Interviews

General Larry Welch (USAF, Ret.)

Proceedings

The Meaning of ‘Strategic Stability’ and What to Expect from a U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue, July 27, 2021

The “Action-Reaction” Arms Race Narrative vs. Historical Realities, March 29, 2021

Prospects for U.S. Nuclear Modernization, February 23, 2021

Literature Reviews

William A. Chambers, Caroline R. Milne, Rhiannon T. Hutton, and Heather W. Williams, No-First Use of Nuclear Weapons: A Policy Assessment

Daniel P. Bagge, Unmasking Maskirovka: Russia’s Cyber Influence Operations

George Perkovich and Pranay Vaddi, Proportionate Deterrence: A Model Nuclear Posture Review

Documentation

Document No. 1. Report on the Nuclear Employment Strategy of the United States – 2020 (Specified in Section 491(a) of Title 10 U.S.C.)

Document No. 2. Unclassified Statement of Charles A. Richard, Commander, United States Strategic Command Before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, February 13, 2020

Document No. 3. The Importance of the Nuclear Triad (Office of the Secretary of Defense, Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, November 2020)

From the Archive

Colin S. Gray, Understanding the Arms Race, Information Series No. 125, September 1982