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Challenges in US National Security Planning
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Wargaming a Taiwan invasion scenario: Lyle Goldstein on the CSIS wargame “The First Battle of the Next War"
This week on Sinica, Kaiser welcomes back Lyle Golds... more
Aug 17 2023 1h 7m
Challenges in US National Security Planning
Chapter 1 3 mins
The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan the first large-scale publicly available wargame conducted by CSIS
Chapter 2 5 mins
The history of wargaming and its significance
Chapter 3 4 mins
What is the value of wargaming?
Chapter 4 4 mins
The physical setup of the wargames and the role of dice and technology in contingency
Chapter 5 4 mins
The assumptions that go into the game
Chapter 6 2 mins
How much agency do the players have?
Chapter 7 1 min
How are the decisions of other countries factored in the wargame?
Chapter 8 5 mins
Pros and cons of the CSIS wargame
Chapter 9 6 mins
Thoughts on the possibility of nuclear escalation
Chapter 10 8 mins
A take on the report’s assumptions and conclusions
Chapter 11 20 mins
Will we get a warning?
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