Iskander Rehman
@IskanderRehman
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Senior Political Scientist @RANDCorporation. Applied history, defense strategy & Asian security. Author "Planning for Protraction", "Iron Imperator."
Washington, DC
Joined October 2014
In my latest essay in my applied history series for @WarOnTheRocks I argue that Sully's so-called "Grand Design" for pan-european strategic unity is eminently worthy of rediscovery (2/9)
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Editor’s Note: This is part of a running series of essays by Iskander Rehman, entitled “Applied History,” which seeks, through the study of the history of
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RT @ConservaWonk: Good read by the always thoughtful @IskanderRehman in @EngelsbergIdeas. I believe that using history to contextualize cu….
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RT @ConsWahoo: Pardon the double negative, but I have not read anything by @IskanderRehman that I did not find thought-provoking.
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RT @nicholasdwright: Interesting new piece on #AGI by @IskanderRehman. He lays down analogies from history and biology for AGI, to help fin….
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RT @DefenceAust: 🇦🇺 🚀 🇯🇵. The @Japan_GSDF conducted a Type-12 surface-to-ship missile live-fire exercise at 📍 Beecroft Weapons Range, Jervi….
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RT @bill_hayton: Not only did the Thai Army use drones to drop bombs on Cambodian positions but they also prepared other drones to film the….
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RT @WarintheFuture: 2/2 Different terrain, vegetation and weather conditions in the western Pacific, and across Asia more generally, means….
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RT @WarintheFuture: We should be watching this closely. Not too many examples of drone use during active military operations out here yet.….
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RT @USCC_GOV: 🚨What’s next for Sino-Russian military ties, and what developments worry you most?.- Commissioner @HalBrands. 📺From the Commi….
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RT @strandbookstore: BIG NEWS: Our new and improved cafe, “Cafe Fred,” is now open at 2020 Broadway! Bathed in beautiful natural light, Caf….
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Instead, one needs to make use of a variety of different disciplines, three of which, it is suggested here, might prove singularly useful at this uneasy, interstitial moment in time: (3/3).
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In order to understand the profound transformations, and boundless potential, unleashed by artificial intelligence, we need to expand our own intellectual horizons into the realms of history, the...
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. with all its myriad potential geopolitical ramifications. Indeed, as I argue in this piece for @EngelsbergIdeas no single field of study – whether in the humanities or the hard sciences – can allow one to fully make sense of the brave new world that awaits us post-ASI (2/3).
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Since joining RAND, I've been fortunate to be part of its Geopolitics of AGI initiative,a team of economists, technologists, political scientists & philosophers (among others),all grappling with one of the most fundamental questions of our time-the potential emergence of AGI 1/3.
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More cutting-edge, timely work from RAND colleagues on Russia's perceptions of the British and French nuclear deterrents.
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The study explored Russian perceptions of British and French nuclear deterrents.
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"The consultations initiated by the two countries don’t aim for anything rivaling Germany’s nuclear-sharing agreement with the U.S.(. ) While permanently stationing French warheads in Germany isn’t ruled out, it isn’t likely, at least in the short run.".
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Talks between Berlin and Paris about expanding the scope of France’s deterrent against Russian aggression are shaping up as an evolution, not a revolution.
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RT @ProfTalmadge: Taiwan’s resilience is right question to ask. Lack of societal consensus on China + pesky stuff like inadequate foodstuff….
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Taiwan has a rich history of volunteerism and experience with disaster response but efforts to build its civilian resilience against a potential wartime scenario are still in their initial stages....
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"He said the Chinese authorities were subjecting EU companies that request permission to buy gallium and other materials to heavy questioning: “How much gallium goes in which product? How much stock do you have? They are just mapping out where they can squeeze us in the future.”.
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"When China hit back by imposing strict controls on exports of rare earths, Europe was caught in the crossfire. “Why aren’t we in Europe getting any gallium, if the goal is to hit the U.S.?” asked Groothuis.".Interesting piece.
politico.eu
With relations hitting a new low, deliverables at Thursday’s Beijing summit will be in short supply.
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RT @EngelsbergIdeas: From @holland_tom to @hoyer_kat and @DrRadchenko, contributors to Engelsberg Ideas share the books they’ve enjoyed in….
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Contributors to Engelsberg Ideas share the books they’ve enjoyed in the summers of their lives.
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