Understanding Russian Black Sea Power Dynamics Through National Security Gaming
Date: November 5th, 2020 at 15:00 CET / 09:00 EST Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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Agenda
15:00-15:10 CET / 09:00-09:10 EST: Introductory Remarks
- Russia Strategic Initiative, U.S. European Command
15:10-15:30 CET / 09:10-10:00 EST: Presentation Abstract: In 2018, RAND developed an original Black Sea security game to explore Russian military, economic, and political levers of power in the Black Sea. The game, in which subject-matter experts role-played regional governments during a military crisis scenario, underscored Russia's relative strength in the Black Sea and challenges associated with developing a coherent response to Russian aggression in the region.
15:30-16:00 CET / 10:00-11:00 EST: Q&A
Biography
Anika Binnendijk
Title: Political Scientist Affiliation: RAND Corporation
Anika Binnendijk is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation. At RAND, Binnendijk leads research and analysis on a range of topics including national security decisionmaking, European defense, gray zone challenges, national resilience, and emerging defense technologies including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, and human-machine teaming.
She joined RAND from the State Department's Office of Policy Planning, where she was responsible for advising the Secretary of State on policy questions related to Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the Caucasus, and NATO. During her State Department tenure, she served for a rotation as Director for Russia at the National Security Council.
Stephen J. Flanagan
Title: Senior Political Scientist Affiliation: RAND Corporation
Stephen J. Flanagan is a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He served in several senior positions in government, most recently as special assistant to the president and senior director for defense policy and strategy at the National Security Council (NSC) Staff from April 2013 to September 2015.
Between 1989 and 1999 he served as special assistant to the president and senior director for Central and Eastern Europe at the NSC Staff; associate director and member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff; and national intelligence officer for Europe. He has published six books and over sixty reports and journal articles on transatlantic, international security, and defense issues.
Dara Massicot
Title: Senior Policy Researcher Affiliation: RAND Corporation
Dara Massicot is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Before joining RAND, she served as a senior analyst for Russian military capabilities at the Department of Defense.
Her work at RAND focuses on defense and security issues in Russia and Eurasia. She specializes in Russian military strategy, combat operations, and power projection, as well as Russian military modernization and escalation dynamics. She is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Security Studies Program.