{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Conventional Options Theory in the New Nuclear Era","description":"Tyler Bowen from the US Naval War College joins us to discuss his recent TNSR article &quot;Threading the Needle: The Logic of Conventional Coercion in Nuclear Crises.&quot; We discuss the renewed interest in nuclear deterrence given recent global security developments such as Russia's war in Ukraine and China's nuclear expansion.&amp;nbsp;The conversation also explores the challenges and frameworks, particularly Bowen's &quot;conventional options theory,&quot; key historical case studies involving nuclear crises, and their lessons for modern policymakers. ","author_name":"Horns of a Dilemma","author_url":"https:\/\/tnsr.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39650945\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197256365"}