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Darlene Onuorah

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Onuorah-Darlene /images/Experts/Onuorah-Darlene.webp Darlene Onuorah specializes in US-Japan relations, Japanese defense and foreign policy, and Northeast Asian security affairs. Her research at CNA focuses on the political-military dynamics of US allies and partners, maritime security cooperation, and regional media analysis. Prior to joining CNA, Onuorah worked as a project associate ... Korea policy exchanges. Onuorah earned a Master of Arts in international affairs with a concentration in US foreign policy from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in global studies from

Veronica De Allende

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Veronica De Allende is a CNA expert in international and development economics, with 15 years of experience as an operations research scientist at the Defense Department.

. Recently, she was Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Advisor at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Policy, Stability and Humanitarian Affairs and at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. She has extensive in-country research fieldwork experience in Latin America, the Caribbean, West Africa and Southeast Asia, conducting root-cause research analysis and providing policy advice to high-level government and military officials. Her areas of expertise include foreign security assistance, security cooperation, humanitarian assistance and disaster-response preparedness, organizational analysis

David Knoll

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David Knoll is a CNA expert in irregular warfare, military innovation, and force planning analysis.

to 2024, Knoll was the director of analysis in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. His team led the development of Defense Planning Scenarios, the primary analytical guidance for force planning in the Department of Defense. He was also on the 2022 National Defense Strategy core writing team. From 2022 to 2023, Knoll concurrently served as director of the OSD Policy, Joint Staff ... of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. He has a PhD and a Master of Arts in international relations from Tufts University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in foreign affairs and religious

Andrew Olson

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Olson-Andrew /images/Experts/Olson-Andrew.webp Andrew Olson is a specialist in wargaming. He has experience with a variety of educational and analytical approaches, with a particular interest in wargaming policy challenges, climate change wargames, and emerging technologies wargames. Olson has facilitated wargames for the National Academies, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Pew Charitable Trusts ... the genetic foundations of empathy.  Olson holds a Master of Science in foreign service from Georgetown University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in biology and political science from Westmont College

Dmitry Gorenburg

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Dmitry Gorenburg is a CNA scientist focusing on Russia’s leadership decision-making processes, relations with China, naval strategy, and influence operations.

Gorenburg-Dmitry Dmitry Gorenburg is a CNA scientist focusing on Russia’s leadership decision-making processes, relations with China, naval strategy, and influence operations. /images/Experts/Gorenburg-Dmitry.webp Dmitry Gorenburg is an expert on security issues in the former Soviet Union, the Russian military, Russian foreign policy, and ethnic politics and identity. His recent research has focused on decision-making processes in the senior Russian leadership, Russia’s relationship with China, Russian naval strategy and Russian influence operations. Gorenburg is author of "Nationalism

Julian Waller

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Dr. Julian G. Waller is a Research Analyst in the Russia Studies Program at CNA and an applied analyst of Russian political-military affairs, elite strategic decision-making, and adversary systems of governance and civil-military relations, as well as the politics of authoritarian rule and illiberal ideologies globally.

, and The International Journal of Constitutional Law , as well as policy and analytic articles in Foreign Affairs , War on the Rocks , The National Interest , American Purpose , American Affairs , RIDDLE Russia

Alison Vernon

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Alison Vernon is a Senior Research Scientist at CNA.

and Africa, speaking to national leadership about their perceptions of these operations and the role of the U.S. military as part of an overall U.S. foreign policy designed toward creating

Samuel Bendett

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Samuel Bendett is a CNA advisor focusing on Russian military technology and capabilities, drones, robotic and autonomous military systems, and AI.

situations. His previous experience includes working for the U.S. Congress, the private sector and nonprofit organizations on foreign policy, international conflict resolution, and defense and security

William Rosenau

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William Rosenau is a CNA specialist in political instability and violence.

has also written for War on the Rocks , Politico , Foreign Policy , the Wall Street Journal , and the National Interest . Before joining CNA, Rosenau held research and staff positions

Analytic Framework for Emulating Russian Decision Making

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The purpose of this report is to propose an analytical framework for emulating Russian decision-making in the national security realm. The framework is paired with a methodology that allows the user to systematically examine what Russian decision- making would look like in response to a foreign policy crisis. The framework is presented in the first section and then applied to three potential crisis scenarios in Eastern Europe. The analytical structure presented is meant to be used as a guideline. It offers potential answers, tools, and a systematic method for emulation that allows users to formulate decision-trees for Russian actions on the basis of reasonable assumptions about how Russia might act in various situations. The final product can be further developed and refined on the basis of observation of Russian actions in future interactions with its adversaries and behavior in crisis situations.

to a foreign policy crisis. The framework is presented in the first section and then applied to three potential crisis scenarios in Eastern Europe. The analytical structure presented is meant to be used ... , and over the horizon goals that influence short term decision-making. They are rooted and derived from three principal Russian foreign policy motivations: maximizing security which results in pursuit of extended defense, maximizing power, reflected in the quest for regional hegemony, and maintaining great power status in the international system, a fixation that shapes foreign policy outlooks