Dmitry Stefanovich: Nuclear deterrence during the war in Ukraine

This week, our guest is Dmitry Stefanovich, a research fellow at the Center for International Security at the Russian Academy of Sciences. We discuss recent revisions to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, deterrence during the war in Ukraine, Russian red lines, and the evolution of Chinese nuclear policy.

Time Stamps:

• 00:01:39 Dmitry’s Odesa origins and involvement in the Sochi Olympics
• 00:04:08 Deterrence during the Ukraine war
• 00:08:39 When were we closest to nuclear use?
• 00:11:30 Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine
• 00:20:05 US nuclear doctrine in the first Trump administration
• 00:26:05 What is the point of nuclear doctrines?
• 00:29:27 Karaganov and the Russian domestic debate about nuclear use
• 00:33:32 US and Russian mutual misperceptions
• 00:36:10 Russian red lines
• 00:40:42 China’s nuclear policy

*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.