Author profile: Francesco Bailo and Benjamin E. Goldsmith

Francesco Bailo is a Lecturer in the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney. He is a political scientist / data scientist with broad experience, including working for the United Nations, and is author of Online Communities and Crowds in the Rise of the Five Star Movement.

Benjamin E. Goldsmith is a Professor in the School of Politics & International Relations, Australian National University. He has been writing in leading journals on interstate conflict and security for two decades. Recent articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review and World Politics.

Ignore the Paradox: Russia, Ukraine, and Nuclear Deterrence

Francesco Bailo and Benjamin E. Goldsmith • Jun 12 2022 • Articles

There is no empirical evidence that the assumption of emboldened and risk-acceptant conventional conflict behavior of Russia is in some way caused by, or protected by, MAD.

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