NIDS Knowledge is a weekly broadcast of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS) where we want to strengthen national security, preserve peace, and help you Think Deterrence! The show informs the public on key deterrence topics and develops critical thinking using ~9 minute lessons from the team of experts in NIDS.
Turkey, Tactics, and Triumph...with a sprinkle of history: A Thanksgiving Message from Jim
Join Dr. James Petrosky, President and Co-Founder of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, for a heartfelt Thanksgiving reflection. In this special episode, Dr. Petrosky connects gratitude with resilience, highlighting NIDS’ remarkable achievements in 2025—from groundbreaking events to bold new initiatives. It’s a celebration of perseverance, partnership, and purpose. Tune in to discover why gratitude and strength matter more than ever as we look ahead to 2026.
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11 Aug 2025
Powering Peace: Energy Resilience and Deterrence
In this electrifying episode of NIDS Knowledge, Dr. James Petrosky, President of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, dives deep into the concept of energy resiliency and its critical role in national security and deterrence. From rubber ducks in hurricanes to solar storms and cyber threats, Dr. Petrosky breaks down the difference between survivability and resiliency, explores the vulnerabilities of the U.S. power grid, and proposes a modernized, distributed, and redundant energy infrastructure. Learn how upgrading our grid could deter adversaries and keep the lights on—no matter what. Tune in and power up your understanding of deterrence, one electron at a time.
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14 Jul 2025
Deterrence in Depth: Strategic vs Regional Deterrence
Curtis introduces the critical concepts of strategic and regional deterrence, explaining their definitions, differences, and importance in international security. He emphasizes the characteristics of both types of deterrence and how they work together to avert strategic attack and conflict management down to the local level.
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Real Space Strategy: Export Control Reform - Why Reform Again?
Published 19 Feb 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, we wanted to build real tough barriers for anybody to get their hands on technology they shouldn't. Better could also mean allowing the industry to be more competitive and make some money on some the technology that was more little more run of the mill. So we tried to look at it from lots of different perspectives with relatively unbiased view of just trying to move it along and make things better. Now, from an industry perspective, I can only assume that they felt somewhat hand tied. They could see their competition overseas selling virtually identical components to theirs in some cases, and I'm sure they felt fairly hopeless and that they couldn't go and compete on a fair stage necessarily on the global scale. […]
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