Philip Sheers is a research associate for the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where he focuses on escalation management, nuclear deterrence, great power conflict, and defense industrial base and defense innovation issues. Sheers also supports the CNAS Gaming Lab. Prior to joining CNAS, he worked as a risk analyst at IPSOS Public Affairs and served as a research assistant to Dr. Alfred Connable.
Sheers holds an MA in security studies from Georgetown University and a BA in international studies from Kenyon College. His writing has appeared in the Georgetown Security Studies Review and Breaking Defense.
Recent Publications & News
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Trump Balks at Nuclear Limit Extension, Calls for New U.S.-China-Russia Deal
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By Philip Sheers
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In The News
Defense / Middle East Security
U.S. Positions Aircraft Carriers, Strike Platforms Across Middle East as Iran Talks Shift to OmanBy Philip Sheers
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The U.S. Weapons That Stole Maduro’s Power
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By Philip Sheers
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CNAS Insights | Budgetary Own Goals Undermine “Speed and Volume”
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By Philip Sheers, Carlton Haelig & Stacie Pettyjohn
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New National Security Strategy Could Redefine Homeland Defense: Experts
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By Carlton Haelig & Philip Sheers
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