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.
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New National Security Strategy Could Redefine Homeland Defense: Expertsca
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JUST IN: Pentagon Stuck in Acquisition ‘Cul-de-Sac,’ New Report Finds
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Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac
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Virtual Event | Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac: How U.S. Defense Spending Prioritizes Innovation over Deterrence
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Ep. 52: How to Rebuild Americas Defense Industrial Base
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By Becca Wasser & Philip Sheers
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