Explorations on War - Episode 7, with Dr Lauren Sukin
From On Geopolitics by Centre for Geopolitics
February 9, 2026 · 41 min · Season 2 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode discusses the complexities of preventing war through deterrence and security architectures with Dr Lauren Sukin.
Professor William Hurst is joined by Dr Lauren Sukin, the John G. Winant Associate Professor in US Foreign Policy in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. They discuss the prevention of war through deterrence and institutional arrangements, or security architectures, which increasingly face difficulties as global conflicts become more complex.
People in this episode
Host: Professor William Hurst
Guest: Dr Lauren Sukin
Topics covered
- war prevention
- deterrence
- security architectures
- global conflicts
- US foreign policy
Keywords
- war
- deterrence
- security
- global conflicts
- foreign policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Oxford
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