Philip Sheers is a research assistant for the Defense Program, 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 and the CNAS Mission Brief speaker series. 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 a 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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Over the Brink
Reports
By Andrew Metrick, Philip Sheers & Stacie Pettyjohn
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Into the unknown: Managing conventional and nuclear uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific
Commentary
By Andrew Metrick & Philip Sheers
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Sharper: Nuclear Deterrence
Commentary
By Philip Sheers, Anna Pederson & Alexa Whaley
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Sharper: Campaigning and the National Defense Strategy
Commentary
By Philip Sheers, Molly Campbell & Anna Pederson
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