David Shlapak, codirector of the RAND Center for Gaming, will describe a recent series of wargames examining potential results of a Russian invasion of the Baltics. Join us to discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of using gaming in research.
Program:
RAND has been at the forefront of "serious" gaming for nearly seven decades. In the 1950s, RAND pioneered the use of political-military crisis games to study nuclear deterrence. In 1961, the idea for the U.S.-Soviet "red telephone" hotline grew out of a RAND game. And in the 1990s, the "Day After" approach was developed to explore the consequences of nuclear proliferation, global warming, cybercrime, and other threats.
Today RAND uses gaming techniques to develop insights into a host of 21st century challenges. David Shlapak, codirector of the RAND Center for Gaming, will describe a recent series of wargames examining potential results of a Russian invasion of the Baltics. Join us to discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of using gaming in research.
Speaker:
David Shlapak
Senior International Research Analyst and Codirector, RAND Center for Gaming, RAND Corporation
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