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DESCRIPTION:What are Putin's red lines? How do we evaluate them? Is there s
 omething different about the recent threat directed at the West should Ukr
 aine receive approval to use lethal military assistance to strike deep ins
 ide Russia? This talk seeks to address these questions by deciphering the 
 content\, context\, and coherence of Putin's red line discourse. Specifica
 lly\, it leverages data analytical techniques to compare and contrast expe
 ctations from the Western canon with the idiosyncrasies of the constructio
 n and timing of Putin's explicit references to red lines. The disconnect b
 etween this overt discourse and potential trigger events is situated withi
 n the strategic logic of Russia's "way of warfare" that places a premium o
 n "reflexive control\," as opposed to demonstrating reputation and credibi
 lity. This explication of the explicit discourse is augmented by ongoing d
 ata and visual analysis of the application of Putin's "real" red line thre
 ats to identify benchmarks for assessing the most recent threats and the r
 isks of inadvertent escalation.
GEO:38.896228;-77.043957
LOCATION:Elliott School of International Affairs\, Voesar Conference Room\,
  4th Floor
SUMMARY:Putin's Red Lines: Does He Mean What We Think We Heard?
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/putins-red-lines-does-he-mean-
 what-we-think-we-heard
CATEGORIES:Academic
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Speakers
CATEGORIES:Politics & Policy
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