Bradley Thayer

Summer 2001

"Start the Evolution without Us"

Journal Article, International Security, issue 1, volume 26

By Bradley Thayer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1995–1997

We conclude with an exchange of letters between Duncan Bell and Paul MacDonald and the author on the role of evolutionary theory in realist thought.

Fall 2000

"Bringing in Darwin: Evolutionary Theory, Realism, and International Politics"

Journal Article, International Security, issue 2, volume 25

By Bradley Thayer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1995–1997

The authoer posits that egoism and domination, two "critical components of any realist argument in explaining international politics," are the products of evolution. In grounding realism in evolutionary theory, he maintains that he is according realism the scientific legitimacy it has lacked thus far.

June, 1998

America's Achilles' Heel: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism and Covert Attack

Book

By Bradley Thayer, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1995–1997, Richard A. Falkenrath, Former Assistant Professor of Public Policy; Former Principal Investigator, Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness; Former Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Robert Newman, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 1995-1996

Nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons delivered covertly by terrorists or hostile governments pose a significant and growing threat to the United States and other countries. Although the threat of NBC attack is widely recognized as a central national security issue, most analysts have assumed that the primary danger is military use by states in war, with traditional military means of delivery. The threat of covert attack has been imprudently neglected.