Wright Smith

Wright Smith is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the International Security Program. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a member of the MIT Security Studies Program. His research examines the dilemma of multifront war.

His other research interests include the conduct of war, escalation, grand strategy, and emerging technologies, with ongoing projects examining psychological biases and military learning, private military contractors and escalation, and conventional brinksmanship. Previously he earned his A.B. from Harvard University