Alex Velez-Green

Alexander Velez-Green is a research associate at the Center for a New American Security and a member of the CSIS PONI Nuclear Scholars Initiative. His research focuses on Russian views of deterrence, escalation management, and strategic stability.

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Launch of the cruise missile of the Iskander-K OTRK during the active phase of the exercise "Zapad-2017" (Leningrad region).

Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen Community

Why Moscow Might Not Reveal an “Escalate to De-Escalate” Strategy

By: Alex Velez-Green

Published: May 8, 2018

Concealing an “escalate to de-escalate” strategy could allow Russia to complicate U.S. and NATO policymaking more than revealing it and the absence of a formal doctrine might not prevent Moscow from attempting to “escalate to de-escalate” in a confrontation.