Whether in the White House Situation Room or around the water cooler of cybersecurity companies, there can never be too many conversations about cyber deterrence. All too often though, the ...
Most people think about pain as a simple cause-and-effect process. For example, if you touch a hot stove, you probably assume that the nerves in the skin feel how hot the stove is and signals are sent ...
In 1971, Robert J. House, Ph.D., of the Wharton School of Management, developed an organizational management theory referred to as path-goal leadership. This method of guiding employees stresses that ...
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Jason Healey is senior research scholar at Columbia University’s School of ...
Operant conditioning, sometimes called instrumental conditioning or Skinnerian conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, ...
The 1993 fantasy-comedy Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, might not be the first choice for national security wonks to hone their understanding of the intricacies of nuclear ...
When asked the question, "What is a theory?" most of my students (regardless of age or educational level) respond with an explanation that is akin to "a reasonable, educated/informed guess." Indeed, ...