Richard Betts
Biography
Richard K. Betts is an American political scientist and international relations scholar specializing in U.S. national security, military strategy, and intelligence. He served as director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and the International Security Policy Program at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. He has consulted for the National Intelligence Council, the National Security Council, and the CIA.
Sample Works
- Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security (2007) Book
- American Force: Dangers, Delusions, and Dilemmas in National Security (2012) Book
- Surprise Attack: Lessons for Defense Planning (1982) Book
- Nuclear Blackmail and Nuclear Balance (1987) Book
- Conflict After the Cold War: Arguments on Causes of War and Peace (2013) Book
Roundtable Appearances
January 11, 2025 · ▶ Video
Why War?
This question is nearly always posed rhetorically, as in: there is no 'good' reason for war, is there? But responses to Why War? that grasp it literally are surely also called...
Richard Betts, Marc Kissel, Dayu Lin, Charles Marmar, Edward Nersessian, Joe Peyronnin