Senior Policy Researcher; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
Edward Geist is a policy researcher at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. His research interests include Russia (primarily defense policy), civil defense, artificial intelligence, nuclear weapons, and the potential impact of emerging technologies on nuclear strategy. He was formerly a MacArthur Nuclear Security Fellow at Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation and a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at RAND. His book Armageddon Insurance: Civil Defense in the United States and Soviet Union, 1945–1991, was published by University of North Carolina Press in 2019. His latest book is Deterrence under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare (Oxford University Press, 2023). Geist received his Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina.
Ph.D. in history, University of North Carolina; M.A. in history, University of North Carolina; B.A. in history, William & Mary College
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