Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with National Security General: New Space Force Needs Leaders With Fresh Perspectives General Saltzman, the chief of space operations for the Space Force, addressed students at the invitation of the National Security Policy Center at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read More Research and Commentary, National Security Policy Center, National Security Expert: Russia Risks Becoming ‘Isolated Pariah State’ if it Uses Nukes Russia’s president is threatening to use “all the powers and means at our disposal” in its fight against Ukraine. Nuclear weapons expert and Batten School professor Todd Sechser weighs in on the possibilities. Read More Research and Commentary, National Security Batten Announces General Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, as 2022 Commencement Speaker General Nakasone will deliver the commencement address during the school’s first in-person Academic Regalia Ceremony since 2019, set to take place at James Monroe’s Highland on Saturday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. Read More Leadership, National Security Batten Professors Discuss Escalation of Conflict in Ukraine Batten School professors Philip Potter and Allan Stam note that the conflict in Ukraine has bolstered the NATO alliance, which may give China pause if it’s thinking of moving on Taiwan. Read More Research and Commentary, National Security Policy Center, National Security Honor Among Thieves: Understanding Rhetorical and Material Cooperation Among Violent Nonstate Actors We find that when groups share an ideology, and especially a religion, they are more likely to sustain material cooperation in the face of state repression. Read More National Security Policy Center, International and Global Affairs, National Security Threat Perception & International Cooperation The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Foundation and the National Security Policy Center host a series of discussions with national security experts as the US looks towards a new era of maintaining national security in light of new challenges and emerging threats. Read More National Security Policy Center, National Security Space Norms and U.S. National Security: Leading on Space Debris In a new article for the online national security magazine War on the Rocks, Batten's Philip Potter, George W. Foresman and University of Pennsylvania's Michael Horowitz write that, given the rapid change of pace and recent developments in space, technical and operational standards and norms of behavior will be necessary to maintain a secure and sustainable domain. Read More Research and Commentary, National Security Policy Center, National Security New Fellowship Helps Students Jump-Start Their National Security Careers Thanks to two University of Virginia alumni, Batten students with an interest in national security have a new pathway to success through the Duke-Richards National Security Fellowship. Batten students Kevin Heaney (MPP ’22) and Sydney Pulliam (BA ’22) are the first recipients of the fellowship. Read More Student Stories, National Security China’s Minority Policy Signals a “More Normal Autocracy,” Batten Professor Says The country’s repressive response to political violence reflects a surge in Chinese nationalism, Batten professor Philip Potter told an online audience during the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats. Read More National Security Policy Center, International and Global Affairs, National Security Batten Professor Selected as University of Tulsa’s Next President Brad Carson, a native Oklahoman who represented the state’s 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives, taught courses related to national security and public sector innovation at Batten. Read More Leadership, National Security Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to National Security Categories Recommendations(8) New Student(8) Faculty(2) Admissions(39) Essays(6) Accelerated MPP(46) BA(46) Batten Ambassadors(21) Student Life(26) Personal Statement(2) Application(26) MPP(32) Curriculum(26) SE Minor(9) Alumni (1)Career Outcomes(7) Policy Minor(30) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Events(10)