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Space And Defense Journal Spring 2023 Vol. 14 Issue 1
Space And Defense Journal Spring 2023 Vol. 14 Issue 1
Space and Defense
Table of Contents
Letter from the Editor...................................................................................................................... 5
by Dr. Michelle Black
Articles
A Great Nuclear Rejuvenation: What China can do with an Expanded Nuclear Arsenal................................................................................................. 7
by Grant Van Robays, SrA Chloe Reynolds, Lieutenant Will Jackson, and Major Tom Hammerle
Technology: The Air and Space Force's Barrier to
Innovation................................................................................................................... 22
by William F. Cosgrove
Addressing the American Approach to Emerging Technologies: Utilizing the AI Arms Race to Highlight the Need to Develop Public-Private Partnerships in C4ISR and 5G............................................................................................... 44
by Hugh Harsono and Nick Ondovcisk
Special Correspondence
Dr. Kori Schake Keynote Address................................................................................................................... 54
2022 U.S Strategic Deterrence and Assurance …
How Our Life Experiences Affect Our Politics: The Roles Of Vested Interest And Affect In Shaping Policy Preferences, Gregory A. Petrow, Timothy Vercellotti
How Our Life Experiences Affect Our Politics: The Roles Of Vested Interest And Affect In Shaping Policy Preferences, Gregory A. Petrow, Timothy Vercellotti
Political Science Faculty Publications
Scholars investigating the role of self-interest in determining policy preferences find that self-interest has weak effects. However, researchers have refined their concepts of self-interest and are now finding a greater role for it (e.g., Crano 1995). We continue along this line of research, considering different mechanisms by which self-interest may come to be important. We argue that measuring people’s perceived self-interest in a policy (which we call vested interest) is important for understanding how people pursue their self-interest. We find that while life circumstances can cause people to endorse vested interest, emotion is an important mediator of this relationship. Finally, …