Rebeccah Heinrichs

Rebeccah Heinrichs

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, a contributing editor at Providence, is a fellow at Hudson Institute where she provides research and commentary on a variety of international security issues and specializes in deterrence and counter-proliferation. She is also the vice-chairman of the John Hay Initiative’s Counter-proliferation Working Group and the original manager of the House of Representatives Bi-partisan Missile Defense Caucus.

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Foreign Policy ProvCast, Ep. 76 | Just War Perspective on the Ukraine War

Marc LiVecche and Rebeccah Heinrichs discuss the war in Ukraine, the intersection of just war reasoning and the facts on the ground, future options against Putin, how best to assist President Zelensky and his brave compatriots, and the question of regaining escalatory dominance against the Russian regime.

Foreign Policy ProvCast, Ep. 73 | On the Looming Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Rebeccah Heinrichs)
Foreign Policy ProvCast, Ep. 73 | On the Looming Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Rebeccah Heinrichs speaks about the Russian threat to Ukraine. She gives an update of the latest situation and explains why Americans should be concerned.

Foreign Policy ProvCast: Ep. 66 | The Fall of Afghanistan and Joe Biden’s Withdrawal
Foreign Policy ProvCast: Ep. 66 | The Fall of Afghanistan and Joe Biden’s Withdrawal

In this episode, Rebeccah Heinrichs of the Hudson Institute talks with Mark Melton about the fall of Afghanistan.

ProvCast Ep. 26: America’s Global Role in the Age of Trump

Rebeccah Heinrichs of the Hudson Institute sits down with Managing Editor Drew Griffin to discuss America’s foreign policy in the age of Donald Trump, China, Russia, and America’s moral leadership abroad.

ProvCast Episode 3: Nuclear Deterrence Theory, Part 2

In the second part of our conversation with Rebeccah Heinrichs, we cover why the United States should have nuclear weapons, the need for missile defense, how just war theory would critique the mutual assured destruction (MAD) strategy, and more.

ProvCast Episode 2 Rebeccah Heinrichs Nuclear Deterrence
ProvCast Episode 2: Nuclear Deterrence Theory, Part 1

In the second episode of Foreign Policy ProvCast, Rebeccah Heinrichs speaks about her article on nuclear deterrence.

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