As Russian troops continue their invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly put his nuclear forces on high alert. Since Russian military forces began invading Ukraine on ...

At the change of command for the Indo-Pacific region in Pearl Harbor last spring, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced his concept of "integrated deterrence" as "the cornerstone of defense to ...

U.S. adversaries—principally Russia and China—do not seem cowed, either by the risk of failure to achieve their objectives or by the fear of retaliation. There is a problem with deterrence; it’s not ...

Although conventional deterrence has existed for a long time – think of China’s Great Wall (deterrence by denial), Rome’s use of its legions (deterrence by punishment) or even the roars of a lion, and ...

Since multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland last month, European leaders have expedited the idea of a "drone wall" and rushed to discuss the need to invest in countering drones. But when it ...

“The best way for the United States to demonstrate deterrence is to convince potential adversaries beyond any doubt that the U.S. has both the overwhelming capacity and the ironclad will to destroy ...

Whether America’s aid to Ukraine actually comes at the expense of its ability to defend Taiwan if necessary is, at best, murky. True, the United States has already obligated over $100 billion in aid ...

Determining if biological attacks can be deterred requires a quick review of two topics: First, what are the basic tenets of deterrence, and second, how does this theory apply to biological threats?

In the days of radio, when a batter crushed a basebal that was headed for a home run, the famous sports announcer Mel Allen described the ball’s trajectory as “going, going, gone.” The same descriptor ...

Michele Norris talks to David Hoffman, contributing editor to Foreign Policy magazine, about deterrence, nuclear posture, and what deterrence will mean moving forward. We're now going to focus on a ...