War on the Rocks

Is American Deterrence Failing?

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss Carter Malkasian’s recent article on “America’s crisis of deterrence.” They debate whether recent policy failures are a breakdown of deterrence theory or U.S. policy, ...
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Trump's new doctrine of precision deterrence

Trump's New Doctrine of Precision Deterrence On January 3rd, 2020, President Donald Trump eliminated Iran's Qassam Soleimani.
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Pentagon needs to speed up its integrated-deterrence efforts, Joint Chiefs chair says

OMAHA, Nebraska—The U.S. government needs to be quicker about rolling out new integrated deterrence efforts, the Pentagon’s top military officer says, as global tensions have risen since the Biden ...
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U.S. Allies and Adversaries Are Attempting Nuclear Deterrence without Weapons — Will It Work?

Your adversaries and closest allies might not need nuclear weapons to achieve deterrence — they just need you to believe they could build them at any moment. This strategy, which I detailed in a new ...