The use of force is not always aimed at immediate victory in the conventional sense but at restoring credibility, altering adversaries’ expectations, and reshaping the strategic environment. Judging ...
From Île Longue, Emmanuel Macron set out a major evolution of French nuclear doctrine, opening a European deterrence dialogue while keeping full national control.
"The current questioning of nuclear deterrence implies something other than its withering away. There is no post-nuclear strategy. . . .[T]he nuclear instrument remains the central element in the ...
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the extension of France's nuclear deterrent to eight European nations, alongside the expansion of France's nuclear warhead stockpile. In an event held at the ...
The U.S. bombing of key sites related to Iran’s nuclear program has, not surprisingly, generated much debate over the wisdom of such strikes in light of their justification, efficacy, impact on Iran’s ...
In their quest to remake the global order, Vladimir Putin is ravaging Ukraine while Xi Jinping is threatening to do the same to Taiwan. Does this already signify the end... The Pentagon is making a ...
As the danger of war rises in the Western Pacific, the United States is racing to reset its military strategy. China’s astonishing military modernization—especially its arsenal of anti-access/area ...
All of these threats are, to one degree or another, ripostes to our inadequate thinking about escalation and deterrence. However, these efforts to avoid escalation have been resounding failures. The ...