In the case of deterrence and prevention, however, I would suggest that the mess runs deep, and the theory is not tidy at all. When people talk about deterrence, they usually assume that the ...

In certain moments of history, the true significance of events lies not only in the events themselves but in the rules that emerge in their aftermath. Wars end, crises fade and leaders change, yet the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President George W. Bush’s vision was that by imposing democracy on Iraq, "freedom" would spread throughout the greater Middle ...

After 1945, one of the principal reasons why America lost every war it started was because of profoundly flawed strategic thinking. The tragedy is that this flaw still persists. In Vietnam, the ...

MINSK, April 25. /TASS/. Belarus considers it legitimate to use preventive measures to deter aggression, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said during a discussion of the country’s military ...

The United States needs a replacement concept for deterrence, the theory that was a child of the Cold War. It no longer is fit for purpose. Why? A war in which there were only losers and no winners ...

The United States must examine new means of deterrence that address the multitude of ways an adversary would seek a military advantage, said the vice commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces. Lt. Gen.

Israel’s policy towards Iran can be characterized as aggressive and preventive, combining military deterrence, covert operations, diplomacy, and regional alliances. Israel’s recent airstrikes against ...

Thirty years ago, in October 1994, the U.S. Border Patrol announced a new policy called “Prevention Through Deterrence.” The goal was to prevent migrants from crossing the border illegally between the ...