Deterrence was the linchpin of U.S. defense strategy for decades, but the political and military context for deterrence has changed significantly. Instead of a single, near-peer opponent, the U.S.

This year's white paper contains a column by a researcher at the National Institute for Defense Studies about the power of deterrence. There also is a Q&A section that says Japan’s “right to ...

The strategy behind eFP is described as defense and deterrence in official NATO documents. However, some experts (most notably from the RAND corporation) argue that a larger military presence is ...

Deterrence means to discourage someone from committing a crime by making them afraid of the consequences. This is usually done by making the punishment harsh and unpleasant. Key fact Harsh ...