Surveillance Boosters Tout the Benefits of Deterrence, But There’s a Big Problem With That ...

The May 2025 conflict demonstrated that limited war under the nuclear shadow is now a practical reality rather than a theoretical possibility.

At the same time, the Trump administration has sought to reassure allies that its commitment to Europe’s defense remains undiminished, pledging to sustain the nuclear umbrella over NATO. This ...

A SIPRI report warns of renewed nuclear arms race amidst geopolitical turmoil in the Gulf, eastern Europe and Asia. What's ...

Historical experience shows that deterrence from an established army against a terrorist organization, guerrilla fighters, or national liberation movements is always limited. What will be the role of ...

For more than two decades, India’s nuclear doctrine has been treated as a settled matter.

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, ...

In 1948, psychologist B. F. Skinner conducted an experiment in which hungry pigeons were fed on a random schedule. Soon three-quarters of them were behaving in unusual ways, depending on what each had ...

Every time a federal judge sentences a criminal defendant, the law requires the judge to consider the need for the sentence imposed to deter criminal conduct. Judges, in turn, often rely on this ...

There is a problem with deterrence; it’s not working. Not that we are about to descend into nuclear armageddon. But aside from nuclear wars, the United States’ deterrence paradigm does not seem to be ...