Schelling’s work underlined the need for effective communication to make deterrence work. The Rt Hon Harold Macmillan, Robert MacNeil and Lord Harlech discussing President Kennedy's handling of ...

Drones have the potential to enhance nuclear deterrence, but they also introduce significant risks in terms of escalation control and first-strike stability. Drones and other autonomous vehicle ...

“The Strategy of Conflict,” which presented an intellectual path for assessing deterrence and escalation. Nuclear theorizing ...

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.

and ambiguity in deterrence. Game parameters are transferred to a model of Surprise-Attack for comparison. Advantages and disadvantages for incorporating games in the joint planning process are ...

Following Thomas Schelling, coercion is often seen as taking one of two forms: deterrence (to prevent another’s action); or “compellence” (to induce another’s action). This article discusses prospects ...