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Impact On Russian Nuclear Policy And Instruments By Dr. Pavel K. Baev, research professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo Photos by The Associated Press Russia’s desire for great power status and its ambition to emerge as a…

The Prospects for a Nuclear Forces Deployment To Belarus By Dr. Maxim Starchak, fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy of Queen’s University in Canada Photos by The Associated Press On December 17, 2021,…

The Cold War Foundations of Modern Russian Covert Operations By Martin Verrier, associate fellow, Royal United Services Institute “Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence…

An Aggressive Missile Buildup Signals a Significant Policy Shift By Dr. Brian G. Carlson, head of the Global Security Team at the Center for Security Studies China’s growing nuclear capacity is a subject of concern for the…

U.S. Strategic Command Modernizes Its Capabilities By Brig. Gen. Glenn T. Harris, U.S. Air Force, and Maj. John Yanikov, U.S. Army, U.S. Strategic Command There is a reason that nuclear deterrence remains the singular most…

21st Century Warfare Requires 21st Century Deterrence By Col. Jeffrey W. Pickler, U.S. Army Introduction After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union found themselves competing for power and influence…

By Anna Péczeli, senior fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union accepted strategic stability as a useful tool to manage…

The Marshall Center Turns 30 Amid a Zeitenwende By Dr. Katrin Bastian and Dr. Ralf Roloff, Marshall Center professors On June 5, 2023, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies celebrated its 30th anniversary…

Strategic Deterrence in the Nuclear Era By Dr. Pál Dunay, Marshall Center professor Soon, it will be eight decades since the inception of the nuclear era. The world must live with nuclear weapons — they cannot be uninvented,…

EDITED BY: Alex S. Wilner and Andreas Wegner PUBLISHED BY: Cambria Press REVIEWED BY: Patrick Swan, per Concordiam contributor Deterrence against an adversary comes in three varieties: punishment, retaliation and denial. A…