When states begin interpreting geopolitics as divine destiny, the Middle East enters a far darker and far more unpredictable ...

Michael Koplow makes the important point, whoever wins in Gaza, it is clear who has lost: the theory that Iran can be deterred. [T]he rockets from Gaza underscore the threat of missile attacks on ...

Like any human belief system, nuclear deterrence depends on a nest of assumptions. One core assumption is that decision-makers are able to rank their preferences rationally and act accordingly. In ...

National security specialists talk about deterrence a lot. Like, a lot. Analysts are churning out a steady stream of articles debating how best to deter a variety of actors from taking a variety of ...

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The Hezbollah Resistance Movement in Lebanon is in one of the most complicated and sensitive periods of its political and military life. The current situation in Lebanon and the region is heavily ...

For ages, nuclear deterrence has functioned as a psychological tool, especially in South Asian strategic geography. Nuclear deterrence is grounded in mutual vulnerability and the pervasive fear of ...