Deterrence | Watching America

Canada: The US Needs a Strong Policy of Deterrence on China, Not Appeasement

Rejeanne Lacroix - June 4, 2024. Published in National Post

Taiwan: Deterrence Is Not Enough in Northeast Asia

Lalatendu Das - September 2, 2023. Published in Taipei Times

The most formidable challenge to the partnership between the U.S., South Korea and Japan is domestic political pressure.

Spain: Time To Deescalate

Robin Koerner - February 2, 2022. Published in El País

China: US Strategic Command General Aspires To Muddy the Water of Nuclear Arsenals

Lalatendu Das - September 2, 2021. Published in Global Times

We should not be dissuaded and impacted by the tricks played by U.S. officials and generals.

China: Cornerstone of China’s Strategic Deterrence against the US: More Nuclear Missiles and Warheads

Lalatendu Das - May 31, 2021. Published in Global Times

The number of China's nuclear warheads must reach the quantity that makes U.S. elites shiver.

Taiwan: US Carriers Remain the Benchmark

Robin Koerner - October 11, 2020. Published in Taipei Times

Not only are they still technically superior to any other nation’s carriers, the U.S. carriers also make an immeasurable contribution to safeguarding freedom of navigation in oceans worldwide.

Zimbabwe: Can War Ever Achieve Peace?

Lalatendu Das - January 20, 2020. Published in The Herald

The justification for the attack on Iran is that the world must be reminded to be afraid of the US.

Netherlands: The Netherlands Is Also Responsible for Nuclear Stability

Robin Koerner - June 11, 2018. Published in de Volkskrant

From an American perspective, nuclear weapons are essential. The Netherlands’ nuclear burden sharing opens doors in Washington.

Canada: Americans Must Learn To Live with the US-North Korea Standoff

Rejeanne Lacroix - October 5, 2017. Published in National Post

Germany: Trump’s Korean Dilemma

Rejeanne Lacroix - May 1, 2017. Published in Deutsche Welle

Kim Jong-un has put his country and his people into a perpetual state of emotional emergency. The worst thing that can happen to him is if nothing happens.

Belgium: NATO’s ‘Obama problem’

Robin Koerner - December 13, 2015. Published in Politico-Brussels Edition

The White House is unwilling to go much beyond what it optimistically calls “containment” through air power of the highly contagious menace posed by ISIL.

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