“Deterrence is not just a matter of military capabilities. It has a great deal to do with perceptions of credibility.” From the beginning, Israel’s military defense policies have emphasized ...

As long as there has been war, there have been efforts to deter actions a nation considers threatening. Until fairly recently, this meant building a military establishment capable of intimidating the ...

Concerns about crime have been the foundation for decades of get-tough policies aimed at deterring crime. The belief is that ever-greater punishment — by hiring more police, increasing prosecution, ...

Deterrence is the central organizing concept of current U.S. strategy. In its simplest form, the term means discouraging aggression by threatening unacceptable consequences. Countries have been ...

AMMAN — Raising public awareness and establishing more deterrent penalties are essential to counter cybercrime amid the rapid digital transformation during the past few years, according to experts. A ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Dr. Max Smeets is a senior researcher at ETH Center for Security Studies and ...