Nuclear Deterrence

Nuclear Deterrence

The specter of Russian tactical nuclear de-escalation strikes, more sophisticated Chinese ballistic-missile submarines, and intercontinental North Korean capabilities all raise the stakes for nuclear deterrence. US policy makers must decide which nuclear posture will allow the United States to credibly deter nuclear war while assuring its allies and partners across the globe.

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Inflection Points

Mar 3, 2019

Nuclear threats and opportunity

By Frederick Kempe

It's time for India and Pakistan's international partners to insist they engage urgently in talks to better manage their relationship.

India Nuclear Deterrence

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2019

Trump did the right thing in Hanoi

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Summit with North Korea’s Kim Jung-un collapses under the weight of sanctions.

Korea Nuclear Deterrence

New Atlanticist

Feb 27, 2019

India and Pakistan on a steep escalatory ladder to war

By Shuja Nawaz

It is critical that leaders in India and Pakistan defuse the current situation before it becomes impossible to retrieve

India Nuclear Deterrence

New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2019

US withdrawal from nuclear arms control treaty could give Russia ‘free rein’

By David A. Wemer

In congressional testimony, Atlantic Council’s Alexander Vershbow says US allies concerned "we  may have given a gift to President Putin."

Arms Control Nuclear Deterrence

Report

Dec 20, 2018

Prospects for US-South Korean-Japanese trilateral security cooperation

By Chung Min Lee

Although assessing the intensity and depth of trilateral security cooperation or a lack thereof is hardly a new issue, the stakes are arguably the highest since the outbreak of the North Korean nuclear crisis in the early 1990s.

Defense Policy Japan

New Atlanticist

Dec 17, 2018

The United States and its allies need to understand China’s North Korea policy

By Taisuke Mibae

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on October 26 marked the first time in seven years that a serving Japanese prime minister has traveled to China for official bilateral meetings with his counterparts. Lost in the headlines of this historic summit was the fact that the two leaders […]

China Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2018

Trump to pull plug on arms control treaty with Russia

By David A. Wemer

White House officials, especially National Security Advisor John Bolton, have been pushing to abandon the treaty as they believe it is limiting Washington’s ability to counter China’s growing nuclear arsenal in East Asia.

China Missile Defense

New Atlanticist

Sep 19, 2018

Testing North Korea’s nuclear offer

By Ashish Kumar Sen

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to dismantle missile facilities in the presence of international inspectors and take steps toward denuclearization—provided the United States takes “corresponding measures.”

Japan Korea

New Atlanticist

Apr 27, 2018

Previewing the Trump administration’s Missile Defense Review

By Matthew Kroenig

The Trump administration rolled out a series of national security and defense policy reviews in late 2017 and early 2018, but one important document has yet to be published: the Missile Defense Review (MDR). Insiders predict the MDR could be published as early as next month, so what can we expect? It is likely that […]

Korea Missile Defense

Report

Apr 24, 2018

A strategy for deterring Russian de-escalation strikes

By Matthew Kroenig

The United States and its NATO allies have not developed a clear strategy for deterring limited Russian nuclear strikes. Specifically, in the event of a limited Russian nuclear attack, how would the United States and its NATO allies respond?

Defense Policy Europe & Eurasia
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Experts

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Paul Amato

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Missile Defense Nuclear Deterrence

Fellow

Kevin P. Chilton

Distinguished Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Cybersecurity Defense Industry

Fellow

Sungmin Cho

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

China Defense Policy

Fellow

Danny Citrinowicz  

Nonresident Fellow

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Arabic Cybersecurity

Fellow

Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

Fellow

Akiko Fukushima

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy East Asia
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