Considering How and Why Deterrence Works in Public Health

January 2024 No Comments

Author: Dr. Kristina Talbert-Slagle (Yale University) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview Public health experts often approach “deterrence”—or prevention of behaviors and/or decisions that adversely affect health outcomes—by considering the many factors that influence […]

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Deterrence and Space Warfare

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Author: Dr. John Klein (Delta Solutions & Strategies, LCC) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview The strategy of space warfare is a subset of general warfare strategy; therefore, the ideas of deterrence, compellence, and […]

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A Convincing Finnish Move: Implications for State Identity of Persuading Sweden to Jointly Bid for NATO Membership

September 2023 No Comments

Author: Stefan Lundqvist (Swedish Defence University) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview This article examines the consequences for Sweden’s state identity by the decision of Finland andSweden to apply for membership in NATO. Taking […]

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Russian Strategic Deterrence Frameworks

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Author: Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview This paper is structured around four key sections, each answering a core question. First,what is the […]

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Tri-polar Deterrence

August 2023 No Comments

Author: Dr. Frank Zagare (University of Buffalo) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview During the cold war the conventional wisdom was that an all-out war between the United States and theSoviet Union was all […]

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Strategic Culture Literature Review

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Authors: Dr. Lawrence A. Kuznar (NSI, Inc.); Nathan Heath (NSI, Inc.); George Popp (NSI, Inc.) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview The concept of strategic culture emerges in discussions of both tailored and integrated […]

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Miniaturization as a Grail in the Third Nuclear Age

June 2023 No Comments

Authors: James Giordano, PhD (Georgetown University) & Bob Williams (Georgetown University) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Report Preview Instability of the international system and order is arising from competition among great powers, who possess large, […]

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