Accession Number:

AD1064031

Title:

What Deters and Why: Exploring Requirements for Effective Deterrence of Interstate Aggression

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

RAND Corp Santa Monica United States

Personal Author(s):

• Mazarr, Michael J.
• Chan,Arthur
• Demus,Alyssa
• Frederick,Bryan
• Nader,Alireza
• Pezard,Stephanie
• Thompson,Julia A.
• Treyger,Elina

Report Date:

2018-11-30

Pagination or Media Count:

232.0

Abstract:

The challenge of deterring territorial aggression, which for several decades has been an afterthought in U.S. strategy toward most regions of the world, is taking on renewed importance. An increasingly belligerent Russia is threatening Eastern Europe and the Baltic States with possible aggression, conventional and otherwise. China is pursuing its territorial ambitions in the East and South China Seas with greater force, including the construction of artificial islands and occasional bouts of outright physical intimidation. North Korea remains a persistent threat to the Republic of Korea ROK,including the possibility of large-scale aggression using its rapidly advancing nuclear arsenal.

Descriptors:

• economic sanctions
• combat areas
• military organizations
• international conflicts
• military history
• national security
• intergovernmental organizations
• contingency operations (military)
• treaties
• international organizations
• national politics
• international law
• international relations

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE