Deterrence and Escalation in Competition with Russia by Stephen Watts, Bryan Rooney, Gene Germanovich, Bruce McClintock, Stephanie Pezard, Clint Reach & Melissa Shostak

Deterrence and Escalation in Competition with Russia

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  • Genre Political Science
  • Publisher Rand Corporation
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  • Size 12.38 MB
  • Length 296 Pages

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U.S. forward military posture can both deter and provoke armed conflict, and a similar logic pertains below the level of armed conflict. The authors of this report identify how forward posture could deter hostile measures in the competition space below the level of armed conflict through several mechanisms, particularly focusing on the presence of U.S. ground forces.

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