Are nuclear arsenals safe from cyber-attack? Could terrorists launch a nuclear weapon
through hacking? Are we standing at the edge of a major technological challenge to global …

How do emerging technologies impact strategic stability in the international system? I focus
on how one aspect of strategic stability, extended deterrence commitments inherent to …

States employ extended deterrence to shield third parties from aggression. The concept is
traditionally applied to interstate relations, collective security arrangements, and strategic …

US nuclear weapons are presently hosted in five European countries. In recent years,
parliaments in four out of the five countries held debates about these weapons. For most of …

Kurzfassung Die Nordatlantische Allianz wird bei der Abfassung eines neuen strategischen
Konzepts nicht die Frage ausklammern können, welche Rolle Kernwaffen zur Abschreckung …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book addresses a pressing, empirical puzzle, which reflects …

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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons …

This paper assesses deterrence efforts against the use of chemical weapons in Syria
through the framework of rational deterrence theory (RDT). Deterrence succeeds and fails …

Near peer competitors possess both the will and capability to oppose US interests and
constrict US military freedom of action, as well as strategic, often nuclear, capabilities that …

The twentieth century has ushered in a period of far-reaching transition, with the
globalisation of insecurity as one of its defining characteristics. Cross-border flows, by virtue …