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The SolarWinds Hack Doesn’t Demand a Violent Response Major retaliation is more likely to spur escalation than improve deterrence. The SolarWinds hack – now attributed to Russia by U.S. government representatives including Mike Pompeo – has caused enormous damage. Perhaps it should come as no surprise, then, that a massive chorus of voices is calling on Joe Biden, once he takes office, to hit back hard. Deterrence is needed, we’re told. Yes, we need deterrence, but deterrence is more than retaliation, and massive retaliation against an espionage hack would be foolhardy. “Det...

Strategic Clarity vs Dual Deterrence on Taiwan is a False Dichotomy At the heart of this debate, though, lies a mistake that threatens to blind the US to its options and, in doing so, could lead to a stance that increases the risk of conflict. As Joe Biden’s inauguration approaches, debate about the US’s China policy is intensifying. At issue are the traditional pillars of strategy ambiguity and dual deterrence. Strategic ambiguity means that the US reserves the right to assist Taiwan militarily in the event of a conflict with China but does not commit itself to doing so. Dual deterrence ...

As Joe Biden’s inauguration approaches, debate about the US’s China policy is intensifying. At issue are the traditional pillars of strategy ambiguity and dual deterrence. Strategic ambiguity means that the US reserves the right to assist Taiwan militarily in the event of a conflict with China but does not commit itself to doing so. Dual deterrence means that the US doesn’t only seek to deter China from an unprovoked attack on Taiwan; it also seeks to deter Taiwan from provoking an avoidable conflict by declaring independence. Biden has endorsed both pillars in the past. In a 2001 Wash...

By   Theresa Hitchens on December 09, 2020 at 7:09 PM First meeting of the reborn National Space Council, Oct. 5, 2017 WASHINGTON: Outgoing President Donald Trump has issued a new National Space Policy that, in essence, seeks to put an official stamp on the administration’s previous decisions, from asserting that space is a warfighting domain to pledging a permanent US presence on the Moon to supporting industry efforts to mine celestial bodies. The big question is: does it matter? “I just think it’s a little too late for trying to put a stamp on something. It is just trying to say t...

before, and i got there and i worked my head off. i spent all the time in the library or playing football or wrestling. and never did much other than that. there were no women in the school. it rained a lot. [laughter] not my first choice. and joyce, white -- my wife year was at the university of colorado scheme their way through college. it was a totally different experience for me. >> and you also heard a little talk by a princetonian who would run for president, and nominated once said it's not in the book, but until you actually know some of those words almost by heart. >> i do. ...