26 February 2023

Maritime Coalitions and Deterrence: Beware the Melian Choice

Michael S. Malley and James J. Wirtz


Existing US deterrence strategy unrealistically assumes that allies and partners will do three things they have not done in the past and show few signs of being willing to do today. Much US thinking about deterrence is shaped by deterring a land war in Central Europe, but the incentives and opportunities faced by members of a maritime coalition are different.

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