In 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hoped that a policy of appeasement would satisfy Adolf Hitler’s territorial appetite and structured British policy accordingly.

Understanding Deterrence assists U.S. decision makers in understanding the necessity of identifying and assessing the specific and unique factors that influence an opponent’s decision-making process to facilitate the success of…

This book examines U.S. attempts to establish a nuclear deterrent against the Soviet Union and offers new approaches to dealing with the changing strategic environment. It is designed as a…

These essays on strategy, war, and statecraft have been written during the current reassessment of the United States’ national strategy. But they also take strategic thinking back to certain principles…