Considering strategic competition between America and its allies on the one hand and increasingly connected authoritarian regimes on the other, we are in the midst of a century shaping development that will impact every individual, corporation, and country. Russia’s unprovoked, brutal attack on Ukraine has shattered the long held peace in Europe while setting off energy and food shortages that are spreading misery across the globe, particularly in emerging nations. The war that still rages is proof that attempts to deter Russia’s aggression were insufficient.
The US Defense Department’s 2022 National Defense Strategy, lays out the case that to avoid what could arguably be a more disruptive aggression toward Taiwan from China we must effectively deter it. The Strategy makes clear that effective deterrence is not only a whole of nation effort but requires close coordination with…
