long term, improving air and missile defence in Europe could curb Russia's coercive power vis-à-vis NATO and thereby …

In the West, Russia’s nuclear deterrence strategy is often described as one of “escalate to deescalate”. The thinking … the confrontation quickly in its favour. However, Russia’s official military doctrine, nuclear exercises of the Russian … “strategic deterrence”, Russia has developed a holistic deterrence strategy in which nuclear weapons remain an important element …

Any conflict with a nuclear power like Russia carries the risk that nuclear weapons could be used, and President … Vladimir Putin is aggressively exploiting such concerns. With its nuclear threats, the Kremlin is moving away from Russia … consequences. If Russia succeeds in using nuclear deterrence to shield an offensive conventional war, this could further …