A Negotiation Over Deterrence and Compellence

A Negotiation Over Deterrence and Compellence
(Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The terms “deterrence” and “coercive diplomacy” have figured prominently in debates over how the West should respond to the ongoing crisis over a potential Russian incursion into Ukraine. Much of the focus of those debates, however, has been narrow and episodic—how to prevent a Russian attack, for instance, or get Moscow to pull back its forces from the Russian-Ukraine border.

 

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