Opinion | The Pentagon is the wrong agency to lead the new US deterrence strategy
The US faces a fundamental deterrence problem in Taiwan. If integrated deterrence is to succeed, the hammer must not be the tool of first resort, writes HCSS geopolitics and modeling expert Collin Meisel in an op-ed for Defense One. Deterrence requires coordination across the governments of allies and partners—many of which are not interested in a fight with China—so placing the organization tasked primarily with preparing for a fight with China in the lead sends the wrong message.