Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article proposes coercive deterrence as a core strategic concept to enable a whole-of-US- government approach to counter China through hybrid operations. For more than 80 years, deterrence theory has been characterized by the use of threats and force. In contrast, the article argues that deterrence can be achieved without either. A nation can exercise deterrence by choice—proactively shaping the environment to constrain the adversary to choices that do not threaten. The article examines deterrence theory, Chinese strategy, and case studies to offer practitioners a theory of victory in hybrid environments, synchronizing US interagency strategies through coercive deterrence.
Author: Terry Tracy
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: University of Oxford
OpenAlex ID: W4414274084
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