deterrence

He began the necessary job of transferring to networks of regional allies more of the responsibility for global deterrence.

That makes restoring deterrence even more important for Europe—and the U.S.

Administration officials have characterized the shift as pragmatic deterrence that forces Taipei to fund its own defense capabilities while avoiding symbolic gestures that could grant Beijing a pretext for a Ukraine-style conflict.

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European commissioner for transport and tourism, stressed that Europe doesn’t want a war with Russia, but that it is introducing these measures as a deterrence.

Which is why punishment and deterrence are so important.