Some philosophers and legal theorists deny that either retribution or deterrence is a justifiable ground for punishment. If that's your view, I'm not going to suggest you make an exception for Trump.

A deterrence-by-punishment strategy, then, assures significant costs, rather than defeat. And that’s a distinction that has implications when you sit down to design a force and pay for it.

A search of your newspaper's website shows 70 entries over more than five years about Gov. Jeff Landry’s quest to reactivate capital punishment. Once again, he is invoking some contractual ...

Ideological purges reduce deterrence, readiness, and effectiveness. Just ask Stalin Banning transgender servicemembers will have effects far beyond the careers of a few thousand troops.

Deterrence is the fulcrum of Australian defense policy, but questions of where, what, and how remain unanswered – especially regarding the new SSNs. Australia’s Deterrence Dichotomy – The ...

The True Cost of Border Deterrence HRW Statement to the Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Human Rights Watch would like to first express our condolences to the Tambunga family for their ...

A search of your newspaper's website shows 70 entries over more than five years about Gov. Jeff Landry’s quest to reactivate capital punishment. Once again, he is invoking some contractual ...