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Elisabeth Braw

Unified Threats Need Decentralized Deterrence

Taiwanese soldiers operate U.S.-made M109A2 self-propelled guns during annual military drills in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 16, 2020. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

Last month, the U.S. intelligence community released its worldwide Annual Threats Assessment. The report covered the usual range of risks facing the United States and the globe, from drug trafficking to regional instability to cyberattacks. Yet front and center in the intelligence community’s assessment—listed ahead even of pandemics like the coronavirus—were two key threats: “China’s Push for Global Power” and “Russian Provocative Actions.”

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