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In his 2022 article, “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and NATO’s Nuclear Credibility Crisis,” Tyler Bowen argued that NATO should embrace what he called “moderate brinksmanship tactics” to deter Russia. Three years later, we asked him to reevaluate his analysis.Image: 1st Lt. Johnathan Carkhuff, Air Combat Command Public AffairsIn your 2022 article, “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and NATO’s Nuclear Credibility Crisis,” you argued that NATO should embrace “moderate brinkmanship” tactics to deter Russian expansion. Nearly three years later, how do you assess the effectiveness of NATO’s deterrence strategy? In the Biden administration, NATO’s deterrent strategy towards Russia was based on two pillars.
