Integrated Deterrence as a Defense Planning Concept
This Perspective defines, evaluates, and derives key requirements for defense programs from the concept of integrated deterrence, which was introduced in the 2022 National Defense Strategy.
Michael J. Mazarr
Senior Political Scientist, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
Expertise
Michael J. Mazarr is a senior political scientist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. Previously, he worked at the U.S. National War College, where he was professor and associate dean of academics; as president of the Henry L. Stimson Center; senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; senior defense aide on Capitol Hill; and as a special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His primary interests are U.S. defense policy and force structure, disinformation and information manipulation, East Asian security, nuclear weapons and deterrence, and judgment and decisionmaking under uncertainty. Mazarr holds a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Maryland.
Education
Ph.D. in public policy, University of Maryland; M.A. in security studies, Georgetown University; B.A. in government, Georgetown University
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