Contemporary Patterns of Deterrence Among Major Powers in the Indo-Pacific (Theoretical Frameworks -Practical Paths)

Abstract

The concept of deterrence is one of the concepts that still circulate within the field of political, strategic or military science. It is not a modern concept. It is still one of the subjects of concern for strategic thought for decades. The many definitions and ideas about it are the result of intellectual differences among strategists and intellectuals and the diversity and variation of the instruments of deterrence itself. Deterrence as "preventing an enemy State from making a decision to use its weapons, preventing it from acting or responding to a particular situation by taking a series of measures and actions that pose a sufficient threat". In spite of the fact that deterrence is the threat of force in order to compete for undesirable action, There are many examples of deterrence failures despite the balance of power and hence the importance of dynamic deterrence, which is based on an idea different from that of balanced deterrence, or deterrence between two close parties to the force, and this idea is that there is an unstoppable course of events. It is absurd to try to stand up to them, it is necessary to move and deal with them, and that this type is necessary in the event of disengagement of forces, opening their options to new possibilities.