This talk will explore the evolving concept of integrated deterrence and its role in countering the strategic challenges posed by Russia and China in an era of great power competition. Unlike traditional deterrence models, integrated deterrence leverages military, economic, diplomatic, technological, and informational tools to create a more adaptable and resilient security posture. Key themes will include the impact of artificial intelligence, cyber warfare, quantum computing, hypersonic weapons, and autonomous systems on modern deterrence strategies. China’s military expansion in the Indo-Pacific and Russia’s increasing use of cyber and hybrid warfare highlight the urgency of developing multi-domain capabilities and strengthening alliance. The session will provide insights into how the United States and its allies can maintain technological superiority, enhance coordination, and deter aggression in an increasingly contested global environment. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how integrated deterrence can shape future security strategies.

Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria II: Professor Antulio J. Echevarria II had a distinguished career in the US Army and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the US Army War College Press, which includes Parameters. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy, the US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College. He holds a doctorate in modern history from Princeton University, and is the author of six books, including After Clausewitz (Kansas 2001), Imagining Future War (2007), Clausewitz and Contemporary War (Oxford 2007), Reconsidering the American Way of War (Georgetown 2014), Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2017), and War’s Logic: Strategic Thought and the American Way of War (Cambridge 2021) as well as more than one hundred articles and monographs on strategic thinking, military theory, and military history. He completed a NATO Fulbright Fellowship in 2000-01, and a Visiting Research Fellowship at Oxford University in 2011-12; he is a Senior Research fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and an Adjunct Fellow at the Modern War Institute. He formerly held the US Army War College Elihu Root Chair of Military Studies.