Deterrence and Reassurance: Lessons from the Cold War.

The article focuses on the international relationship between China and the U.S. It mentions that the collision between a Chinese interceptor and an American surveillance aircraft which led to the U.S.-China mini-crisis of April 2001 raised the uncertainty of a healthy relation between these two countries and also raised the chances of cold war between the countries. It further mentions about deterrence, seeks to prevent a specified behavior and compellence, by contrast, employs threats to evoke behavior.