Elements of deterrence: strategy, technology, and complexity in global politics

"Deterrence theory emerged early in the Cold War, as logicians and practitioners grappled with the new threat environment posed by nuclear weapons. Today, strategists and operators are confronting a novel set of technological challenges (cyberattacks, drones, space weapons, subversion), all in...

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Main Author: Gartzke, Erik (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2024
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Summary:"Deterrence theory emerged early in the Cold War, as logicians and practitioners grappled with the new threat environment posed by nuclear weapons. Today, strategists and operators are confronting a novel set of technological challenges (cyberattacks, drones, space weapons, subversion), all in the context of a highly interdependent global economy. While policy makers aspire to integrate deterrence into a broader "whole of government" approach, deterrence is not a panacea for complexity. Elements of Deterrence presents detailed arguments and empirical evidence demonstrating that the practice of deterrence involves complex trade-offs between multiple political goals pursued via increasingly specialized military (and non-military) instruments. The result is a generalization of the standard deterrence framework and a more dynamic synthesis of venerable themes in deterrence theory."
Physical Description:xxii, 466 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 25 cm
ISBN:9780197754443
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