Its Past and Future—Papers Presented at Hoover Institution, November 2010 George P. Shultz, Sidney D. Drell, ... Deterrence and Defense: Toward a Theory ofNational Security (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961); David Hoffman, ...
This book examines much of this research for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environment.
In the post cold war era of nuclear proliferation and terrorism, when the threat of nuclear annihilation is closer than it has ever been, conspiracies abound. This is a tale of one of them.
Deterrence: A Conceptual Analysis
This collection contributes to a growing field of research in a relatively under-studied area of interrogating the concept of deterrence itself through a multi-disciplinary approach.
... ambiguity in deterrence success depends on the attitude of the target actor vis-à-vis risk taking. On the one hand, ambiguity about the kind of response to an opponent's attack increases the chances of deterrence success by complicating ...
This book will be essential reading for students of politics and international relations as well as all those interested in contemporary strategic thought. As a concept, deterrence has launched a thousand books and articles.
What available evidence is there about the effectiveness of deterrence? Is deterrence even possible? This volume brings together the leading work on deterrence from the dominant international figures in the field.
This volume moves beyond Cold War deterrence theory to show the many ways in which deterrence is applicable to contemporary security: in space, in cyberspace, and against non-state actors.