ENGLISH

Perfect deterrence

By Frank C. Zagare , D. Marc Kilgour

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0521781744, 9780521781749, 9780511016745
Open Library ID
OL7753561M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2198154 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Pages
443\443
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50
Международные отношения;Международные отношения

Description

This book provides the first general analysis of deterrence since the end of the Cold War, offering a new approach to its assumptions, and analyzing them using non-cooperative game theory. Drawing on numerous historical examples, the authors focus on the relationship among capability, preferences, credibility, and outcomes to achieve a new understanding of threats and responses. The book's distinctive approach yields some surprising conclusions, indicating that credible threats to respond to attack can sometimes make an attack more likely, and that incredible response threats can sometimes promote peace.

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