Perfect Deterrence |
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| Author:
| Zagare, Frank C.
Kilgour, D. Marc |
| Contribution by:
| Biersteker, Thomas
Brown, Chris
Cerny, Phil
Grieco, Joseph
Groom, A. J. R.
Higgott, Richard
Ikenberry, G. John
Kennedy-Pipe, Caroline
Lamy, Steve
Smith, Steve |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in International Relations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-78713-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $53.99 |
Book Description:
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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 game theory. Drawing on numerous historical examples, the authors focus on the relationship between 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...
More DescriptionThis 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 game theory. Drawing on numerous historical examples, the authors focus on the relationship between 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.