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1 online resource (xxvii, 245 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Rand Corporation monograph series |
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Rand Corporation monograph series.
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"MG-614-AF"--Page 4 of cover |
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-245). |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The nature of escalation -- Ch. 3. China's thinking on escalation: evidence from Chinese military writings -- Ch. 4. Regional nuclear powers -- Ch. 5. Escalation in irregular warfare -- Ch. 6. Managing escalation in a complex world -- App. A. China, force, and escalation: continuities between historical behavior and contemporary writings -- App. B. Case studies of escalation in stability operations -- App. C. Modified method for Delphi analyses. |
| Summary |
"Escalation is a natural tendency in any form of human competition. When such competition entails military confrontation or war, the pressure to escalate can become intense due to the potential cost of losing contests of deadly force. Cold War-era thinking about escalation focused on the dynamics of bipolar, superpower confrontation and strategies to control it. Today's security environment, however, demands that the United States be prepared for a host of escalatory threats involving not only longstanding nuclear powers, but also new, lesser nuclear powers and irregular adversaries, such as insurgent groups and terrorists. This examination of escalation dynamics and approaches to escalation management draws on historical examples from World War I to the struggle against global jihad. It reveals that, to manage the risks of escalatory chain reactions in future conflicts, military and political leaders will need to understand and dampen the mechanisms of deliberate, accidental, and inadvertent escalation. Informing the analysis are the results of two modified Delphi exercises, which focused on a potential conflict between China and the United States over Taiwan and a potential conflict between states and nonstate actors in the event of a collapse of Pakistan's government."--Jacket |
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Escalation (Military science)
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Conflict management.
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Security, International.
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World politics -- 21st century.
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Escalade (Science militaire)
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Gestion des conflits.
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Politique mondiale -- 21e siècle.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Comparative Politics.
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Conflict management
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Escalation (Military science)
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Security, International
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World politics
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armed conflicts -- strategy.
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| Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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| Added Author |
Morgan, Forrest E.
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Project Air Force (U.S.)
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United States. Air Force.
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Dangerous thresholds. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Project Air Force, 2008 9780833042132 0833042130 (DLC) 2008025202 (OCoLC)231583857 |
| ISBN |
9780833046369 (electronic bk.) |
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0833046365 (electronic bk.) |
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1282033212 |
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9781282033214 |
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9786612033216 |
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6612033215 |
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9780833042132 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0833042130 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9786612033216 |
| Report No. |
RAND/MG-614-AF |
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AU@ 000048784943 |
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AU@ 000051321351 |
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CDX 9833389 |
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DEBBG BV043101747 |
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DEBSZ 422014079 |
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GBVCP 1008652717 |
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GBVCP 80285026X |
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AU@ 000075783651 |
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