Complex Deterrence

As the costs of a preemptive foreign policy in Iraq have become clear, strategies such as containment and deterrence have been gaining currency among policy makers. This comprehensive book offers an agenda for the contemporary practice of deterrence - especially as it applies to nuclear weapons - in an increasingly heterogeneous global and political setting. Moving beyond the precepts of traditional deterrence theory, this groundbreaking volume offers insights for the use of deterrence in the modern world, where policy makers may encounter irrational actors, failed states, religious zeal, ambiguous power relationships, and other situations where the traditional rules of statecraft do not apply. A distinguished group of contributors here examines issues such as deterrence among the Great Powers; the problems of regional and non-state actors; and, actors armed with chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. "Complex Deterrence" will be a valuable resource for anyone facing the considerable challenge of fostering security and peace in the twenty-first century.

ISBN 0226650030   Pages 336 ISBN13 9780226650036 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The University of Chicago Press   Weight (grammes) 499 Imprint University of Chicago Press   Published in Chicago, IL Format Paperback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 18 Sep 2009   Width (mm) 152 Library of Congress 2009011109   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY 327.174   Academic level Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

		List of Figures and Tables
I		Introduction
1		Complex Deterrence: An Introduction by T. V. Paul		1
II		Deterrence and Its Challenges
2		Three Items in One: Deterrence as Concept, Research Program, and Political Issue by Jeffrey W. Knopf		31
3		Rational Deterrence against "Irrational" Adversaries? No Common Knowledge by Janice Gross Stein		58
III		Deterrence and Nonstate Actors
4		Complex Deterrence in the Asymmetric-Warfare Era by Emanuel Adler		85
5		Deterring Nuclear Terrorists by S. Paul Kapur		109
IV		Deterrence and Smaller Powers
6		Deterrence, Rogue States, and the U.S. Policy by Robert Jervis		133
7		Collective-Actor Deterrence by Patrick M. Morgan		158
8		Complexity of Deterrence among New Nuclear States: The India-Pakistan Case by Dinshaw Mistry		183
9		Unconventional Deterrence: How the Weak Deter the Strong by Ivan Arreguin-Toft		204
10		Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq, 1991-2003: Lessons for a Complex Paradigm by Frank P. Harvey and Patrick James		222
V		Deterrence and Major Powers
11		Deterrence among Great Powers in an Era of Globalization by Patrick M. Morgan and T. V. Paul		259
12		The Endurance of Extended Deterrence: Continuity, Change, and Complexity in Theory and Policy by Timothy W. Crawford		277
13		The Revolution in Military Affairs: Impact of Emerging Technologies on Deterrence by Michel Fortmann and Stefanie von Hlatky		304
		Conclusions by James J. Wirtz		321
		List of Contributors		333
		Index		339

"This book is a valuable antidote to some of the more glib and prematurely pessimistic statements that get circulated about 'the end of deterrence as we know it.' Quite comprehensive on the theories and modes of deterrence, it is valuable for drawing together both political scientists and policy makers." - George Quester, University of Maryland"

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