The Power of Deterrence: Emotions, Identity, and American and Israeli Wars of Resolve

ISBN-13: 9781107143395 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 244 str.

Amir Lupovici

Opis

Argues that states' attachment to the strategy of deterrence can increases the chances of violence rather than avoid it.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The constitution of the deterrer identity; 3. Ontological security, deterrence, and the use of force; 4. The US and the War on Terror; 5. Israel and the Lebanon War; 6. Conclusion.