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Deterrence in American foreign policy: theory and practice

George, Alexander L., Smoke, Richard.

Year: 1974.

Publisher: Columbia University Press.

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Frontmatter

Introduction

Part One: The Nature of Contemporary Deterrence Theory

1. Deterrence in History

2. Contemporary Deterrence Theory

3. The Normative Use of the Abstract Deterrence Model

4. The Empirical Study of Deterrence

Part Two: Case Studies

5. The Berlin Blockade, 1948

6. The Outbreak of the Korean War

7. Chinese Communist Intervention in Korea

8. Deterrence through "Massive Retaliation"Threats: Korea and Indochina, 1953-1954

9. The Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1954-1955

10. The Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1954-1955

11. The Eisenhower Doctrine: Deterrence in the Middle East, 1957-1958

12. The Quemoy Crisis, 1958

13. The Berlin Deadline Crisis, 1958-1959

14. The Berlin Aide-Memoire Crisis, 1961

15. The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Part Three: Toward a Reformulation of Deterrence Theory

16. The Role of Theory in Policy-Making

17. Initiation Theory and the Conditions of Deterrence Outcomes

18. Patterns of Deterrence Failure: A Typology

19. Commitment Theory

20. Response Theory

21. From Deterrence to Influence in Theory and Practice

Appendix: Theory for Policy in International Relations

Index

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Title:

Deterrence in American foreign policy : theory and practice Alexander L. George, Richard Smoke.

Author:

George, Alexander L; Smoke, Richard

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Deterrence in American foreign policy : theory and practice Alexander L. George, Richard Smoke.
George, Alexander L, Smoke, Richard
New York: Columbia University Press, 1974.

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Subject Headings:

• Deterrence (Strategy)
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
• United States -- Military policy

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