DETERRENCE IN THE COLD WAR AND THE 'WAR ON TERROR'

We examine how the theory of deterrence differs from a Cold-War type of setting to a War-on-Terror type of setting. Our central conclusion is that deterrence of terrorist states should resemble Cold War deterrence. Deterring terrorist groups is more difficult. In either case, failure of deterrence will have far less traumatic consequences than during the Cold War, unless we ourselves are overcome by fear.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Levine, David ; Levine, Robert
Published in:	Defence and Peace Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1024-2694. - Vol. 17.2006, 6, p. 605-617
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals
Subject:	Terrorism \| Cold war \| Game theory \| Deterence \| Rationality

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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