3. Rational Deterrence against “Irrational” Adversaries? No Common Knowledge

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. I. Introduction
6. 1. Complex Deterrence: An Introduction 1
7. II. Deterrence and Its Challenges
8. 2. Three Items in One: Deterrence as Concept, Research Program, and Political Issue 31
9. 3. Rational Deterrence against “Irrational” Adversaries? No Common Knowledge 58
10. III. Deterrence and Nonstate Actors
11. 4. Complex Deterrence in the Asymmetric- Warfare Era 85
12. 5. Deterring Nuclear Terrorists 109
13. IV. Deterrence and Smaller Powers
14. 6. Deterrence, Rogue States, and the U.S. Policy 133
15. 7. Collective- Actor Deterrence 158
16. 8. Complexity of Deterrence among New Nuclear States: The India- Pakistan Case 183
17. 9. Unconventional Deterrence: How the Weak Deter the Strong 204
18. 10. Deterrence and Compellence in Iraq, 1991–2003: Lessons for a Complex Paradigm 222
19. V. Deterrence and Major Powers
20. 11. Deterrence among Great Powers in an Era of Globalization 259
21. 12. The Endurance of Extended Deterrence: Continuity, Change, and Complexity in Theory and Policy 277
22. 13. The Revolution in Military Affairs: Impact of Emerging Technologies on Deterrence 304
23. Conclusions 321
24. List of Contributors 333
25. Index 339