"Deterrence is at the heart of the preventive aspiration of criminal justice. Deterrence, whether through preventive patrol by police officers or stiff prison sentences for violent offenders, is the principal mechanism through which the central feature of criminal justice, the e…
"Deterrence is at the heart of the preventive aspiration of criminal justice. Deterrence, whether through preventive patrol by police officers or stiff prison sentences for violent offenders, is the principal mechanism through which the central feature of criminal justice, the e…
"The Long Shadow is the first comprehensive, systematic examination of the roles and implications of nuclear weapons in the dramatically different post-Cold War security environment. Leading experts investigate the roles and salience of nuclear weapons in the national security s…
Forfatteren analyserer nogle internationale kriser, der har udviklet sig til konventionel krig, bla. 2. Verdenskrig, her engelsk/franske og tyske beslutningsprocesser i 1939/40, om israelske og ægyptiske overvejelser forud for krigene i Mellemøsten og endelig forfatterens egne b…
In this book, Philip Heymann argues that the United States and other democracies can fight terrorism while preserving liberty and maintaining a healthy, unified society. Drawing on his experience in the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, he shows how domestic and foreign int…
Lawrence Freedman's acclaimed study of military and political attempts to cope with the power of nuclear weapons has now been updated to take account of the period following the end of the Cold War.
The Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear program is one of the most pressing issues facing the United States today. All indications suggest that Iran is determined to be the next nuclear power as it continues to defy international will and resists international diplomatic pressure…
This dissertation lays out the conditions under which acquiring nuclear weapons can "embolden" weak, dissatisfied states to do things they previously would not have done against stronger, nuclear-armed adversaries. It therefore specifies both the strategic benefits of acquisitio…
How can states deter wars between other states without choosing sides? When will they try? When will they succeed? States sometimes do try to deter both sides in a rivalry. I call them “pivot-states,” and the policy “pivotal deterrence.” Using a deductive model I first identify …
International relations theories often focus on the relationship between power and states' interests. The capabilities of a state reflect its level of power. When a state seeks to achieve a policy goal based on its security interests, the state considers the power relationship b…
Using the literature on persuasion and deterrence, this study assesses the effectiveness of U.S. economic and diplomatic efforts to prevent genocide in Sudan.
Deterrence theory predicts that an attack can be prevented if a defender communicates a clear, costly, and credible retaliatory threat that persuades an opponent that the costs of the attack outweigh possible benefits. While deterrence has received detailed treatment in inter-st…
My dissertation strives to understand the conditions under which peace operations in intra-state wars succeed or fail. I address two main questions: What is peace operation success, and what contributes to such an outcome? I define the success of a peace operation based on two d…
