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Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Century

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Escalation is a natural tendency in any form of human competition, and today's security environment demands that the United States be prepared for a host of escalatory threats. This analysis of escalation dynamics and approaches to escalation management draws on a range of historical examples from World War I to the struggle against global Jihad to inform escalation-related decisionmaking.

Language: English

Pages: 274

Format: Paperback

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Release: July 29, 2008

ISBN: 0833042130

ISBN 13: 9780833042132

Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Century

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Escalation is a natural tendency in any form of human competition, and today's security environment demands that the United States be prepared for a host of escalatory threats. This analysis of escalation dynamics and approaches to escalation management draws on a range of historical examples from World War I to the struggle against global Jihad to inform escalation-related decisionmaking.

Language: English

Pages: 274

Format: Paperback

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Release: July 29, 2008

ISBN: 0833042130

ISBN 13: 9780833042132

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