Michael D. Cohen

When Proliferation Causes Peace

The Psychology of Nuclear Crises

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Does state acquisition of nuclear weapons lead to stability and peace or instability and crises? This is one of the great debates in international relations scholarship. Michael D. Cohen argues that nuclear weapons acquisition often does dangerously embolden the acquiring state to undertake coercion and aggression, but that this behavior moderates over time as leaders learn the dangers and limitations of nuclear coercion. This book examines the historical cases of the Soviet Union and Pakistan in depth and also looks at mini-cases involving the United States, China, and India. This book broadens our understanding of how leaders and states beh… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-62616-496-3
EAN: 9781626164963
Produktnummer: 33258340
Verlag: Georgetown University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 301 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'850 KB
Abbildungen: 1 figure, 12 tables

Über den Autor

Michael D. Cohen is a senior lecturer in security studies at at the National Security College at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. He is coeditor of North Korea and Nuclear Weapons (Georgetown University Press). His articles have appeared in International Security, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, The Non-Proliferation Review, and Strategic Studies Quarterly.