"Controlling escalation is an illusion. It was an illusion during the period of the Cold War, when, fortunately, the reality of controlling nuclear escalation between the super powers never presented itself. Unfortunately, today the reality of attempting to control escalation regularly presents itself. Many contemporary belligerents are either insufficiently aware of the escalatory potential of their actions, or tend to be pre-occupied by short term considerations. This book details the variety in the processes of ...
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"Controlling escalation is an illusion. It was an illusion during the period of the Cold War, when, fortunately, the reality of controlling nuclear escalation between the super powers never presented itself. Unfortunately, today the reality of attempting to control escalation regularly presents itself. Many contemporary belligerents are either insufficiently aware of the escalatory potential of their actions, or tend to be pre-occupied by short term considerations. This book details the variety in the processes of escalation and challenges the idea of seeing escalation as an entirely rational and linear phenomenon over which control can be exercised"--
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Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 200 p. Contains: Unspecified.
