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[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Dangerous thresholds : managing escalation in the 21st century / / Forrest E. Morgan ... [et al.]"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Project Air Force, 2008"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-282-03321-2"]
[{"$nulls":4},"9786612033216"]
[{"$nulls":4},"0-8330-4636-5"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (275 p.)"]
[null,null,"Collana",null,"Rand Corporation monograph series"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"355.02"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Escalation (Military science)"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Conflict management"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Security, International - 21st century"]
[{"$nulls":4},"World politics - 21st century"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","\"MG-614-AF\"--P. [4] of cover."]
[{"$nulls":4},"\"Prepared for the United States Air Force.\""]
[null,null,null,"Nota di bibliografia","Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-245)."]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Background; Contemporary Challenges; Purpose of This Monograph; Organization and Approach; CHAPTER TWO- The Nature of Escalation; Understanding Escalation; Dimensions of Escalation: Vertical, Horizontal, and Political; Escalation Mechanisms; Complexity in Escalation; Motives for Escalation; Dynamics of Escalation; Escalation and Instability in the 21st Century; Anticipating and Managing Escalation; CHAPTER THREE- China's Thinking on Escalation: Evidence from Chinese Military Writings"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Introduction Background and Conceptual Issues; Understanding Chinese Views on Escalation and War Control; Assessing Chinese Escalation Behavior Through the Lens of the Second Artillery Doctrine; Second Artillery Nuclear Operations and Escalation; Second Artillery Conventional Missile Strike Campaigns; Chinese Views on Space Warfare and Escalation; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR- Regional Nuclear Powers; Escalation Risks Inherent in Emergent Nuclear Capability; Sources of Regional Instability; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE- Escalation in Irregular Warfare; Irregular Warfare's Many Paths of Escalation"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Escalation in Stability Operations: Two Illustrative Cases Escalation in the Global Jihad; Escalation Management in the Struggle Against Global "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Jihad; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX- Managing Escalation in a Complex World; The First Step in Managing Escalation Is Understanding Its Nature; Managing Escalation Risks in Today's World; Recommendations for the U.S. Air Force; APPENDIX A- China, Force, and Escalation: Continuities Between Historical Behavior and Contemporary Writings; APPENDIX B- Case Studies of Escalation in Stability Operations; APPENDIX C- Modified Method for Delphi Analyses"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Bibliography"]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","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 decision making."]