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COERCION AND DETERRENCE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
SAASS 633
4 December 2023 - 19 December 2023
"In SAASS 633, you will have the opportunity to reflect on your SAASS studies thus far and develop some answers to basic questions of strategy through the lens of coercion theory."
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Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course.
Day 1: 4 December 2023
Michael J. Mazarr Biography
Gian Gentile Biography
Dan Madden
Stacie L. Pettyjohn Biography
Yvonne K. Crane
The Korean Peninsula: Three Dangerous Scenarios Review (RAND Report)
Day 2: 5 December 2023
Bernard Brodie Tribute Obituary
Strategy in the Missile Age Review 1 Review 2
Day 3: 7 December 2023
Thomas C. Schelling Biography
Arms and Influence Review 1 Review 2
Day 4: 8 December 2023
Daniel Byman Biography
Matthew Waxman Biography
The Dynamics of Coercion: American Foreign Policy and the Limits of Military Might Review 1 Review 2
John J. Hamre Biography
Joseph S. Nye Jr. Biography
Victor Cha Biography
Katrin Fraser Katz Biography
Recommendations on North Korea Policy and Extended Deterrence (CSIS Report, 19 January 2023 "Click on Download the Full Report")
Day 5: 11 December 2023
Robin Markwica Biography
Emotional Choices: How the Logic of Affect Shapes Coercive Diplomacy Review 1 Review 2
Rose McDermott Biography
"Putin and the Psychology of Nuclear Brinkmanship: The War in Ukraine Hinges on One Man's Thoughts and Feelings" (Journal Article)
Day 6: 12 December 2023
Vipin Narang Biography
Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era: Regional Powers and International Conflict Review 1 Review 2
Keir A. Lieber Biography
Daryl G. Press Biography
"The Nukes We Need: Preserving the American Deterrent" (Journal Article)
Day 7: 14 December 2023
Nicholas Mulder Biography
The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War Review 1 Review 2
Gerard DiPippo Biography
Andrea Leonard Palazzi Biography
Bearing the Brunt: The Impact of Sanctions on Russia's Economy and lessons for the Use of Sanctions on China (CSIS Report, February 2023 "Click on Download the Full Report")
Day 8: 15 December 2023
Brad Roberts Biography
The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century Review
Ankit Panda Biography
The Washington Declaration Is a Software Upgrade for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance (Commentary)
Day 9: 18 December 2023
Richard Price Biography
The Chemical Weapons Taboo Publisher Description
Richard Price Biography
"Syria and the Chemical Weapons Taboo" (Journal Article)
Day 10: 19 December 2023
Robert Pape Biography
Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War Review
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