Dangerous Thresholds Managing Escalation in the 21st Century

• Main Author: Morgan, Forrest E. (auth)
• Other Authors: Mueller, Karl P. (auth), Medeiros, Evan S. (auth), Pollpeter, Kevin L. (auth), Cliff, Roger (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Comparative politics; International relations; Warfare & defence; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 f...